I get confused. I remember everything. I remember too much, and... some of it's made up, and... some of it can't be quantified, and... there's secrets.

River ,'Safe'


Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.  

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.


Alibelle - Aug 21, 2005 1:31:54 pm PDT #9799 of 10002
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan

Insent, Perkins.

I love the Eighties is making me want a Tears for Fears cd. In much the same way that The Amazing Race makes me want to visit Switzerland.

I may be watching too much tv, but it is way too addictive to stop.


aurelia - Aug 21, 2005 1:32:28 pm PDT #9800 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Is there a good way to find wedding registries without knowing where a couple is registered?


Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 21, 2005 2:20:06 pm PDT #9801 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Oh, I just read that the Unabomber's girlfriend won the ladies only World Series of Poker. Did she play before they met, or is she that quick a study?


Jessica - Aug 21, 2005 2:22:59 pm PDT #9802 of 10002
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Is there a good way to find wedding registries without knowing where a couple is registered?

I think the Miss Manners answer would be to ask the bride's mother or the maid of honor. I'd also probably check the registries at theknot.com.


amych - Aug 21, 2005 2:27:36 pm PDT #9803 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

The most commonly used registries I've seen are probably Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, amazon, Macy's, and Crate & Barrel. Any of them will let you look up people by name on their websites.


aurelia - Aug 21, 2005 2:43:49 pm PDT #9804 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Thanks, Jessica and amych. Miss Manners would be worthless to me since I know the bride and groom but not the families. I'll try those websites.


aurelia - Aug 21, 2005 2:54:20 pm PDT #9805 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

And Target it is. I wish I'd been a little more ahead of the game. I would've gotten some people to pool resources to get the Roomba they registered for.


billytea - Aug 21, 2005 2:58:46 pm PDT #9806 of 10002
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

I have named the new iPod mini "Bob".

Inspired by your dance moves?

I woke up with one live spider and one dead millipede- in pieces- on me. I have the feeling I should just write this day off.

No, I've seen this movie, you've been sucked into a nefarious web (heh) of deceit and betrayal, and it's up to you to discover who wanted teh millipede dead and whether the spider's being framed. Good luck. I expect that when you confront the Big Bad (drawn in like a moth to a flame) you'll find he knows all your plans, as your apartment has been bugged.

No, not buggered, bugged. I may be Australian, but I still have a modicum of self-control.

I love the Eighties is making me want a Tears for Fears cd. In much the same way that The Amazing Race makes me want to visit Switzerland.

My brother has Songs From The Big Chair. But has never been to Switzerland. Thus nature balances itself.


Jesse - Aug 21, 2005 3:13:22 pm PDT #9807 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

OK, remember the talk of tv-"swears" for dubbing? On Cold Case just now, they used two in a row, all on purpose -- first "same shed, different tool," then "back the truck up." Made me laff.

I am still full from brunch. That can't be right.


Steph L. - Aug 21, 2005 3:23:48 pm PDT #9808 of 10002
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

Also, you yourself don't suck, Allbelle.

That's Teppy's job.

Oh, Perkins. I retired from that job LONG ago, since you do SUCH a good job at it!