I wish I had a car and, oh, $200 for gas, because I would totally drive down and spend the weekend with you, Tom. We could compare favorite NY places!
Xander: Look who's got a bad case of Dark Prince envy. Dracula: Leave us. Xander: No, we're not going to "Leabbb you." And where'd you get that accent, Sesame Street? "One, Two, Three - three victims! Maw ha ha!"
'Lessons'
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.
Amy - May 30, 2008 8:11:43 am PDT #9787 of 10001
Because books.
Susan W. - May 30, 2008 8:25:03 am PDT #9788 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Really random question for the hivemind...
We have an incoming intern for our summer program whose health insurance is through his seminary on the East Coast and doesn't provide good coverage in Seattle. He wants to know if there's any way he could buy short-term insurance out here. Does anyone have any idea how such things work in general? Should I just call a couple of local insurers and see if they have something?
amych - May 30, 2008 8:29:13 am PDT #9789 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Susan, have you checked with your university hr/benefits people? Even if they don't provide short-term policies, I'm sure they get asked the question often enough that they'll know where to call -- just think of all the visiting scholars etc. who come in to any given uni for a summer or a semester from places where they don't normally have to think about such things...
(Also, they guy's home insurance may have some kind of add-on rider/travel policy that they can sell him as a supplement to his normal policy.)
Jessica - May 30, 2008 8:31:15 am PDT #9790 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Tom if you're up to it you should come to the World Science Festival street fair this weekend! I'll be there with the whole fam in tow and we'd love to run into you. (Also, there will be a 20-foot long robot dinosaur and possibly Stephen Colbert.)
shrift - May 30, 2008 8:35:56 am PDT #9791 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
(Also, there will be a 20-foot long robot dinosaur and possibly Stephen Colbert.)
t books plane tickets
Jessica - May 30, 2008 8:38:41 am PDT #9792 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
And on a completely unrelated note, Dear Burritoville, shredded lettuce topped with sour cream hardly qualifies as a "Mexican Salad." However, it did go nicely atop my enchiladas, so I'm letting it go.
Steph L. - May 30, 2008 8:39:20 am PDT #9793 of 10001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
You had me at "20-foot long robot dinosaur."
shrift - May 30, 2008 8:41:21 am PDT #9794 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I has lemon cookies. Nom nom nom.
Theodosia - May 30, 2008 8:41:45 am PDT #9795 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"
Robot & dinosaur go together like pb & j.
Tom Scola - May 30, 2008 8:42:18 am PDT #9796 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
I went to Burritoville today for tacos. Nom nom nom.