Thanks everyone!
I thought I was on Nilly's calendar. Guess I'll have to noodge her on this.(Gently, as I know she's been busy and stressed)
Jayne: That's a good idea. Good idea. Tell us where the stuff's at so I can shoot you. Mal: Point of interest? Offering to shoot us might not work so well as an incentive as you might imagine.
'Out Of Gas'
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.
Sheryl - Apr 17, 2007 1:08:21 pm PDT #3111 of 10001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Ginger - Apr 17, 2007 1:17:37 pm PDT #3112 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Happy birthday, Sheryl!
Vortex - Apr 17, 2007 1:37:44 pm PDT #3113 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Oh, THIS is classy
Virginia Gun Giveaway To Go Ahead Despite Massacre
They are calling it the "Bloomberg Gun GiveAway". On Thursday two gun shops in the state of Virginia will stage a prize draw. Anyone spending more than $100 in either Bob Moates' stores or Old Dominion Guns and Tackle will be entered, and the first prize a free handgun or rifle worth $900. . .
Despite yesterday's tragic events at Virginia Tech, a clerk at Bob Moates said the draw would still go ahead. It will underline the unbending adherence of many Virginians to the right to bear arms - the state has been ranked as the second easiest in the country in which to buy guns - in the face of renewed calls for tighter gun control.
sj - Apr 17, 2007 1:44:08 pm PDT #3114 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Happy Birthday, Sheryl!!!
Sophia Brooks - Apr 17, 2007 2:00:43 pm PDT #3115 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Oh, also -- do they have Zipcar or similar where you are? That could be a good weekend alternative for you, so you aren't spending half the day waiting for the bus! My dad got rid of his car, and is loving the Zipcar. He can walk or take the subway most places, but sometimes you do need to drive.
I have signed up for it, but here you can only get the Zipcars at the University. However, taking a bus to the University is easy peasy, and I have a monthly bus pass(because otherwise it would be, like, $10.00 per day since I take 2 busses to get to work, one to the theatre, and two back home) so it won't cost me anything more. I haven't got my card yet, and I really need groceries. There are no grocery sotres on my route (or on any close bus route, frankly) which sucks. Well, there is one, but it is in the neighborhood where shootings occur, and while I don't mind the store, I think I would mind waiting for the bus there, at night, after work!
I am, theoretically, environmentally pro-public transportation, although when I had a car I was just too lazy to use it!
brenda m - Apr 17, 2007 2:49:15 pm PDT #3116 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
Speaking of enviro things - I just got a new phone and the box came with a postage paid envelope to send the old one (any old ones) to their recycling center. Neat.
Theodosia - Apr 17, 2007 2:50:32 pm PDT #3117 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"
Maybe you could ask for the occasional weekend grocery-run favor from the would-be-car-giver as a guilt-reducing move? You could give her gas money and then you'd both be ahead!
tommyrot - Apr 17, 2007 2:57:41 pm PDT #3118 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.
Speaking of enviro things - I just got a new phone and the box came with a postage paid envelope to send the old one (any old ones) to their recycling center. Neat.
Yeah. I really liked that about my new phone too. That's Virgin Prepaid trying to be all hip. Kids these days, with their saving the planet....
§ ita § - Apr 17, 2007 3:39:28 pm PDT #3119 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I love Dave Chappelle with a deep and abiding love, and my jealousy of those 150 people is pretty boundless.
It took me a while to remember what's going on. I came home at lunch time because I felt a cold trying to kill me, and I slipped my sleep mask on and went beddy bye. Waking up was a stressful and disoriented experience.
I think I shall have to go back to sleep again, but perhaps a jaunt to get something full of vitamin C at the very least is in order.
sarameg - Apr 17, 2007 3:45:47 pm PDT #3120 of 10001
I hate those kind of wakeups.
Today is the seventh anniversary of my friend's stepson coming to live with them. It's been rocky at times, but he's a likeable (and normal sometimes annoying!) teenager who dotes on his little sister, calls my friend "Mom" and now can actually articulate his feelings about his biomom's abandonment and manipulation without spiralling down. I'm so proud of them and him. And happy. Just really happy. He was such a broken little boy when they finally managed to get custody.