I'm sorry to hear you're going through all that, Franken. A friend just told me about that paying for towing thing, too. That really goddamned sucks.
Lydia: But you are a vampire. Spike: If I'm not, I'm gonna be pissed about drinking all that blood.
'Potential'
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.
Spidra Webster - Dec 23, 2005 10:41:32 am PST #4717 of 10002
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Cass - Dec 23, 2005 10:58:22 am PST #4718 of 10002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I just sliced open my thumb. On a shrimp. I feel the world is just MacGyvering things to fuck with me by now.
Kat - Dec 23, 2005 11:02:24 am PST #4719 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
ouch! Poor you!
I found this guy on flickr who had a shot of the caroling truck. As I scrolled through his pictures I found this: [link] COOL! top seekrit super special DVD players!
§ ita § - Dec 23, 2005 11:06:25 am PST #4720 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm done with things-outdoors-that-need-be-done. Assessment for bio feedback, check, acupuncture, check, comics, check, library, check.
I've also called my PT to assure him I'm not dead.
I only have one more call to make, and then...well, lie down, probably. Which is a shame, because the day outside is beautiful. I will open the shades.
Cass, I know I shouldn't laugh, so I won't because I don't need the bad karma. Sometimes you just have to throw your hands up in the air, either from exasperation or to elevate the injuries.
Cass - Dec 23, 2005 11:23:20 am PST #4721 of 10002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I know I shouldn't laugh, so I won't because I don't need the bad karma. Sometimes you just have to throw your hands up in the air, either from exasperation or to elevate the injuries.I'm pretty sure that this pain is mockable and bad karmafree. The bleeding seems to have stopped.
What is making me roll my eyes forever is that I am making dinner for eight at my parent's house tonight. It's my stepmom's birthday. She requested pasta alfredo with grilled ... shrimp.
I left the groceries there yesterday and no one is answering the phone to tell me if I bought shelled or not. Not that it likely matters, it was a tail that just cut me.
Anya's world without shrimp is looking pretty good right about now.
Lee - Dec 23, 2005 11:33:28 am PST #4722 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Kat, did UPS ever stop being irritating?
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 23, 2005 11:58:51 am PST #4723 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Happily I've avoided major catastrophies today, though retrieving my pre-cooked turkey from Kroger ended up being being an episode of I Love Lucy:
• frozen pre-cooked turkeys did not arrive at the supermarket, so their deli staff had to cook 20 from scratch today - turkey ready 1 hour 45 minutes after I was supposed to pick it up
• sudden gust of wind blew up as I was leaving the store, making off with my receipt, the bag my roasting pan was in, and very nearly the roasting pan itself
• neighbor with hyper jumpy rotweiller and giant poodle choses the exact moment I'm getting the turkey out of my car to walk them in our parking lot, with predictable results
• apparently terrified of dogs, turkey lets loose with a stream of warmish liquid as I'm carrying it up the back stairs, soaking me to the skin (thank God I thought better of wearing a dress shirt today!)
• upon opening box I discover that turkey is wrapped in 4 layers of aluminum foil, 2 concentric plastic bags, 4 more layers of aluminum foil, 2 more concentric plastic bags, and a final 2 layers of foil, thus doubling its overall weight and volume. This thing must have been under pressure like Mt. Saint Helens to force any liquid out through all that swaddling!
• when core of actual turkey is finally revealed, it is not unlike a pasty boiled chicken in appearance, as multiple layers of protection apparently prevented it from rising much past room temperature despite being in a roaster oven all day. Plans amended from 90 minutes of extra cooking to 3 1/2 hours to achieve crispy brown skin.
Trudy Booth - Dec 23, 2005 12:05:14 pm PST #4724 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Clearly the ghost of the shrimp is fucking with you. Impressive shrimp.
Anne W. - Dec 23, 2005 12:05:55 pm PST #4725 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
a) What do people want for Christmas this year?
For the universe to give the people I care about a frickin' break already. Failing that, I would really, really like a sizeable gift card to one of my favorite clothing stores. I'm in desperate need of pants that fit.
b) What is your favorite present that you bought for someone else?
The Old Farmer's Almanac Gardener's Calendar I got for my stepmother. It has gorgeous illustrations, and all sorts of neat tidbits of information. I seriously considered keeping it and getting her something else. I've decided instead to simply order another copy for myself.
DavidS - Dec 23, 2005 12:17:35 pm PST #4726 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Anybody have a PDF to JPG converter handy?
I need to convert a few files. (About 7.)