Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.

Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Natter 39 and Holding  

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.


Frankenbuddha - Sep 28, 2005 7:55:32 am PDT #1593 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Tom Delay has been indicted

Wow, is it Xmas already? I haven't done any shopping yet.


le nubian - Sep 28, 2005 7:56:05 am PDT #1594 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

holy shit!


erikaj - Sep 28, 2005 7:59:24 am PDT #1595 of 10002
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal

Somebody got my letter. Cashmere must be dancing in the street.


Theodosia - Sep 28, 2005 8:00:01 am PDT #1596 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"

TAR: The Bronxer Mom was really pissing me off last night. And I expected more to come from their dropping the clue!!!! Did they have to go back for it?

I didn't expect to like the Connecticut marathoning family with the two kids quite so much. They were damn strong and had good healthy attitudes about both racing/competition and family interaction.

Also liked The Aiello family -- I think it was, the father and three sons-in-law -- as well as the Black family. Both were not only likeable but had the feel of successful relationships.

As for strategy... always, always get your hands on a good map as early as possible, even if you have to take extra time to do it. Missing your destination will lose you a lot more time....


msbelle - Sep 28, 2005 8:00:12 am PDT #1597 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I hate Tom Delay. My Christmas presents to my family this year include donations to the guy running against him.


sumi - Sep 28, 2005 8:00:26 am PDT #1598 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!

That comment about southerners from TAR was definitely made by the Louisiana family as a way that people would underestimate them, because others believe that.


JZ - Sep 28, 2005 8:02:56 am PDT #1599 of 10002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

Is it Christmas already?

An indictment! It's beautiful! I'm just speechless. It's too much... No, no it isn't. It's just exactly right.

I feel like running up and down the hall hugging people.

My boss is out of the office at an outreach clinic all this week; I give him about five minutes before he calls me on his cell phone, babbling with excitement. If I don't hear from him in ten, I'd better call him.

Have I mentioned that I love my boss?


lisah - Sep 28, 2005 8:03:02 am PDT #1600 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate

I think it was the same woman who
didn't know that Pennsylvania was a state

I was kind of watching off and on (skimming I guess) but I thought she meant that she didn't know if the instructions were telling them to go to Pennsylvania the state as opposed "Pennsylvania -- someplace in NY or NJ (like Penn station) or something. I guess I wanted to give her the benefit o' the doubt because of the dead husband.


Calli - Sep 28, 2005 8:04:09 am PDT #1601 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Tom Delay has been indicted

Awwwww, an early birthday gift for me. Maybe for Christmas someone will give me a presidential impeachment!

C'mon. Pool your nickles.


Dana - Sep 28, 2005 8:07:38 am PDT #1602 of 10002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

DeLay has also announced he'll step down as majority leader, according to the radio here.

Man, it couldn't happen to a nicer guy.