Gosh I miss those window-rattling midwestern thunderstorms.I miss desert thunderstorms. I think I always will. They just smell right.
Illyria: We cling to what is gone. Is there anything in this life but grief? Wesley: There's love. There's hope...for some. There's hope that you'll find something worthy...that your life will lead you to some joy...that after everything...you can still be surprised. Illyria: Is that enough? Is that enough to live on?
'Shells'
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.
Cass - May 24, 2007 8:11:59 pm PDT #9177 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 24, 2007 9:01:56 pm PDT #9178 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Test-taking is definitely a skill of its own apart from learning a given subject. I was one of the top 3 students in my high school on standardized tests, but I was in about the 96th percentile for actual overall grades, which I think was the more accurate reflection of how I compared to the herd.
Though that's nothing compared to my Intro to World Lit professor in college, who took a German Test cold without studying and got in the 98th percentile, and won some statewide competition for a Home Ec test when she'd never taken any courses in it.
Conversely, a friend's sister who is a very smart woman and a respected medical professional got a composite ACT score of 4.
Sean K - May 24, 2007 9:38:53 pm PDT #9179 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I want to find that car's owner and reward them sexually.
I own it!
What?
Volans - May 25, 2007 1:42:25 am PDT #9180 of 10001
move out and draw fire
Yay for cribs!
Laga, not only are the COMMics cracking me up, but I love your titles for them.
I am a little ball of stress right now. I have GOT to hear about the house I applied for today or I will quite possible implode.
Theodosia - May 25, 2007 2:39:48 am PDT #9181 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"
::Gronk?::
I woke up at 5:30, which with the time change is an hour later than my usual time. I was so tired last night that I tried to go to sleep at 10 PM (which is an hour later by my body clock, anyway) and succeeded, which means I did 2% socializing at the con on Thursday night.
(2% because I said Hi to Chip Hitchcock. There seems to be a strong NE contingent at the con this year.)
(Oh, and I said hi to Nutty on the phone. But I could have done that back in Somerville.)
Madison is way pretty from my hotel window. There are lakes all over the place, and pretty buildings. Must explore!
sumi - May 25, 2007 2:47:46 am PDT #9182 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Meson Sabika? I do know it - but I think it's changed it's name since then.
Jesse - May 25, 2007 3:11:35 am PDT #9183 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I've had an appallingly, no good, horrible migraine 24 hours.
Oh, ugh.
It's supposed to be 90 here today. Crazy! And I'm already anticipating fretting at work this afternoon, since none of my boss nor the top two bosses will be in the office to let us go early for the holiday weekend! Although my boss and #2 Big Boss are both supposed to be working from home, so maybe there's hope.
brenda m - May 25, 2007 3:50:46 am PDT #9184 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
Should be: getting off my ass and going to work.
Am: paging through F2F pictures.
Theodosia - May 25, 2007 4:00:38 am PDT #9185 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"
Did Aillean ever post her pictures?
sarameg - May 25, 2007 4:15:42 am PDT #9186 of 10001
I opted not to lock the cats in the bathroom and just put up a sign. I'm second-guessing that now, but really, Devi will go to ground somewhere because of the scary strange people and Mister Kitty will just annoy them.
Anyway, they'd BETTER get that new a/c up & running because it's getting not only warm, but the humidity is up.
Now if I could just stop sneezing.