So, how was your summer? Mine was fun. Saw some fish. Went mad with hunger. Hallucinated a whole bunch.

Angel ,'Conviction (1)'


Natter 36: But We Digress...  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


shrift - Jun 14, 2005 5:06:11 am PDT #1707 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Are they providing food, shrift?

They claim lunch is provided, so here's hoping it's tasty. We all have to go, so I can't just skulk under my desk or take down a server "accidentally." Well, not unless my boss doesn't want to go, either.

It's going to be a painfully boring hour of my life that I won't be able to get back. And if I have to play any stupid games, life may be taken. If they're lucky, it'll be mine, but I doubt they're going to be feeling lucky this afternoon.


Gudanov - Jun 14, 2005 5:20:08 am PDT #1708 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

Hmmm... More evidence from Britian that the Bush Administration always intended to invade Iraq and that there was no plan for what to afterwards.

[link]


bon bon - Jun 14, 2005 5:21:53 am PDT #1709 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Fiasco, My Experimental Phase, Middle of Nowhere, Pray.

I have Fiasco-- I will get the rest. Thanks!

What's Doc review?

The bane of junior litigators; it's usually looking over company documents before exchanging them. I have to review 4000 spreadsheets for relevance over the next two weeks. It doesn't require a lot of higher brain function, so something engaging like TAL keeps me on task.


DXMachina - Jun 14, 2005 5:38:42 am PDT #1710 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

I think the general rule is, the further along the food chain you get from the vegetables, the more compromised the nutrients being passed along, in terms of concentration and contamination.

Also, in terms of cost, carnivores are more expensive to raise for food because you're feeding them herbviores. It's cheaper to just eat the herbivore in the first place.


Steph L. - Jun 14, 2005 5:43:38 am PDT #1711 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Weird blog. This kid told his parents that he's gay, so they sent him to a Christian "re-programming" camp. Here's a list of the rules of the camp:

I've read about that all over my LJ. It's really disgusting.


Allyson - Jun 14, 2005 5:48:26 am PDT #1712 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

I want to go rescue those kids and bring them to Mickey's for dancing and sodas.


Gudanov - Jun 14, 2005 5:50:17 am PDT #1713 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

After skimming over the rules, I wondered if that place was real or not. Sure enough, they have their own website and everything.

Edit: http://www.loveinaction.org


Connie Neil - Jun 14, 2005 5:54:57 am PDT #1714 of 10001
brillig

I wondered if that place was real or not

It sounds like several "youth therapy programs" that proliferate in the Utah area. The key is to isolate the kid, use some basic personality breakdown procedures, then rebuild the kid into something more "acceptable." A lot of the programs around here are wilderness "schools", taking city kids out on long jaunts in the desert and canyons and physically breaking them down until they cooperate. They've had some kids die on these things, and it took a while to catch the organizer of a couple of these programs because he'd change his name and the name of his company and start over. There are always families who say "I don't know what to do!" for whom accepting and loving their kid the way he is isn't an option.


Cashmere - Jun 14, 2005 5:55:16 am PDT #1715 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

That poor kid. Gah.


Fred Pete - Jun 14, 2005 5:57:41 am PDT #1716 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.

I hope he gets through it intact.