No power in the 'verse can stop me.

River ,'War Stories'


Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter  

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.


Laura - Nov 21, 2007 9:22:23 am PST #3536 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.

I'm sorry that Grace is still having such a rough go of it. She and all of you remain in my thoughts and prayers.

The testing and labeling thing is crazy making. I was always in advanced classes in HS and DH was always put in the slowest classes. He is a zillion times smarter than I am. In college we were in the same program and I studied untold hours while he never studied. He was in sports and worked. Never took a single note. He would read stuff One Time and get it. He reads very slowly and it is torture for him, but if he reads it he knows it forever. Bombed every standardized test he ever took.

The boys are both very capable, but don't give a shit. They do the minimum possible to maintain a level that doesn't get them grounded. I can't force motivation.


Gudanov - Nov 21, 2007 9:23:59 am PST #3537 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

In regard to the Assassin's Creed talk here are screenshots that show the pretty (probably on a PC, the textures look too sharp for a XBox):

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The actual game may suck for all I know about it, but the setting, artwork and technology are awesome. The draw distances (rendering distant objects) are incredible.


Connie Neil - Nov 21, 2007 9:34:48 am PST #3538 of 10001
brillig

Yay, Typo, for the exotic trip and validation all in one!


Sue - Nov 21, 2007 9:46:22 am PST #3539 of 10001
hip deep in pie

I think, in honour of American Thanksgiving, I may attempt to cook a turkey breast tomorrow. Or maybe just a roast chicken.


Allyson - Nov 21, 2007 9:48:59 am PST #3540 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

And then you have to dip a blanket in ebola and give it to a neighbor and then steal his land while bleeds from his eyeballs.

It's tradition!


Dana - Nov 21, 2007 9:50:36 am PST #3541 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

It's a ritual sacrifice! With pie!


Gudanov - Nov 21, 2007 9:51:02 am PST #3542 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

The potent combination of thanks, turkey and guilt followed by pie.


Sue - Nov 21, 2007 9:52:34 am PST #3543 of 10001
hip deep in pie

And then you have to dip a blanket in ebola and give it to a neighbor and then steal his land while bleeds from his eyeballs.

Hey it was smallpox! Let's not be melodramatic.

It's a ritual sacrifice! With pie!

I guess I have to make pie too! Wait, this is going to be a lot of work considering I don't have the day off.


beth b - Nov 21, 2007 9:57:16 am PST #3544 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

wow that art work is amazing. that doesn't look like any game I've ever seen.

I have no idea how smart I am . I thought of myself as average in school, but I hung out with smart kids. It wasn't until I really worked for awhile that I knew I was smarter than average. The difficulty that so many people had with routine procedures. Right now , sweet potatoes are roasting in the oven for the soup.

Yesterday was an interesting day at work - turns out one of my co-workers is a paid blogger for DR. Who. We talked fandom. She hasn't read Allyson's book yet, but she did know if it.


tommyrot - Nov 21, 2007 10:08:57 am PST #3545 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'm going to be without internet access for at least two days.

I have an idea. Everyone take all the posts that you would have made over the next two days and make them now, along with an indication of when they would have been posted. Then I and others who are leaving can threadsuck and thus stay caught up in the thread.

I suspect there may be a flaw in this plan, but I'm intentionally ignoring that suspicion....