Sigh. It was just a topper to a day that was otherwise really positive and enjoyable.
In other news, guess what came in the mail yesterday? The shorter OED! I am so excited!
eta Good Lord I'm a nerd.
Mom! Dead people are talking to you. Do the math!
Buffy ,'Showtime'
Natter 59: Dominate Your Face!
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.
Kat - Jul 10, 2008 8:24:14 am PDT #7390 of 10003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Susan W. - Jul 10, 2008 8:30:41 am PDT #7391 of 10003
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I would've been excited, too, Kat!
Of course, highlight of my week so far was coming home to a collection of Wellington's letters from 1794-1815, along with a biography of the Marquess Wellesley (i.e. Wellington's oldest brother), so it's possible I'm pretty high on the nerd scale myself.
msbelle - Jul 10, 2008 8:40:32 am PDT #7392 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I hope those little shits get stomped on hard by the school and their parents.
I would never hold my breath that parents will do anything. I am consistently horrified by what parents deem allowable, and also by their own behavior. Parents meeting at school/afterschool/YMCA are like torture for me, what with the speaking out of turn, speaking over presenters, walking around, cell phone going off/being talked on, children unsupervised and allowed to roam/play loudly/kick chairs, asking questions that have been addressed....
sumi - Jul 10, 2008 8:41:00 am PDT #7393 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
Kat, reporting those kids was totally the right thing. And woo hoo for the shorter OED!
It's really dark here now. Darn it. Do we really need more rain?
And - I'm finding the Tour de France to be soothing background for knitting.
Fred Pete - Jul 10, 2008 8:49:46 am PDT #7394 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.
Good Lord I'm a nerd.
You say it like there's something wrong with that.
As to yelling kids, "Egad" doesn't begin to cover it.
lisah - Jul 10, 2008 8:55:02 am PDT #7395 of 10003
Punishingly Intricate
what with the speaking out of turn, speaking over presenters, walking around, cell phone going off/being talked on, children unsupervised and allowed to roam/play loudly/kick chairs, asking questions that have been addressed....
SOUNDS LIKE MY DATES!
(not really, sounds like many a business meeting I've attended though)
msbelle - Jul 10, 2008 8:58:53 am PDT #7396 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I'm finding the Tour de France to be soothing background for knitting.
AM JEALOUS OF SUMI'S DAY!
SOUNDS LIKE MY DATES!
huh. and I was just pondering if dating was something I might venture back into. maybe not.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 10, 2008 8:59:41 am PDT #7397 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
OMG, how much would I love seeing Turd Blossom brought up on contempt charges: [link]
Of course, Shrub will probably just give him a blanket pardon.
Sue - Jul 10, 2008 9:06:34 am PDT #7398 of 10003
hip deep in pie
lisah - Jul 10, 2008 9:06:56 am PDT #7399 of 10003
Punishingly Intricate
huh. and I was just pondering if dating was something I might venture back into. maybe not.
nooo it was a joke! My dates are the opposite of that!
Today has been my B'more Celebrity Day. I saw Mary Alice from Ace of Cakes at the coffee shop this a.m. and then I just ran into my friends Trixie Little & her Evil Hate Monkey at the Whole Foods.
They are going to be on the new Gong show!