Tara: What's so bad about them coming here? Aren't they good guys? I mean, Watchers, that's just like whole other Gileses, right? Buffy: Yes! They're scary and horrible!

'Potential'


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.


sumi - Aug 24, 2007 4:50:01 am PDT #6541 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

We just got an official university message about flooded parking on the east side of campus. Meanwhile the two major all-campus events that were supposed to happen have been cancelled. I wonder if they're really going to have Cornfest this year.


sumi - Aug 24, 2007 4:51:19 am PDT #6542 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

This website for the Cornfest 10K race has pictures of the flooded course. (Why the race is cancelled.)


Aims - Aug 24, 2007 4:51:21 am PDT #6543 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

We had dinner at the Zukey Lake Tavern [link] which sits right on Zukey Lake. Watching the storm come across the lake from Chicago was terrifying and thrilling. SHEETS of rain, magnificent lightning, and the click click click of hail.

It was Craxy.


Sue - Aug 24, 2007 4:51:33 am PDT #6544 of 10001
hip deep in pie

BE CAREFUL, PEOPLE!!

What she said. And stay dry.


tommyrot - Aug 24, 2007 5:00:03 am PDT #6545 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 left my windows open yesterday. Luckily, not too much water got in so my Mac Mini didn't drown. Also, which is better: Corn Fest or Bean Fest?


Ginger - Aug 24, 2007 5:02:43 am PDT #6546 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Please to send the rain towards the southeast. Also, be careful.


lisah - Aug 24, 2007 5:05:05 am PDT #6547 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

Yes, please, be careful everybody! NO driving through standing water, for example!

The local stationery store was putting out Christmas cards this week.

Oh I just had a conversation about how the year is flying:

[link]


Tom Scola - Aug 24, 2007 5:05:09 am PDT #6548 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

You can watch the flooding in real time here.


Theodosia - Aug 24, 2007 5:06:09 am PDT #6549 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"

Also, August has been unexpectedly dry here, so if you want to spread it around a little, that would be good, too.

I'm putting off making a call to the Unemployment Office to straighten out some claim stuff because my cat is sleeping on the desk. This doesn't sound like a very valid reason, right? He looks soooo comfortable.....


tommyrot - Aug 24, 2007 5:11:00 am PDT #6550 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.

This is the wettest Aug. in Chicago in 17 years....