I bought myself a surpise. One of my coworkers bought himself three surprises.
We're all ridiculously excited about the surprises.
Monty: Whaddya mean she ain't my wife? Mal: She ain't your wife... cause she's married to me.
'Trash'
Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!
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 - May 22, 2008 2:46:17 pm PDT #8473 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
shrift - May 22, 2008 3:07:16 pm PDT #8474 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Don't we call that a tummy?
I consider the entire world a bacon delivery system, yes.
Burrell - May 22, 2008 3:11:25 pm PDT #8475 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Whoa. I just heard thunder. Am I crazy?
Nope, another bolt of thunder. Weird.
I need to go get started on dinner. I think I'm making greens and potatoes to be healthy, and a nitrate-free kielbasa to be not-so-healthy.
Hil R. - May 22, 2008 3:16:04 pm PDT #8476 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I got canning supplies. Now I need to find things to can. I also bought way too many quart jars and not enough half-pint ones. Most recipes I'm seeing for things in quart jars are apples, pickles, and sauerkraut. But I like all of those things, so it'll work out.
Sean K - May 22, 2008 3:27:50 pm PDT #8477 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
We've been hearing thunder here in Silver Lake, Burrell. Not just your imagination.
Tamara - May 22, 2008 3:32:45 pm PDT #8478 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Just got lots of thunder and lightning and rain in Century City. Suns is back out now.
§ ita § - May 22, 2008 3:44:51 pm PDT #8479 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Whoa. I just heard thunder. Am I crazy?
Whoohoo!
Uh, except for the walk to the parking lot for my car.
Let me try that leaving work thing.
Allyson - May 22, 2008 3:45:32 pm PDT #8480 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
Lots of thunder here, with a full explanation of the Doppler Effect and approximation of how far away the storm is, judging from the length and loudness of thunder.
Heh. Scientists.
sarameg - May 22, 2008 4:19:41 pm PDT #8481 of 10001
One second is .2 miles! The higher pitch (the crack) reaches you first because of the wavelength! Um. Hi.
As oddly charmed as I was by LA (even the stereotypical overheard of modelish types in a fancy pants place, talking about what their therapists said about their narcissism!) the fact you are surprised by thunderstorms makes me have to cross it off my list of places. As if real estate didn't already.
I need my thunderstorms.
Hil R. - May 22, 2008 4:26:12 pm PDT #8482 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I used to do that all the time as a kid. Sit in the window watching a storm, and count the seconds between the lightning and the thunder to figure out how far away it was.