For my birthday, I'll throw them a birthday!
I wonder if we can get the little area where they have activities for a couple hours...
I'm supposed to deliver you to the Master now. There's this whole deal where I get to be immortal. Are you cool with that?
Xander ,'Lessons'
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.
Allyson - Jan 15, 2008 3:57:28 pm PST #3485 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
Trudy Booth - Jan 15, 2008 4:04:35 pm PST #3486 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
Frontline tonight is How Fucking Evil is Dick Cheney
(or something like that)
It looks really good.
Liese S. - Jan 15, 2008 4:07:51 pm PST #3487 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, that definitely sounds like the vehicle I need. Just can't buy it, with the whole just-built-a-house thing. I've been hesitant about hybrids because so much of my driving is highway, but that's changed a lot this year, and will likely change moreso in the future. Too bad for me, I guess!
Yay, littlings. Allyson, you have to throw them a birthday party! You're the best at parties!
NoiseDesign - Jan 15, 2008 4:23:10 pm PST #3488 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
I've been really happy with it, and I'm a bit of a car nut, so the fact that it was a good car to me and that the hybrid aspect of it didn't drive me crazy is a pretty good argument for how good the technology is.
tommyrot - Jan 15, 2008 4:24:23 pm PST #3489 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.
IIRC the Escape Hybrid uses the same technology (licensed from Toyota) as the 1st Prius.
NoiseDesign - Jan 15, 2008 4:27:45 pm PST #3490 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
It is similar tech, but not the same. As I understand it Ford ended up developing technology that came pretty close to the Toyota patents, so the two companies did an exchange. Ford gave Toyota access to a fairly large number of patents and Toyota gave Ford access to a smaller set of patents. The tech is very similar, but I've ridden in and driven both the 1st gen Prius, 2nd gen Prius, and Escape, and they aren't identical tech.
beth b - Jan 15, 2008 5:06:20 pm PST #3491 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I have close to my ideal job. I like older kids better than preschoolers, but the preschoolers are cute. and unpredictable. my 4th graders ( book clubs) , a blast. I'm encouraged to do new stuff. But as ND said , it is still work. and there are many days when I'd rather not.
tommyrot - Jan 15, 2008 5:15:19 pm PST #3492 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.
Ford ended up developing technology that came pretty close to the Toyota patents, so the two companies did an exchange.
Oh. Interesting. Actually, car companies exchange patents all the time - even unrelated ones.
Trudy Booth - Jan 15, 2008 5:16:38 pm PST #3493 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
My ideal career would be acting in a film or two a year and doing theater inbetween.
Vortex - Jan 15, 2008 5:23:36 pm PST #3494 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
who the hell would let their daughter wear this? I mean, the words "sexy" and "teen girl" should not be in the same sentence.