Come on out, River. The nice man wants to kidnap you.

Simon ,'Objects In Space'


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.


§ ita § - Oct 14, 2005 8:45:49 am PDT #6209 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

When was this? I don't think Carolla ever did stand-up, which makes Kindler a little obscure.

It was a hanging at the Comedy Festival thing. He was doing the "Well, if I haven't heard of him, he doesn't count!" thing. And, well, Kindler's a rock star at the Comedy Festival. Has been forever.

It grated.


Topic!Cindy - Oct 14, 2005 8:49:41 am PDT #6210 of 10002
What is even happening?

Speaking of unhealthy food, Chris and I had our first Krispy Kreme doughnuts, today. The hot light wasn't on when we got there, and the only doughnuts on the assembly line were at the end of it--it looked like they were going to get filled and dressed, so we had to pick non-hot doughnuts from the case. I had a sugar (sugar raised), and Chris had some sort of glazed with Halloweeny colored jimmies on it. The doughnut was superior to Dunkin' Donuts sugar raised. The coffee was, however, inferior.


Ginger - Oct 14, 2005 8:50:56 am PDT #6211 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

This summer we had the wettest June-August on record, followed up, naturally, by the second driest September. It rained almost every day this summer, and the weather alerts were one flash flood warning after another, punctuated by the occasional tornado watch.


bon bon - Oct 14, 2005 8:51:18 am PDT #6212 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Ah. I see where that would be annoying. But OTT pronouncements like that are part of Carolla's schtick.


§ ita § - Oct 14, 2005 8:52:41 am PDT #6213 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

But OTT pronouncements like that are part of Carolla's schtick.

Suffice it to say, I'm not down with the OTT especially in schtick that doesn't get turned off in social scenarios.


quester - Oct 14, 2005 8:55:18 am PDT #6214 of 10002
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

gronk!

Having a richly deserved day off, courtesy of a sinus infection, so I can't really enjoy it. And of course, the weather is perfect right now! Mild 70's.


dw - Oct 14, 2005 9:08:35 am PDT #6215 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval

Pfft. During the El Nino winter ('99?) it rained 57 days out of 60. And they weren't light showers either.

Lightweight. '99 was the 91 consecutive days of rain in Seattle. That year, pharmacies in Seattle ran short of Prozac (really! It was in the paper!).


Fred Pete - Oct 14, 2005 9:09:18 am PDT #6216 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.

Bits of sun in DC right now.

Only bits, but they'll do for now.


DavidS - Oct 14, 2005 9:11:48 am PDT #6217 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Lightweight. '99 was the 91 consecutive days of rain in Seattle. That year, pharmacies in Seattle ran short of Prozac (really! It was in the paper!).

Yeah, but it always rains in Seattle. You don't have an expectation of sunshine.

I moved to San Francisco at the beginning of the 5 year drought. That was fucking great! I love droughts. It's a desert climate, people!


dw - Oct 14, 2005 9:13:39 am PDT #6218 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval

New word of the day that I swear never existed before the DOCUMENT FROM HELL was written (still not finished, BTW):

Operationalize.

"The list below reflects the current values of the School, as determined by faculty and students. The bullet points document ways in which each value is operationalized."