Would I ever want to live there?
Good God, no. But you'd want to live in either Durham or Chapel Hill/Carrboro!
Willow: Yes. Hi. You must be Angel's handsome, yet androgynous, son. Connor: It's Connor. Willow: And the sneer's genetic. Who knew?
'A Hole in the World'
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.
amych - Apr 10, 2007 8:33:22 am PDT #1716 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
tommyrot - Apr 10, 2007 8:43:04 am PDT #1717 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.
There is some big storm heading our way, but the forecasts are contradictory. The Chicago Tribune says rain, with wet snow in the "far Northern and Western sections," but Yahoo says Chicago will get less than one inch of snow and Evanston will get 6 to ten inches of snow. (Evanston boarders Chicago on Chicago's North side.) So I guess there will be rain or snow, and it all depends where the boundary between the rain and the snow ends up....
Vortex - Apr 10, 2007 8:43:07 am PDT #1718 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
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.)
As long as I was home before the streetlights came on, it was all good.
flea - Apr 10, 2007 8:44:25 am PDT #1719 of 10001
information libertarian
Cindy, how do you feel about 90 degree temperatures? Also, would you miss snow?
Connie Neil - Apr 10, 2007 8:44:42 am PDT #1720 of 10001
brillig
What do people think about the trend of master planned developments? The ones that are trying to recreate the village feel, walkable shops, small enclaves within a larger development, that sort of thing?
Generally too expensive for people who don't already own huge SUVs to live in.
Theodosia - Apr 10, 2007 8:45:12 am PDT #1721 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I actually think the master-planned approach is much more friendly and community-building than the endless miles of suburban ranch houses with the nearest store of any kind a mile or two away.
Dana - Apr 10, 2007 8:55:39 am PDT #1722 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I'm eating yogurt instead of half-price Easter candy. It is an unsatisfactory substitute.
lisah - Apr 10, 2007 8:56:23 am PDT #1723 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Who can tell me anything about Raleigh, North Carolina. Would I ever want to live there?
Yes! Because that's where my brother and sister-in-law and nieces live so I visit several times a year and then I could see you also!!!
(on the other hand, it is pretty suburban and getting more and more sprawlier although it is also getting more and more diverse as well so it's not total white bread there...)
Connie Neil - Apr 10, 2007 8:56:46 am PDT #1724 of 10001
brillig
Unfortunately, the only stores I ever see being built in those master planned communities are "quaint" little boutique things and not an average grocery store, etc., which leads to driving anyway.
tommyrot - Apr 10, 2007 8:57:14 am PDT #1725 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.
Anyone heard of the blog you thought we wouldn't notice...? It's devoted to theft of images.
Apparently, the guy who created the “Boys Are Stupid, Throw Rocks at Them” t-shirt stole an image for one of his shirts from Something Awful. Check it out: [link]
eta: Details: [link] Apparently, the guy traced it....