Hey, man, where are my pants? I have my hippo dignity!

Oz ,'Bring On The Night'


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.


Kathy A - Aug 24, 2007 6:42:51 am PDT #6578 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Tom Skilling was on the radio this morning, talking about how the summers have been experiencing fewer intensely hot days here in the upper Midwest (fewer 100+ days), but much warmer evenings, so that the overall average for the summer has increased. Also, there's apparently a study going on at Northern Illinois University about whether the increase in the corn crop is affecting the humidity levels in the air (each acre of corn pumps X amount of water into the atmosphere that I can't remember offhand, but it was a lot, and we've got a bumper harvest this year).


tiggy - Aug 24, 2007 6:44:11 am PDT #6579 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

this has been a crazy ass summer weather wise. we're in a drought and all around us are people flooding. not to mention the 100 + temperatures almost the whole month of august.

my best friend was trying to fly out of chicago to austin last night and they cancelled her flight and couldn't promise her one out until saturday. so she had to cancel her trip.


Sophia Brooks - Aug 24, 2007 6:46:13 am PDT #6580 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

But at the same time, wigging on the secretary is not the greatest response to her frustration.

No, it isn't. I usually just remind my boss that I am frustrated that other people don't have to do it, and then I go ahead and do it. Mine isn't usually for Lunch hour, though, it is usually for one or two weeks vacation in another department, so I really can't get any of my own work done, and my boss is just as frustrated as I am, because she has to do my work!


Jesse - Aug 24, 2007 6:47:28 am PDT #6581 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Meanwhile, we had one of the coldest August days ever this week. [link]


Dana - Aug 24, 2007 6:47:58 am PDT #6582 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I kind of want sushi, oddly enough, but I don't trust this area of town to have any good sushi. Not even the decent enough stuff (by my standards) that you can pick up in a grocery store.

What should I have instead?


Kathy A - Aug 24, 2007 6:48:39 am PDT #6583 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Skilling said that there's a Canadian front forming that will likely move in by the end of next week and both cool us down and dry us out some.


shrift - Aug 24, 2007 6:53:56 am PDT #6584 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

What should I have instead?

Dunno! Any good Indian around? I'm having a giant vat of spaghetti that I actually remembered to grab from the refrigerator as I was leaving for work this morning.


brenda m - Aug 24, 2007 6:54:39 am PDT #6585 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

Dude, corn is fucking evil. The more you learn about it, the more you realize that we're headed for a cornpocalypse. It's bizarre.


Dana - Aug 24, 2007 6:54:52 am PDT #6586 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Sadly, I'm dubious about most of the ethnic food out here. Indian sounds really good, though. t sigh


sarameg - Aug 24, 2007 6:57:14 am PDT #6587 of 10001

Susan, I was in Birmingham for one of those weeks too . Suuuuuuuucked to be outside, and even worse to drive around in a car with no A/C.

B'more was doing the same thing that week, so I wouldn't have avoided it. Except I have a/c in my car. t scarred for life