Man, just ascend already.

Willow ,'Chosen'


Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial  

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.


Topic!Cindy - Dec 08, 2006 1:23:22 pm PST #5195 of 10007
What is even happening?

Mozilla is not nearly so discerning...

And wait a minute, men are battered by nature? How's that again?


aurelia - Dec 08, 2006 1:31:40 pm PST #5196 of 10007
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Metra is running now. It's been shut down for two hours, though, so seriously backed up. They're saying the shooter is dead, 3 others critical and one shot in the foot.


Topic!Cindy - Dec 08, 2006 1:33:44 pm PST #5197 of 10007
What is even happening?

Kathy, I like the first two. I might get them for my niece (14 yrs old, we have her in the family grab). I'm less sure about the third. How old is your niece, again?

Cindy, your b-day story reminds me of listening to the radio this morning--the show hosts were commenting on their news guy's rather cranky attitude, and all they said was, "Five words--nine year old's birthday party."

Same deal here, only it was an eight year old's birthday party. Few people around here have parties at home, any more. But although I love avoiding the pre and post-party cleaning, it gets expensive, and it's in a lot of ways more exhausting to watch out for the kids in a public party place. At least in my own house, I know they're not going to get lost or taken.


Strega - Dec 08, 2006 1:34:15 pm PST #5198 of 10007

and picking it apart is just too easy -- nobody with any chops does too many fart jokes, for example, they're cheap. its like working blue, it's crap.

I disagree that blue humor is inherently cheap or something only bad comedians do.


Jesse - Dec 08, 2006 1:36:53 pm PST #5199 of 10007
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Office shooting -- yikes.

Jesus -- 33.

Christopher Hitchens -- married with kid(s). (I can't actually speak to his gay-ness or lack thereof.)

I think that's all I've got.


sarameg - Dec 08, 2006 1:38:33 pm PST #5200 of 10007

Blearg. I'm reminded that I can only eat pizza sparingly. And of course, I ate one slice too many because I was STARVED. So now, 6 hours later, food sounds gross and I feel gross.

Ah well, if I get hungry late tonight I can make an omelet or something.


Jesse - Dec 08, 2006 1:41:59 pm PST #5201 of 10007
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh yeah -- all of those earrings are cute, Kathy, and enough of a range to hit her exact taste.


Trudy Booth - Dec 08, 2006 1:43:07 pm PST #5202 of 10007
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

I disagree that blue humor is inherently cheap or something only bad comedians do.

Blue can be good, but so much of it is cheap. That's why I said too many fart jokes.

Good comedians can work blue and do good work and get laughs. Bad comedians can do bad work and get laughs because its dirty.

And its easy to go for the dick joke. It'll almost always work. It can certainly serve a purpose with a bad house or an off night, but without some additional layer of sophistication to the jokes it is cheap to let it become your whole act.


Jessica - Dec 08, 2006 1:45:16 pm PST #5203 of 10007
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Isn't he gay?

In college, yes. Since he became a professional wingnut lapdog, no.

[eta: Or so I've heard, I should say, not knowing the man personally.]


Kathy A - Dec 08, 2006 1:53:55 pm PST #5204 of 10007
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I'm less sure about the third. How old is your niece, again?

She's also 14 (or will be in March). I like the idea of Jingle Bell earrings, and I think that they might actually make noise, or at least I would hope so with that name. Looking at them, I'm pretty sure I see little mini-clappers in that picture.

Problem with looking at earrings on Amazon is that I picked out a few for myself, too! (These two, to be precise.)

ETA: Oooh, I just found the perfect bracelet for her, too! She's into music in a big way (plays cello and piano beautifully, and also sings), so this is perfect for her!