Happy Birthday, Lyra Jane!
Ack, Theo and Dana. That sucks.
Where's the praising and extolling of my virtues? Where's the love?
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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.
Lee - Sep 07, 2005 5:16:13 am PDT #5166 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 07, 2005 5:18:42 am PDT #5167 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
That truely sucks, Theo, and not just because I worry about that happening myself (also an 11-yr old Civic owner - the problem is that the Civic, whatever the age of the car, is one of the most strippable cars for parts, which is why it's one of the most commonly stolen models (makes?); I hope you just got hit by joy-riders).
eta Glad there was only one real point of damage.
Hippo birdies to LJ!
Thank god the Daily Show was back.
Per RESCUE ME, I knew they were going to bring the pain, but yeesh. Also, I was disappointed that the lesbian girlfriend turned out to be abusive. I didn't really like the idea that Shelia (?) was that craxy, but it was the better of the two scenarios. And, I totally called that the inheritance would go to the cats. Now I just hope I'm wrong that hooker-girlfriend is pulling a massive scam.
sarameg - Sep 07, 2005 5:31:09 am PDT #5168 of 10002
Dana, I hope you feel better soon.
I watched half of Prison Break with the sound on, and half with it off (I'd muted it for some reason and then just...I don't know. I watch tv strangely.)
It made more sense with the sound off.
tommyrot - Sep 07, 2005 5:31:48 am PDT #5169 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.
Blah blah outrage-fatigue-cakes....
The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) today exposed internal oil company memos that show how the industry intentionally reduced domestic refining capacity to drive up profits. The exposure comes in the wake of Hurricane Katrina as the oil industry blames environmental regulation for limiting number of U.S. refineries.
The three internal memos from Mobil, Chevron, and Texaco (available at [link] show different ways the oil giants closed down refining capacity and drove independent refiners out of business. The confidential memos demonstrate a nationwide effort by American Petroleum Institute, the lobbying and research arm of the oil industry, to encourage the major refiners to close their refineries in the mid-1990s in order to raise the price at the pump.
But you know, now is not the time for the blame game.
msbelle - Sep 07, 2005 5:34:15 am PDT #5170 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Ugh Theo, sucktastic.
Cashmere - Sep 07, 2005 5:34:17 am PDT #5171 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
Happy Birthday, Lyra Jane!
Theo, that sucks. Car thieves are scum. I hope your get it back in decent shape and that the person that took it suffers blistering boils or some such cosmic retribution.
sarameg - Sep 07, 2005 5:34:43 am PDT #5172 of 10002
Man, people are all pissy and snippy here today. (edit: AT WORK)
I think everyone needs a nap.
tommyrot - Sep 07, 2005 5:35:23 am PDT #5173 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.
I think everyone needs a nap.
Either I need a nap, or gravity is unusually strong today.
Wolfram - Sep 07, 2005 5:36:05 am PDT #5174 of 10002
Visilurking
Re: Rescue Me, it would be a nice reversal if the hooker with a heart of gold who seems to be scamming Lou, really does have a heart of gold. And yeeesh with the bringing the pain.
Theodosia - Sep 07, 2005 5:36:44 am PDT #5175 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I talked to my regular car repair place, and they do steering column replacements, et cetera, all the time, which means that I may well be able to go through them when the time comes. This comforts me quite a bit, since I trust them -- funny how you cling to something like that, you know?
I've been tending to think of my car as unlikely to be stolen -- how many young car thieves know how to drive standard these days? Evidently the joy-riders in my neighborhood do.
makes mental note to purchase The Club before reacquiring repaired car....