And yep, Von Trier's is across the street. Oriental Theatre is still there, but Oriental Drugs is long gone.
Well, then, this is a day I'll feel good to be me.
Mal ,'Trash'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
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brenda m - Apr 10, 2007 7:55:21 am PDT #1703 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
Frankenbuddha - Apr 10, 2007 7:55:23 am PDT #1704 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
And there was an awesome bar with a huge international beer selection just down the street from there--Von Trier's, wasn't it?
I shudder to think what ladies' night would entail at a place called Von Trier's.
t /art movie geek joke
Jessica - Apr 10, 2007 7:56:08 am PDT #1705 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I shudder to think what ladies night would entail at a place called Von Trier's.
Heh.
Nora Deirdre - Apr 10, 2007 7:56:32 am PDT #1706 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
My major annoyance with Jacob was that he had seen the entire season of Dr. Who already, and he made sure that you knew it. It was very "I'm so-very-clever" to my mind and a bit condescending.
Scrappy - Apr 10, 2007 7:56:57 am PDT #1707 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
It was a great neighborhood to be a kid in.
shrift - Apr 10, 2007 8:08:26 am PDT #1708 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
As a kid, I ran wild in the forests and fields. If we were feeling really adventurous, we'd ride our bikes 7 miles to the nearest store and drop 50 cents on candy.
Sue - Apr 10, 2007 8:16:20 am PDT #1709 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Yeah, even with my overprotective mother, I would just run home from school, throw my book bag in the door, yell "Goin' out!" and as long as I was in shouting distance, it was all good. (Shouting distance was quite a long range for my mother.)
Liese S. - Apr 10, 2007 8:17:07 am PDT #1710 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, growing up in a small town was great. We used to go all over the place on our own, let alone the hours we could spend out of eyesight in our own (20 acre) yard/pond/woods. I looked it up on Google earth recently, and was happy to see it hadn't been developed.
It's not just that we're more paranoid than our parents, though. It's that the world has changed, and it's difficult. The SO & I were talking about it lately, and I don't know how I'd protect a kid from junk on the internet, let alone the larger world.
We're stricter with our students than we would have wanted for ourselves. Although that's partly to do with cultural stuff; part of what we do is provide structure and discipline that they might not otherwise get.
Jessica - Apr 10, 2007 8:22:34 am PDT #1711 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I grew up within walking distance of 2 very safe playgrounds in the suburbs. My kids will grow up within walking distance of Prospect Park - fantastic that we're so close by (one of the main reasons we bought this place), but no way in HELL will they be going there alone. Ever.
Kathy A - Apr 10, 2007 8:26:49 am PDT #1712 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I remember going to hang out a friend's house, and we'd go wading in the creek behind the subdivision, catching crawdaddies, dangling our feet in the water to stay cool, and just having a ball. We couldn't have been older than 11.
IOnatureN, the cicadas are coming to Chicagoland! (Chicago Tribune registration req'd.) I remember the last wave of cicadas back in 1990--talk about loud!!