Too many books? Nah, probably not true of anybody here, but... here's a cool idea for storing excess books: Hang your books from the rafters
Ah, yes, of course. The gypsies, they gave you your soul. The gypsies are filthy people. Ptui! We shall speak of them no more.
Ilona Costa Bianchi ,'The Girl in Question'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
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.
tommyrot - Jan 11, 2008 4:33:52 am PST #2409 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.
Vortex - Jan 11, 2008 4:36:11 am PST #2410 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Has anyone seen the Kevin Henkes book Chrysanthemum? It's about having an odd name - pretty good for the pull-up set.
Heh. When I was a kid, my made up name was Chyrsanthemum Diamond. I thought it sounded very glamorous.
ION, the workmen are here FINALLY INSTALLING MY CABINETS. I wish that I'd thought to make coffee before they got here. Technically, I still could, but it would be inconvenient for them, and rude not to offer any.
Theodosia - Jan 11, 2008 4:41:37 am PST #2411 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"
I'm in class, after driving through really heavy rain, thanking some deity or another that it isn't SNOW.
sumi - Jan 11, 2008 4:46:56 am PST #2412 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Yeah, we were supposed (at one point) to get 1-3 inches of snow but instead got NONE. Woo hoo!
GA: I know!!! Do they actually hate women with careers to make them so unable to have relationships? I am so happy that (at least for now) Derek/Meredeth are finally done.
flea - Jan 11, 2008 4:48:33 am PST #2413 of 10001
information libertarian
Jessica, according to Social Security, Jessica was 32 in 2006. It was Top 10 between 1976 and 2000; 1 or 2 between 1981 and 1997.
Seriously, folks. Baby names at Social Security. Rocks. [link]
sumi - Jan 11, 2008 4:48:36 am PST #2414 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Oooh, vegan Boston Creme like cupcakes - is it Brooklyn because they're vegan?
Jesse - Jan 11, 2008 4:49:19 am PST #2415 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The Baby Name Voyager is SSN data in pretty format, right? I love that thing!
flea - Jan 11, 2008 4:53:33 am PST #2416 of 10001
information libertarian
Yes. SO FUN! Except it crashes my work computer, and it isn't easy to see broken down by year, but only by decade. It's here [link] and her blog is great.
Vortex - Jan 11, 2008 4:55:23 am PST #2417 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
woo! broke the top 100 in the SSN database. Eat it baby center!
Fred Pete - Jan 11, 2008 5:01:33 am PST #2418 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
My first name was number 483 in 2006. And falling fast.
Strange but true -- until about 1950, the obvious nickname (Fred) was more popular than the full name (Frederick).