Has ita seen this? [link] Man says he found dead shark in Lake Michigan
Because really? That's even worse than lake whales.
...burning baby fish swimming all round your head.
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
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.
Trudy Booth - Sep 10, 2008 10:45:54 am PDT #8078 of 10003
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
Frankenbuddha - Sep 10, 2008 10:51:24 am PDT #8079 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Because really? That's even worse than lake whales.
But is it worse than land sharks?
beth b - Sep 10, 2008 10:51:49 am PDT #8080 of 10003
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Sorry, Shir.
and I'm going out on a limb here, but sharks do not belong in lakes.
sumi - Sep 10, 2008 11:00:36 am PDT #8081 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
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.
Ginger - Sep 10, 2008 11:16:53 am PDT #8082 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
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]
Kathy A - Sep 10, 2008 12:13:20 pm PDT #8083 of 10003
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
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.
sarameg - Sep 10, 2008 1:00:43 pm PDT #8084 of 10003
I am full of hate for these past 2 weeks and the upcoming month.
Theodosia - Sep 10, 2008 1:07:04 pm PDT #8085 of 10003
'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"
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.
Scrappy - Sep 10, 2008 1:11:29 pm PDT #8086 of 10003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Our house is currently worth about $80k more than we paid, which is comforting.
Theodosia - Sep 10, 2008 1:36:26 pm PDT #8087 of 10003
'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"
Scrappy, that's damn good -- considering what your region's been going through, and all. While the Boston area has taken an obvious hit, it's nothing like in other sections of the country.