I am leaving in 4 hours, 45 minutes. I am leaving in 4 hours, 45 minutes. I am leaving in 4 hours, 45 minutes. I am leaving in 4 hours, 45 minutes. I am leaving in 4 hours, 45 minutes.
That's my girl, large and in-charge. Okay, teensy-weensy and in charge.
Gunn ,'Just Rewards (2)'
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.
sarameg - Sep 12, 2008 7:02:17 am PDT #8389 of 10003
DavidS - Sep 12, 2008 7:02:50 am PDT #8390 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Happy birthday to P-Cow and Billytea! Today is made of SCIENCE!
Dana! I recount this conversation for your benefit.
As I drove Emmett to school this morning we were listening to a song ("Dog Eat Dog" - Adam & the Ants) with the lyric "What's a warrior without his pride?"
Which prompted Emmett to muse: "What's a warrior without his pride? Nothing. My favorite warrior is Achilles -- No! Ajax. Ajax is so beast-mode. Ajax is so cool they named a soap after him. It sucks that Paris killed Achilles. Paris is such a noob."
Hil R. - Sep 12, 2008 7:03:21 am PDT #8391 of 10003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I think that was one of the things that startled the Jewish kids I went to the HS in Israel program with-- how very secular Israel was, especially since so many of them had applied to the program and gone with this idea of reconnecting with their spiritual roots.
My first trip to Israel was on Birthright Israel, and the trip I went out had a policy of have several young Israelis along for the whole trip. We got to really get to know a whole bunch of Israelis from pretty much everywhere along the religious and political spectrum. And this was the summer of the pullout from Gaza, and when the security fence was starting to go up, so there were lots of interesting political discussions.
The security fence thing was interesting. One of our stops was right by where we could see the fence, and a PR person from the IDF talked to us about it. He explained the rationale behind it, and some of the complaints. He pointed out that, from where we were standing, we could see some olive groves on the Israeli side of the fence that belonged to a Palestinian farmer who lived on the other side of the fence and had to travel a few miles to get to a checkpoint where he could go through to tend to his groves, and that sometimes, when the lines at the checkpoint were too long, he couldn't get through on a certain day. And in response to our "What do you mean that's an "acceptable consequence"?" questions, he'd just respond, "I am in this uniform now, and my answers are the answers of the IDF. If you ran into me on the street some morning when I'm not in uniform, I might say something different."
Kathy A - Sep 12, 2008 7:04:23 am PDT #8392 of 10003
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Poor sarameg! You sound like me when I'm stuck at the B&N register on a slow day. "204 minutes left...203 minutes left...[two customers later] Oooh, it's below 200 minutes! 194 minutes left..."
Cashmere - Sep 12, 2008 7:05:45 am PDT #8393 of 10003
Now tagless for your comfort.
Where does Buffista Island fall on this map?
DavidS - Sep 12, 2008 7:08:47 am PDT #8394 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Where does Buffista Island fall on this map?
Ocean of Subculture, I think.
Aims - Sep 12, 2008 7:13:35 am PDT #8395 of 10003
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Right next to the Isle of Slash.
Lee - Sep 12, 2008 7:13:39 am PDT #8396 of 10003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Suzi, I was thinking the same thing about 90210. Sumi, want to share the spoiler over in Spoilers lite? (assuming you haven't already).
I just finished off the last bit of the projects I was handed on Wednesday. I AM FREE. (okay, only free to do paperwork and stuff I've been neglecting all week, but still.)
What are people doing this weekend?
I have to take the cat to the vet obscenely early tomorrow, and catch up on my laundry, but other than that I have no real plans.
juliana - Sep 12, 2008 7:15:27 am PDT #8397 of 10003
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
"Oh, you're from THERE. How is it like?". Which isn't rude, but made me feel like I'm coming from outer space.
Shir, I get a lot of that too, coming from Alaska. Which isn't nearly the same intensity (and doesn't involve possible prejudice), but... yeah. Always makes me feel like some exotic bird to be stared at.
that would be anyone with a penchant for depression, swearing and drinking copious amounts of vodka.
Um. That sounds like what my Russian friends say about qualifications to be Russian. IJS.
It sucks that Paris killed Achilles. Paris is such a noob.
SNERK.
Happy Birthday, P-C!!!
Sophia Brooks - Sep 12, 2008 7:16:58 am PDT #8398 of 10003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Are there any theatre peeps around?
I need to share my indignation that the University Theatre Department where I work, part-time, for $7,000 a year as the costume shop manager, with the help of 2 students and one adult for even less time, has now hired a full time PROPS PERSON. There is a production manager/ technical director who is full time, an assistant technical director full time, and now a props person full time!! Not that I even want to work full time for them, but how can props be a higher priority for full-time work than costumes!