You really don't have one, Allyson, and I am sure the new job people will understand that.
I'm glad you and Ruby and all your stuff are safe.
If the apocalypse comes, beep me.
Buffy ,'Selfless'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
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Lee - May 09, 2007 6:19:23 am PDT #6291 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
§ ita § - May 09, 2007 6:23:44 am PDT #6292 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
And even if they were, I'm not sure how this is diagnostically useful.
Could come into play in the non-drug treatment of migraines. Part of the biofeedback stuff I did was definitely aimed at making the sufferer less high-strung to mitigate pain (not my problem, precisely).
Daisy Jane - May 09, 2007 6:38:23 am PDT #6293 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Does anybody listen to Diane Rehm? She has a guest on now discussing the drug epidemic, and while I'm down with the "Drugs are bad, mmkay?" thing, there's sort of a neo-prohibitionist thing that's rubbing me the wrong way. I mean are schools "riddled with drugs"? Really? I understand they might be a problem in some schools, but our schools are riddled with drugs?
Jesse - May 09, 2007 6:39:20 am PDT #6294 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
There's nothing you can do, Allyson.
It is gorgeous out, and I just ran the best errands ever. I got: generic Claritin; cards including "Grandmother, even though I never call, I still love you," and "Happy 40th Anniversary, parents!"; forever stamps PLUS cash back at the post office; and lunch. They offered me free soup, but who wants hot soup when it's hot out? Not me.
Allyson - May 09, 2007 6:39:28 am PDT #6295 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
No, Daisy. It's hysteria.
Jesse - May 09, 2007 6:40:10 am PDT #6296 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I have to say -- my high school was fairly riddled with drugs, and it wasn't such a big deal.
sarameg - May 09, 2007 6:40:38 am PDT #6297 of 10001
I'm thinking the traffic and closures from the mountain burning down are sort of equivalent to 4 feet of snow and the plows still haven't hit your neighborhood. Sure, you could ski in. If you were insane.
tommyrot - May 09, 2007 6:42:17 am PDT #6298 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 knew of no drug use (besides alcohol) in my high school. After I graduated, I learned that a few people I knew smoked pot.
Drugs were something only the "burnouts" did....
Lee - May 09, 2007 6:44:58 am PDT #6299 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I grew up in a suburb of LA before Nancy told us to just say no.
It's fair to say there were a few drugs around, but it never seemed like a big deal.
Daisy Jane - May 09, 2007 6:49:08 am PDT #6300 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Yeah. I drank some in High School, but mostly after I turned 18. I didn't smoke until I was 18, and never did any other drugs. I've tried one or two things, but mostly they disagree with me.
I'm also thinking that surveying kids is not a good way to gather your statistics.