'Dear Diary, Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy.' 'Today, we were kidnapped by hill folk never to be seen again. It was the best day ever.'

Jayne ,'Safe'


Natter .38 Special  

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.


Dana - Aug 28, 2005 4:36:02 pm PDT #1843 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Cause if it makes it worse, I suggest you just turn off the tv and radio and sort of arrest the progression of panic

I'm not sure. Husband has taken control of the TV, and I'm chatting with shrift. It's not like anyone has anything new to say, anyway.


Susan W. - Aug 28, 2005 4:37:38 pm PDT #1844 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

I'd hate to be stuck in a stadium for days or weeks, but they tend to design them for worst-case scenarios. Safeco Field is supposedly one of the safest places in Seattle to be in a quake, and it wouldn't surprise me if the Superdome is the most hurricane-proof bit of NO.


sarameg - Aug 28, 2005 4:40:44 pm PDT #1845 of 10002

Ack, that's hard, Dana. May shrift provide you with welcome mirth. Or porn. Whichever. Maybe just set aside certain allottments of news, no news the rest of the time.


Rick - Aug 28, 2005 4:45:14 pm PDT #1846 of 10002

In first world issues... I have a LOT of fresh sage this year. Someone please give me suggestions about what to do with it all.

Melt some butter, then put the sage leaves in it. Press the leaves gently with a spoon to release the flavors. Suddenly you have a tasty and elegant topping for pasta. Especially good as an accompaniment to lamb.


P.M. Marc - Aug 28, 2005 4:46:58 pm PDT #1847 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Also, dry some of it, send it to sageless people in need of sage.

They may even be able to work some sort of rosemary exchange.

(My rosemary is insane.)


brenda m - Aug 28, 2005 4:48:28 pm PDT #1848 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

I like throwing stuff like that into flower arrangements, too, to add some depth to the scent. Dill is really good for that, too.


Susan W. - Aug 28, 2005 4:48:35 pm PDT #1849 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

Our rosemary is dying, so that sounds like a plan....


P.M. Marc - Aug 28, 2005 4:49:49 pm PDT #1850 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

I need to prune ours.

Again. Or as usual.


§ ita § - Aug 28, 2005 4:51:24 pm PDT #1851 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

When is landfall supposed to be? And when is it supposed to have passed New Orleans?

I'm filled with a whole lot of YOU CAN'T DO THAT! IT'S NEW ORLEANS which doesn't seem to be fading. Perhaps I should coccoon, or else get a sense of perspective.


tommyrot - Aug 28, 2005 4:51:58 pm PDT #1852 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

When is landfall supposed to be?

Sunrise. 6:00 am, IIRC.