That site is sort of addictive. After a while, I was clicking things mostly on instinct. Still, 540 grains of rice is what - a mouthful? Maybe two?
Xander: Just once I'd like to run into a cult of bunny worshippers. Anya: Great. Thank you very much for those nightmares.
'Sleeper'
Natter 54: Right here, dammit.
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.
Stephanie - Oct 19, 2007 7:41:46 am PDT #7465 of 10001
Trust my rage
Sue - Oct 19, 2007 7:48:07 am PDT #7466 of 10001
hip deep in pie
I have no motivation, and time has slowed, I swear.
Calgon, take me away!!
Sue - Oct 19, 2007 7:50:20 am PDT #7467 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Also, I have managed to upend two glasses of liquids today. I'm doomed to spill a third.
Gudanov - Oct 19, 2007 7:51:41 am PDT #7468 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
You can keep your glass vertical Sue! We believe in you! You the woman!
Daisy Jane - Oct 19, 2007 7:52:03 am PDT #7469 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
The topic of the day on the DMN bogs is a new library, but is turning out to be about libraries in general. [link]
This strikes me as being completely ignorant of the function and value of a library.
A the risk of hurting Betsy's feelings, I absolutely do not use the public library, never have and never will. Not unless major changes are made to make the the libraries more of community meeting places and less focused on collections of books. I love books. But I think libraries, especially branch libraries, are a waste of space as they exist now. They duplicate effort with school libraries and rec centers. I think if we're going to have them, they need to be transformed into gathering places for all sorts of activities, combined with rec centers, perhaps, and focused more on multimedia.
Thoughts from buffista librarians.
Kathy A - Oct 19, 2007 7:52:42 am PDT #7470 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
My boss's boss's last day is today. After thirty-five years here, he's being laid off. He was going to retire in a year or two anyway, so I hope they gave him a really good package.
tommyrot - Oct 19, 2007 7:53:04 am PDT #7471 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.
The 5 Creepiest Urban Legends (That Happen to be True)
The Legend:
A teenager manages to provide the Halloween show he’s in with the ultimate finale when, while pretending to hang himself in front of the audience, he actually hangs himself.
The Truth:
While the fine citizens of Frederica we discussed were perhaps a bit slow on the uptake, the people involved in this hanging-related legend are on the dipshit honor roll. Mainly because it's happened more than once.
Yes, people have repeatedly tried to pull off an imitation hanging for a Halloween show, forgot to include the "imitation" part and went ahead and accidentally killed themselves. Yes, they were pretty much all teenage males.
Jesse - Oct 19, 2007 7:53:36 am PDT #7472 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I have no motivation, and time has slowed, I swear.
For reals.
-t - Oct 19, 2007 7:55:20 am PDT #7473 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
In my experience, libraries are constantly used as community meeting places, even showing movies, so I don't know what that person is complaining about.
amych - Oct 19, 2007 7:56:24 am PDT #7474 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
The problem with the library complainer is that they're describing what libraries already do -- but since s/he declares that s/he doesn't and never plans to go there....