There's more than one way to skin a cat. And I happen to know that's factually true.

Mayor ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'


Natter 45: Smooth as Billy Dee Williams.  

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.


billytea - Jun 26, 2006 9:02:56 pm PDT #4203 of 10002
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

It's a hoot, isn't it? I love the scene where his attempt at transformation goes wrong and he turns into a clown.

Great cheesy fun. Made no sense at all, of course, but that's pretty much the point.


Volans - Jun 26, 2006 11:19:10 pm PDT #4204 of 10002
move out and draw fire

Made no sense at all, of course

You want confusion, try going as Sgt. Kabukiman, NYPD for Halloween.

God FUCKING damn. Stupid highway with stupid things that fly at my car.

Wrod. LA is hell for that. On the surface streets I'd get pelted with rocks thrown up by the leaf blowers. On the freeway...I think the worst was a truckfull of small sharp metal thingies, like the rails that hold the hard drive in the CPU. That was worth a spiderwebbed windshield and much scratched paint.

Here the only things that hit my car are motorcycles.


msbelle - Jun 27, 2006 1:50:53 am PDT #4205 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I was up about 2 hours too late for a night before timeshift, but I made it in on time (ok, after the boss, but before the rest of the team).

Today is my 1 year anniversary at this job. I have a review today that I am not really worried about, but there will be some criticism and who like criticism? Not me.

Still 1 year at this job has been much better than the previous 5 years or my work life. YAY!


Jesse - Jun 27, 2006 3:14:30 am PDT #4206 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Fucking A, ita. That sucks.

Yay for one good year, msbelle!

Isn't there a July 1 deadline for loan consolidation under current rules? (sorry to be a downer if there is. My info is partially heard public radio.) Also, CONTEST CONTEST the fraud shit. I'm so sorry you have to go through this.

Yes and yes. Which is why I was supposed to do the consolidation thing online last night. It's a postmark deadline, so not a crisis.


brenda m - Jun 27, 2006 3:17:30 am PDT #4207 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

Oh fuck, those mirrors are expensive to replace. (My sister taped hers back on.)

HAHAHAHA Rush Limbaugh detained at the airport for having Viagra in his bag sans prescription.


Calli - Jun 27, 2006 3:30:43 am PDT #4208 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Ugh--sorry 'bout the mirror, ita. I managed to scrape the passenger side one off my last car, backing out of a garage. I think buying a new one cost me ~$65 (for a 92 Grand Am), and it was easy enough to install myself. So, it might be cheaper than replacing a windshield anyway.


Sue - Jun 27, 2006 3:36:25 am PDT #4209 of 10002
hip deep in pie

I watched 5 minutes of Charlie Rose interviewing Warren Buffet and the Gates, and the thought popped into my head. With all that money, why don't they just buy/start a drug company and create their own drugs, and then they could give them away where they're needed and charge us Westerners an arm and a leg?


§ ita § - Jun 27, 2006 3:50:32 am PDT #4210 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

My mirror is taped tentatively in place with athletic tape.

It was what was on tap.

Okay, off to damned gym.


Emily - Jun 27, 2006 3:50:47 am PDT #4211 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

My passenger side mirror is totally shattered and needs replacing!

This happened to me. And the dealer said I'd need a whole new mirror unit (holder and everything) which would be $200, but they didn't have them in stock. Since it wasn't required in Mass., I just went without until I got rid of the car. This must happen all the time -- have you Web-searched for DIY solutions?


sarameg - Jun 27, 2006 4:58:13 am PDT #4212 of 10002

I hate hate hate flying road debris. Scares the hell out of me. As annoying as it is, I'm glad the damage wasn't worse, ita. 80. Yearg.

Yesterday must've been the day for cars tossing off parts. A honda lost its muffler in front of me on the way home. Luckily, I was far enough back (and slowing for a stoplight) that I could avoid it.

May your review be as comfortable as possible, msbelle.