River: 1001. 1002. Simon: River... River: Shh. I'm counting between the lightning and the thunder to see if the storm is coming or going. .1005

'The Message'


Natter 53: We could just avoid making tortured puns  

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.


Liese S. - Aug 18, 2007 12:51:34 pm PDT #5335 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I remember bon, and I remember Jeopardy, I just didn't know about Laga. Anyway, too cool. We iz smrt.

O, how I have missed you, internets. We were down for about five hours today. Woe. Fortunately it happened while I was mostly teaching. Now I'm back and need to procrastinate, for many are the receipts I must type. And then reconcile. And then file. More woe.

And then dishes and then folding laundry and then general housecleaning, because I am going on a mini-vacation! The SO & I are sneaking off to Albuquerque (don't tell!) so we can try to gain some sanity before we're really into the school year full tilt.


brenda m - Aug 18, 2007 12:58:46 pm PDT #5336 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

Yeah, it's not the kind of noise you can ignore. You just kind of have to grit your teeth and wait for it to end.

And let's not forget the cacophony of car alarms and freaked-out dogs following every fly-by.


brenda m - Aug 18, 2007 1:00:51 pm PDT #5337 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

Georgetown Running, as I recall. It's on M right near the bridge.


Zenkitty - Aug 18, 2007 1:01:55 pm PDT #5338 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Earplugs are wonderful things. I can't stand noise.


Lee - Aug 18, 2007 1:03:31 pm PDT #5339 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I have a random question for those of you with cats. When you scratch your cats on their lower backs, do they start licking their chest? Both of my current cats do every time, as if it's an instinctive response but I can't remember any of my previous cats doing so.


brenda m - Aug 18, 2007 1:09:40 pm PDT #5340 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

I don't recall that specific one, but all my cats or dogs have had spots that scratching triggered kicking a certain leg or lip-licking or something. I think it's more a reflex than anything.


Polgara - Aug 18, 2007 1:10:10 pm PDT #5341 of 10001
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS

I have a random question for those of you with cats. When you scratch your cats on their lower backs, do they start licking their chest? Both of my current cats do every time, as if it's an instinctive response but I can't remember any of my previous cats doing so.

Jack doesn't, but Trouble does. She also does the kicking thing if you get a certain spot on her side, so if you can manage both spots simultaneously? Hilarity.


bon bon - Aug 18, 2007 1:18:13 pm PDT #5342 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I don't recall that specific one, but all my cats or dogs have had spots that scratching triggered kicking a certain leg or lip-licking or something. I think it's more a reflex than anything.

Yeah, I've seen this compulsive licking behavior too.


Lee - Aug 18, 2007 1:20:46 pm PDT #5343 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Thanks Brenda and Polgara!

I will have to see if Perkins has another spot so I can laugh at him more. Not that I need a reason, since he looks like a block head doll already.

Next random question. If you alphabetize your CDs by artist name, should Led Zeppelin go under L or Z?


Bobbi - Aug 18, 2007 1:28:33 pm PDT #5344 of 10001
Dog is my co-pilot.

If you alphabetize your CDs by artist name, should Led Zeppelin go under L or Z?

L because it's a band name and not the name of an individual. If it's the name of a person, it goes under the first letter of their last name (unless, of course, they don't use one.)