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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.


Calli - Oct 19, 2005 4:14:43 am PDT #7219 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Thanks for the birthday wishes, folks!

Also, Happy Birthday, Burrell!

Wilma just went fooooom overnight, didn't she. I mean, this time yesterday folks were all, "Tropical storm, probably turn into a hurricane at some point, blah, blah," and this morning I turned on the tube and it's a freaking Cat. 5. The strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic, as far as pressure goes.

[sniff] They grow up so fast.


Laura - Oct 19, 2005 4:21:22 am PDT #7220 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.

Happy Birthday Burrell!

Happy Birthday Calli!

Looks like I better get the shutters up. I'll decide tomorrow if we evacuate. My sister, brother, niece and nephew are on the west coast of Florida so they will either come and stay with me, or maybe we'll all leave. Yikes.

Such sad and tragic news. You are never ready to lose your loved ones, but the sudden loss is so hard.


Topic!Cindy - Oct 19, 2005 4:22:23 am PDT #7221 of 10002
What is even happening?

There must be a lesson in here somewhere, but I'll be darned if I know what it is. Maybe Man Bites Dog Bites Man?

Dog attacks anti-dangerous dog bill author
October 19, 2005

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --The author of a new state law that allows felony charges against owners of dangerous dogs was hospitalized over the weekend after his own dog attacked him.

Full story: [link]


JZ - Oct 19, 2005 4:23:48 am PDT #7222 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.

Happy birthday, Burrell!

Happy birthday, Calli!

(I was going to wish hippo birdies, but it feels like that particular well-wish belongs to Theo, and it's cheating for anyone to use it before she does.)

Emmett is in the living room, coughing and sniffling and watching Scary Godmother, and I'm in the nerd hole coughing and hacking up lung tissue and catching up on Natter. Both of us are drinking hot tea with honey and lemon, for all the good it's doing us.

My voice kind of came back yesterday, but then I blew it out again laughing at the Gravitas-Off. Curse you, Colbert!!!

This household is DISEASED.


juliana - Oct 19, 2005 4:30:33 am PDT #7223 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Happy Birthday Burrell!

Happy Birthday Calli!

May it be a wonderful year for you both.


Theodosia - Oct 19, 2005 4:52:55 am PDT #7224 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"

Er... in the rush of getting-out-the-door-vaguely-on-time, I didn't get a chance to pass by here, so belated Hippo Birdies to Calli and Burrell, two unlikely birthday twins!

In other news, my new car continues to be Neat.


Kevin - Oct 19, 2005 4:54:21 am PDT #7225 of 10002
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.

Hello, dumplings. I have decided to crash here.


Topic!Cindy - Oct 19, 2005 4:55:50 am PDT #7226 of 10002
What is even happening?

Looks like I better get the shutters up. I'll decide tomorrow if we evacuate. My sister, brother, niece and nephew are on the west coast of Florida so they will either come and stay with me, or maybe we'll all leave. Yikes.

Oh I hope you don't need to evacuate, Laura. I can't remember the Hurricane names getting this far down in the alphabet, before. I'm sure they have and I was just not paying attention, but it really just needs to stop it!

Also, insent of the gmail-caught-you-in-my-spam-filter variety.


Jesse - Oct 19, 2005 4:57:21 am PDT #7227 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Happy Birthday, Burrell!!

Happy Birthday, Calli!!

Poor sick Zmayhems.

Good luck with Wilma, Laura.


amych - Oct 19, 2005 4:58:57 am PDT #7228 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

I can't remember the Hurricane names getting this far down in the alphabet, before. I'm sure they have and I was just not paying attention, but it really just needs to stop it!

Nope -- this year is the first time they've run out of alphabet.