'Ariel'
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.
Heh. My boss used to try to cheer us up with the reminder that at least our jobs don't involve clubbing baby seals.
Me, I'm feeling sorry for myself a little because Chumley got overexcited about a cat he could see out in our backyard, and bit my ring finger deep enough to draw blood. And I've finding out now that it hurts to type, though at least you can pick up things and so on without using your ring finger....
Theo- I hate to say this, but REALLY make sure you clean it out. As I painfully learned cat bites are Not Fun. Apparently, their saliva contains a bacteria called Pasteurella, which is what causes the problem.
Learn from Sophia's example, Theo!!
Allyson, that sounds really really cute.
quilted eelgrass
sara, what on earth is this??
Theo, please just go to the E.R. or medical walk-in unit.
Sophia! How are you doing? Did you end up being allergic to that anti-biotic? How's everything healing, now?
3 loads of laundry are in and some handwashing is in the sink. YAY clean clothes. sadly, it is not all of the laundry, but it is enough for this weekend.
Oh, did "useful" mean "at a social level"? I was thinking in more individual terms. That does help me understand some of the earlier posts better, I think.
societies at the basic food/shelter level without First World influences seem to always include art. The bowls to store food, the walls of the houses, the skin or clothing decorations.Don't our societies do that, too? Maybe I'm misunderstanding the distinction you're making. I don't think anyone here is posting from inside a stainless steel box. My walls are painted, my dishes have a design, and my clothes and makeup certainly aren't chosen purely for functionality.
It's not hand-crafted, individualized art, and it is so ubiquitous that it's easy to forget it's there. But even mass-produced, low-quality art is still art.
Oh, did "useful" mean "at a social level"? I was thinking in more individual terms. That does help me understand some of the earlier posts better, I think.
Yeah, I think that was the distinction I wasn't making as well. Really, it's all just like the dirt/food thing -- dirt is not useful to me when I am hungry. That doesn't make it unnecessary.
I am not doing laundry today. I can make it through the week without it, and I could even theoretically do it after work, so there.
I have done nothing useful yet today, since this morning was devoted to brunch and then a trip to the Live Oak Park fair, where I bought many earrings (some will be gifts) and didn't buy the expensive necklace that was calling my name. I believe a nap may be in order soon, and then maybe some laundry organizing and grocery list making.
Blech. I'm studying for another actuarial exam and this one turns out to be non-mathy. There's only so many essays on the history of the profession I can read at one sitting without getting homicidal urges.
To make it even more fun, this is a new exam/online course and they didn't get it done in time to offer at the usual time (November or May), so it's going to be at the end of August and I get to study all summer. oh boy.
Sophia! How are you doing? Did you end up being allergic to that anti-biotic? How's everything healing, now?
Yes, I was allergic, and I was taken off. Today is my first itch free day! I am now pretty much infection free, which sort of means that my bites look like a normal wound, if it had happened yesterday. I think I am going to have one really nasty scar on my leg. My ankle, while not still infected still has some issues in a range of movement way, but those are supposed to get better.