You got all kinds of learnin' and you made me look the fool without tryin', and yet here I am with a gun to your head. That's 'cause I got people with me. People who trust each other, who do for each other, and ain't always lookin' for the advantage.

Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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.


Kat - Apr 09, 2007 6:25:43 am PDT #1400 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

What a great bookshelf!

Hey Kat, how's your healing going? Are you still having much pain?

Not too much. Just occasional twinges. By afternoon it's worse, but that seems to be the story of my life...I feel fine in the morning and by afternoon I feel ragged.

Ibuprofen is my friend.

There's a bit on pet insurance on the Today show...And seriously? It doesn't cover preventive care so what's the point?


Cashmere - Apr 09, 2007 6:28:24 am PDT #1401 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

There's a bit on pet insurance on the Today show...And seriously? It doesn't cover preventive care so what's the point?

They don't cover pre-existing conditions like hip dysplasia, either. I think it's for drastic emergencies like "hit by a car" or other trauma.


Topic!Cindy - Apr 09, 2007 6:35:42 am PDT #1402 of 10001
What is even happening?

My coffee tastes funny. I think maybe that's because I just had some blackberry yogurt, but still. Not good. Blergh.

Julia is home with an assache. Literally. We went to my mother's for Easter dinner. Julia was in the den before dinner, went to sit in mum's desk chair, and somehow pushed it back (it's on wheels), and plopped on the floor, instead. I think she may have bruised her tailbone. Everything looks fine, but she says it hurts her to bend. She was a little ouchy going up over the stairs last night, too. It wasn't a big deal at the time. I didn't even know about the fall 'til she told me, after dinner.

Not too much. Just occasional twinges. By afternoon it's worse, but that seems to be the story of my life...I feel fine in the morning and by afternoon I feel ragged.

I'm glad it hass eased up, some. Ibuprofen is a good, good friend.


Ouise - Apr 09, 2007 6:35:51 am PDT #1403 of 10001
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.

The bookcase is very cool, but misses being my dream bookcase by having the cave at ground level - I always wanted a cosy nook on top of a big bookcase.

I used to* climb trees to get this effect, but they're not very comfortable and carrying more than one book up gets pretty heavy.

*used to includes up through grad school.


Jessica - Apr 09, 2007 6:37:32 am PDT #1404 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Not too much. Just occasional twinges. By afternoon it's worse, but that seems to be the story of my life...I feel fine in the morning and by afternoon I feel ragged.

That sounds very normal, if not much fun for you.


Jessica - Apr 09, 2007 6:40:31 am PDT #1405 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Oh, yay - someone has put Superthunderstingcar online! (This is Peter Cook & Dudley Moore's unbelievably brilliant Thunderbirds parody. Possibly NSFW in an open plan office if you don't want co-workers asking what you're laughing about.)


Connie Neil - Apr 09, 2007 6:46:55 am PDT #1406 of 10001
brillig

OMG I LOVE this bookcase!

If that seat were just a big higher, for older, less limber folk, that would be so perfect. And the ideal cat tree when unoccupied.


Kat - Apr 09, 2007 6:47:20 am PDT #1407 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Yep, Jessica. It seems pretty normal for me.

I drove on Saturday for the first time. Which made me happy, but I can't do lots of it.


tommyrot - Apr 09, 2007 6:49:03 am PDT #1408 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.

If that seat were just a big higher, for older, less limber folk, that would be so perfect. And the ideal cat tree when unoccupied.

It also needs an armrest that can flip down, and a joystick that pops out of the armrest that controls motors and wheels so you can drive it from room to room.


tommyrot - Apr 09, 2007 6:52:11 am PDT #1409 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.

So there's this valley in Antarctica that gets almost no snow, and is not covered in ice. Here's a bunch of very cool pictures - some rock and ice formations that I did not know could exist: [link]

More: [link]