We just got August's Wired. It's not available on the Wired web site yet, which is a shame, because Steven Colbert is on the cover, and he wrote an article titled "how to be an expert on everything".
I'm sorry, dad. You know I would never have tried to save River's life if I had known there was a dinner party at risk.
Simon ,'Safe'
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.
Lee - Jul 24, 2006 12:52:13 pm PDT #8476 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Burrell - Jul 24, 2006 12:53:01 pm PDT #8477 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Interesting. Thanks.
Okay I have to go grade now so I can pick up the kids a bit early. Poor Franny, she was so broken this morning that she wouldn't let me leave daycare. She cried for an hour. That is SO not like her. I was worried there was something seriously amiss, but I spoke to her teacher at 12:45 and she was doing fine.
JZ - Jul 24, 2006 12:58:06 pm PDT #8478 of 10002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Oh, poor Franny! I'm glad she's feeling better.
I would totally scrub our kitchen floor with vinegar if I thought Hec wouldn't flip out like a mammal over it, but he probably would, so we both compromise mostly by just never scrubbing the kitchen floor.
Shit, ita. Your poor brain. I'm so sorry about the ongoing crappitude of the migraines.
Also, tommyrot? Re some total stranger's recent discovery of the proto-Bender? Humph, I say, humph.
Burrell - Jul 24, 2006 1:02:30 pm PDT #8479 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Vinegar actually does the job, JZ. I was surprised, but hey, it cleans the floor. It also cleans the mirrors and windows.
Jars - Jul 24, 2006 1:05:08 pm PDT #8480 of 10002
I always use vinegar and water to do mirrors and windows, and scrunched newspaper to wipe.
sj - Jul 24, 2006 1:06:48 pm PDT #8481 of 10002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
ita, I hope you get some relief from your migraines soon.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 24, 2006 1:07:23 pm PDT #8482 of 10002
What is even happening?
That's what my dad always used. It worked better than Widow cleaner, particularly when used with the newspaper, instead of paper towels.
Zenkitty - Jul 24, 2006 1:13:42 pm PDT #8483 of 10002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
ita, if I prayed, I'd pray that you would soon be better, but I don't pray, so I'm having a drink to your health instead.
I clean everything with vinegar. I'm allergic to mold and harsh chemicals make me dizzy, so it's perfect. I add it to the laundry to soften the water, too.
These two sentences don't go together. Despite my mother's inclination to drink cider vinegar for her health, I don't recommend it.
edited because, drinking
brenda m - Jul 24, 2006 1:14:45 pm PDT #8484 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
These two sentences don't go together. Despite my mother's inclination to drink cider vinegar for her health, I don't recommend it.
Though it is good for sunburn.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 24, 2006 1:25:52 pm PDT #8485 of 10002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I use vinegar to clean, too. it be cheap. And magic eraser does not work on my mildewed grout (athough it works great on other things.
I was quizzing people at my workplace today to see if they knew the phrase "Do not fold, spindle or mutilate", and it seems that in my small sample, those of us 33 and up do, and 33 and under do not. Although not everyone 33 and up knows what spindle actually is.
This was inspired by reading a lyrics site for Reefer Madness which had some lyrics (to Mary Jane/Mary Lane) as
My heart is stapled and swindled
My will-power dwindled
which I SWORE was "stapled and spindled". So I starting thinking that perhaps this was a young person who didn't know the word spindled.
Yes, my cow-orkers think I am nuts!