'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
Shit.
I served in the IAF and was in touch with some pilots. Media doesn't tell anything about them, or if they survived this. But I don't think I'll call the people in my ex-unit after two years out of the blue to ask them if they know anything.
Shit.
(Edit: from the description of the accident, it sounds like they wouldn't make it. The ammunition blew up and the chopper went in flames, and it took a long while to the rescue teams to get to the area).
Has ita seen this? [link] Man says he found dead shark in Lake Michigan
Because really? That's even worse than lake whales.
Because really? That's even worse than lake whales.
But is it worse than land sharks?
Sorry, Shir.
and I'm going out on a limb here, but sharks do not belong in lakes.
Didn't they conclude that it had been somebody's (illegal) pet and then dumped into the lake - where it died because sharks are salt-water fish.
And, as kind of a tangent to the True Blood subject, I've noticed that the reviews - both newspaper and radio - don't mention the books or Charlaine Harris.
Alan Ball talks about True Blood, Towelhead: [link]
It looks like more people are renting in my neighborhood now--I know, what a big surprise, considering the housing market downturn. I was chatting with a couple in the apartment elevator last night who are going to be moving in at the end of the month (they were visiting a friend of theirs yesterday). I asked them if they minded me asking how much rent they're going to be paying for their 1BR unit, and was quite surprised to hear "$830," since I'm only paying $775.
They added that they lucked into getting this unit, because otherwise the wait was going to be at least a month for another open apartment. When I moved in back in May 2006, they had lots of open units available, which probably accounted for my getting the big break on deposit (only $200 for me and they didn't charge me the $300 for the cat deposit) and a $10 discount on my monthly rent. My complex is the cheapest in the area by at least $100, which adds to the popularity.
I am full of hate for these past 2 weeks and the upcoming month.
I checked Zillow.com the other day and found that my house had lost about $50K of its "estimated" value over the past half-year. That still makes the going market price something like twice what I paid for it, so I won't cry too hard.
Our house is currently worth about $80k more than we paid, which is comforting.