And the Chicagoistas don't have a cat herder. Maybe we need a Buffista exchange program.
A man walks down the street in that hat, people know he's not afraid of anything.
Wash ,'The Message'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
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.
shrift - Apr 06, 2007 6:08:38 am PDT #1053 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 06, 2007 6:10:20 am PDT #1054 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I've never had an orchid before, but I've always thought of them as high maintenance plants. Is it wise to give two people who are incredibly distracted by Other Things a plant that is easy to kill?
Kat, I've heard that keeping them in a warm place with lots of indirect sunlight and using a tray of pebbles that you can pour water over to keep the air around the orchid humid is the best bet short of a hothouse.
The Wild Oats Market has them for $17, so I'm thinking of getting one myself and putting it on my round coffee table instead of the current candles and piles of assorted videotapes.
Allyson - Apr 06, 2007 6:12:50 am PDT #1055 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Matt, I read your post twice and thought you were talking about Grace and Noah.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 06, 2007 6:17:43 am PDT #1056 of 10001
What is even happening?
You weren't kidding about the tugboat, Allyson.
Kat, I'm glad you have Roman and am right there with you on the orchid. I'm not bad at gardening, but have inherited my mother's black thumb, when it comes to even hardy houseplants. Just reading, "orchid," or "African violet," makes me feel like a killer.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 06, 2007 6:18:17 am PDT #1057 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Well, I added Kat's quote for clarity, but I did mention the orchid in the first sentence of the original post.
Besides, what are the odds of me considering the purchase of a baby, no matter how big a discount the market was giving?
Kat - Apr 06, 2007 6:21:36 am PDT #1058 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
oooh! thanks for the advice Matt. That will be a weekend project. My cell phone, brand new, is all fritzy which of course pisses me off. stupid cell phone! Must resolve that today.
Babies for $17 would be a total discount. In the short term. the long term expenses are killer.
tommyrot - Apr 06, 2007 6:23:06 am PDT #1059 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm intrigued by the idea of keeping a baby in a tray of pebbles....
Allyson - Apr 06, 2007 6:23:39 am PDT #1060 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
It's just that my reading comprehension is shit before coffee, Matt.
Jessica - Apr 06, 2007 6:38:45 am PDT #1061 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
For an Easter Dim Sum - bunny bao!
Also, Panama claims to have brewed the world's largest cup of coffee.
Ginger - Apr 06, 2007 6:42:28 am PDT #1062 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I've never been able to make an orchid bloom again, but the flower lasts a long time. I just think of them as particularly long-lasting cut flowers. That way I'm more resigned to their inevitable death. They probably would do better for someone less lethal to indoor plants.