Oooooooooooooooo, Shredding paper is fun!
It really is. Especially when you have a cat who is fascinated by the process and loves to watch the magically disappearing paper.
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
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.
Lee - Dec 22, 2007 10:19:33 am PST #8944 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Typo Boy - Dec 22, 2007 10:34:33 am PST #8945 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Worth a heh:
The last 4 paragraphs of the story:
“Who is your favorite author?” Aleya Deatsch, 7, of West Des Moines asked Mr. Huckabee in one of those posing-like-a-shopping-mall-Santa moments.
Mr. Huckabee paused, then said his favorite author was Dr. Seuss.
In an interview afterward with the news media, Aleya said she was somewhat surprised. She thought the candidate would be reading at a higher level.
“My favorite author is C. S. Lewis,” she said.
beth b - Dec 22, 2007 10:44:49 am PST #8946 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
like the story.
I don't like shredding paper.
and instead of doing chores, I am blogging about housework. It has not brought the cleaning fairies.
Glamcookie - Dec 22, 2007 11:18:09 am PST #8947 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Currently giving blood. Merry Christmas, recipient!
Susan W. - Dec 22, 2007 11:51:09 am PST #8948 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Debt issues question:
I just discovered we accidentally went over the limit on one of our cards. We're still well under our total credit limit, I just forgot that we were close to the top on this particular card, and we put some of our Christmas travel on it. We're only a hair over the limit, like $200, and I'm about to go online and pay as much as I can, which is a bit more than the minimum and enough to get us back under the limit.
Two questions:
1. The minimum payment is twice was it was last month, much more than is justified by what we spent. Is this one time because we're over the limit, or is it permanent as punishment for going over? And if the latter, is there any way we can fight it?
2. This probably means we've completely ruined all our chances of getting that personal loan to pay off the credit cards and give us a regular monthly payment that's tough but doable, right?
Kat - Dec 22, 2007 11:53:35 am PST #8949 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
That's a good gift!
I am trying to figure out what and how to pack. Seriously. We have a lot of stuff.
beth b - Dec 22, 2007 11:54:43 am PST #8950 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Call and ask, Susan.
Confront the demon.
I am guessing the answer to 2 is no - the only thing it could change is the interest rate
Kat - Dec 22, 2007 11:57:03 am PST #8951 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
megan walker - Dec 22, 2007 12:15:21 pm PST #8952 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Well, I made my 29 min connection in Cincinnati and arrived in Boston safe and sound. Now I just need to survive Christmas. Going dark for the next few days. Happy Solstice and Merry Christmas to all!
Susan W. - Dec 22, 2007 12:27:44 pm PST #8953 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Fuck.
My credit rating is much lower than I'd expected.
[Edited to delete my actual score. Not that it's identifying info, but it's a little more detail than I want in the archives 5 years from now.]