Also, this time last year, I was in New York. I'm totally wishing I was there again.
Y'all see the man hanging out of the spaceship with the really big gun? Now I'm not saying you weren't easy to find. It was kinda out of our way, and he didn't want to come in the first place. Man's lookin' to kill some folk. So really it's his will y'all should worry about thwarting.
Mal ,'Safe'
Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People
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.
Sue - Nov 10, 2006 4:22:30 pm PST #9387 of 10001
hip deep in pie
sarameg - Nov 10, 2006 4:31:24 pm PST #9388 of 10001
This time last year, I was...here. But in 10 days, I'm gonna be in California. Whee! And oh shit, I have a lot to do.
Calli - Nov 10, 2006 4:44:26 pm PST #9389 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Yeah, I heard about Bradley's age and thought, "Gee, my dad's 80—Bradley was so young!" Except, well, not really. However, Dad's informed me that he's going to live until my niece (now 15) gets married, and she's not allowed to do that until she gets her law degree. So there's clearly some breathing room, even if she is all smart and such.
§ ita § - Nov 10, 2006 4:49:02 pm PST #9390 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My parents talk like they're going to die any day now. This is probably partially to encourage us to breed, but we're old too. And stubborn. And relentlessly unpartnerable.
It's a shame. It's a good line of genes, I swear. As long as I can find some way to neutralise the migraine stuff.
sarameg - Nov 10, 2006 4:51:08 pm PST #9391 of 10001
I firmly believe my parents' genes and philosophy should be continued. Which is why I'm so glad my SIL and brother overcome all forms of birth control! I don't have to do shit and get to play with wee ones.
Cashmere - Nov 10, 2006 4:54:54 pm PST #9392 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Considering the alcoholism and the mental illness that runs in the family, you'd have thought my parents would have been less eager to have grandchildren. Not so.
I can only watch my kids and hope we at least skipped some of the crazier alleles.
DavidS - Nov 10, 2006 4:58:01 pm PST #9393 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Some of my Wire-watching bunkies already passed on Madam Speaker's connection to the City that Bleeds, Hecubus. Still an awesome story, though
My favorite part is that as a kid she kept her Dad's ledger of political favors. He marked ever favor given and every favor owed in a giant ledger. That'll teach you a thing or two about politics. Everybody's all "SF liberal" but she's a hard hitting East Coast machine politics vet, Italian Catholic. She rode hard on the Dems to toe the line on voting (88%!) and in a race that depended on propriety ousted Jefferson from a key post when he was caught dirty.
bon bon - Nov 10, 2006 4:58:53 pm PST #9394 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I really wish I knew why there was 15 minutes of furious car honking outside my building, followed by the arrival of four (!) fire trucks and two command vehicles that left only ten minutes later. This is shit I need to know!
brenda m - Nov 10, 2006 5:02:55 pm PST #9395 of 10001
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
There really should be a google for that.
sarameg - Nov 10, 2006 5:05:37 pm PST #9396 of 10001
Everybody's all "SF liberal" but she's a hard hitting East Coast machine politics vet, Italian Catholic.
Baltimore press is all "Another Alessandro!" Seriously, she is EC machine and manipulation. She's SF liberal the way I'm east coast liberal. Which is to say, not. She has serious old school game, and I hope she uses it. Well, not the old school corruption part, anyway.