Nothing worse than a monster who thinks he's right with God.

Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'


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.


flea - Oct 28, 2005 11:19:25 am PDT #9680 of 10002
information libertarian

I work 7:30-5 three days and 7:30-2:30 2 days a week. Because I have a nice boss and we can keep the kid in day care less that way. But I can get out of bed at 7:10 and be at work on time if I want to, and also nobody comes in as early as me so nobody knows if I am late (as long as I'm in by 8).

I heard an interesting talk by Paula Kamen this afternoon on chronic pain and feminism. Her book might be of interest to many among us (migraineurs, autoimmune, and their friends): [link]


tommyrot - Oct 28, 2005 11:28:55 am PDT #9681 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.

From AICN:

SIX FEET UNDER Mastermind Alan Ball Is Developing a Vampire Show For HBO!! >[link]

Ball’s series is based on the series of novels by Charlaine Harris.

Variety.com source for AICN: [link]

Project is set in a world where vampires and humans co-exist after the development of synthetic blood. First book, "Dead Until Dark," revolves around a waitress in rural Louisiana who meets the man of her dreams only to find out he's a vampire with a bad reputation.


dw - Oct 28, 2005 11:34:40 am PDT #9682 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval

For future trivia use:

Rosa Parks is not the first African American to lie in state under the US Capitol rotunda. That honor goes to Jacob Chestnut, a Capitol police officer killed in the line of duty in 1998.

Parks is, however, the first woman to lie in state.


Susan W. - Oct 28, 2005 11:42:07 am PDT #9683 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

First woman of any ethnicity?


brenda m - Oct 28, 2005 11:46:34 am PDT #9684 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

O holy crap. I think our Chief Operating Officer just walked.

ETA: And now I'm getting the super seekrit tip-off that our IT guy just gave his notice.

CRAXINESS!!!1! I don't need this on a Friday afternoon, I really don't.


dw - Oct 28, 2005 11:52:44 am PDT #9685 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval

Yup.


Wolfram - Oct 28, 2005 11:55:16 am PDT #9686 of 10002
Visilurking

What does it mean to "lie in state"?


Susan W. - Oct 28, 2005 11:59:26 am PDT #9687 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

Yup.

Wow. That took longer than I would've expected, though I'm not sure who I would've expected to be the first, given that we haven't had a woman POTUS, both women in SCOTUS are still alive, etc.


dw - Oct 28, 2005 12:06:17 pm PDT #9688 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval

What does it mean to "lie in state"?

Wikipedia really does have everything: [link]

Lying in state is a term used to describe the tradition in which a coffin is placed on view to allow the public at large to pay their respects to the deceased. It traditionally takes place in the principal government building of a country.


quester - Oct 28, 2005 2:09:58 pm PDT #9689 of 10002
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

Just woke up from a 4 hour nap. I had very strange dreams about a secret society behind everything and having many pine needles stuck in my skin. Also, I was sometimes a man, a psychiatrist and I looked like Julien McMahon.