Oops. Sorry for the doublepost.
She's terse. I can be terse. Once in flight school, I was laconic.
Wash ,'War Stories'
Natter 41: Why Do I Click on ita's Links?!
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.
sumi - Dec 21, 2005 5:47:49 am PST #4014 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Allyson - Dec 21, 2005 5:50:04 am PST #4015 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I don't know if this has been posted, but the Times has been printing a series about a boy named Justin who earned thousands and thousands of dollars on the net from the time he was 13, by selling images of himself to pedophiles on the net.
It's fascinating, in part because of the manipulation of the kids involved in these things, who seem to be aware of the power they have over these scumbags, but at the same time, don't have the maturity to be able to handle what is happening to them, and unaware that the pedophiles meet to discuss strategy for physically and mentally hurting them.
It's so fucked up. There's so many issues involved that I had to read it twice to pick up on all of it. It's an infuriating thing, but the reporting is excellent.
Kat - Dec 21, 2005 5:50:11 am PST #4016 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Buffistarawk?
Nope I don't. Damn my ignorance.
But thanks Hec! I'll make Perkins help me.
I'm in class. With nothing to teach.
I think it's time for a reading of How the Grinch Stole Christmas !
Spidra Webster - Dec 21, 2005 5:54:39 am PST #4017 of 10002
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Depends on what you want out of the placement, Kate. Argentina sounds exotic, fun and will help you brush up your Spanish. If I went anywhere in Latin America, it would be Argentina due to the reported European feel of it.
Pine Ridge Reservation is the poorest place in the nation. So they could certainly use help if making an impact is a goal. I've done some volunteer work with local Indian groups here in the past and it really is a different culture. So even though you'd be staying in the States, it would be "exotic" in the sense that you'd be stepping outside your usual culture. I can imagine that it'd be even more so on the reservation than at Indian cultural centers in the city.
Clinton's visit to Pine Ridge: [link]
Wikipedia on Pine Ridge: [link]
tommyrot - Dec 21, 2005 5:59:23 am PST #4018 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.
msbelle - Dec 21, 2005 5:59:42 am PST #4019 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I think I am getting my friend tickets to a Bway play now. More $$ than what I previously had, but something we can go do together, something she likes, and not something that will take up space in her home.
Now I only lack one gift. And that one, really, I can get while at the parents' and deliver post vacation.
WHEE! DONE!
Tom Scola - Dec 21, 2005 6:02:54 am PST #4020 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
So not done with my shopping. I'm not sure how I'm going to finish it.
sarameg - Dec 21, 2005 6:08:45 am PST #4021 of 10002
I'm not sure how I'm going to finish it.
Online...and then print out pictures of items, wrap them and say "it's coming late, damnit." Blame the transit strike, snarl a bit and it's all good.
Or you can be cheerier. Totally your call.
Kat - Dec 21, 2005 6:09:48 am PST #4022 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Be cheerier!
msbelle - Dec 21, 2005 6:16:19 am PST #4023 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Are there street vendors selling "I survived the transit strike of 2005" yet? If so, buy those for everyone. You might even be able to find people running specials with leftover black out t-shirts.