I know I'm a bad poet, but I'm a good man. All I ask is that... is that you try to see me—

William ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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.


sj - Sep 07, 2007 11:59:57 am PDT #9158 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Tonight is the series finale of Kim Possible! I'm way more excited about this than I should be.

Me too! I really want to see the final episode, but I hate that the series is over. Of course, we weren't even supposed to get this season, so I guess we're lucky.


Trudy Booth - Sep 07, 2007 12:08:08 pm PDT #9159 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

We've lost a good one. Madeleine L'Engle dies at 88

OK, I'm all weepy here. Its a little weird. Wow.


shrift - Sep 07, 2007 12:12:25 pm PDT #9160 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

You don't know me! I could be drinking hardcore!

If you ever want to try hardcore, you need to give me some lead time so I can book a flight and get a shot glass engraved and buy batteries for the digital camera.


Theodosia - Sep 07, 2007 12:49:32 pm PDT #9161 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"

Dana -- The Straight Dope's answer about Tylenol usage: [link]

Saturday will be my first all-day programming class which we get every other weekend. Since it's supposed to be scorchingly hot, I suppose I can make the best of it as long as the AC holds out.


Sheryl - Sep 07, 2007 12:57:55 pm PDT #9162 of 10001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Happy Birthday Lyra Jane!

It's going to be a quiet weekend since G's still in Seattle.(He gets home Sunday night) I have to do more clothes shopping, oh joy.


Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 07, 2007 12:59:09 pm PDT #9163 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

We've lost a good one. Madeleine L'Engle dies at 88

Man, that's a bummer to read. A Wrinkle in Time was one of the great nostalgic joys of my childhood.


sarameg - Sep 07, 2007 1:37:19 pm PDT #9164 of 10001

Ever feel like you are riding a tricycle at rush hour a the middle lane of I-95?

This is me. No one seems to hear or pay attention to my thumbell, funnily enough.

I have a telecon on monday. I hope my string-can works.


beth b - Sep 07, 2007 1:41:14 pm PDT #9165 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

happy birthday Lyra jane


sarameg - Sep 07, 2007 1:44:18 pm PDT #9166 of 10001

Other Side of the Sun is my favorite L'Engle. I remember it as heartbreaking and horrifying and I haven't read it it nearly 13 years. Lost my copy. I guess I'll have to get another.


§ ita § - Sep 07, 2007 2:03:10 pm PDT #9167 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I have a list of information and I need to find its provenance. Apparently I wrote the list. I have absolutely no memory of this at all, and have no idea if it's actually good data then. Hrrm.