Do you know what else has blood in it? Blood.

Spike ,'Sleeper'


Natter 61*  

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.


Pix - Oct 22, 2008 8:35:11 pm PDT #5987 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.

aurelia, I'm still looking for Lord of the Flies, A Handmaid's Tale, and 1984.

Kat, I put the word out to the upper school students at my school, most of whom have bought and read all three of these books, and they have already started bringing me their old copies. I'll let you know next week how many total I end up with, but I think you may end up with enough (so long as you don't mind margin notes).


Shir - Oct 22, 2008 8:43:24 pm PDT #5988 of 10001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

It's morning again here.

Sorta evil. Wanna sleep.


Kathy A - Oct 22, 2008 8:50:16 pm PDT #5989 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I worked at the bookstore tonight, and the manager there had the best story. His BIL happens to be a Secret Service agent who was on Barack Obama's detail when he first got one assigned to him, and has since been promoted and is in charge of Michelle's detail now. (He says that they are both the coolest people he's ever worked with and he's utterly charmed by both of them.)

Well, my manager's 3-year-old daughter H is fascinated by the Obamas and loves to shout/sing "Brock O-bah-mah!!" all day long. Yesterday, she spent a good portion of the afternoon drawing this rather elaborate picture of what she said was a dragon. When Jim (manager) went to put it on the refrigerator, she told him, "No, it's for Brock Obama! I wanna give it to Brock Obama!" So, he called his BIL and asked if Jim could mail it to him so he could pass it on to Obama, and after some confusion over why she wanted to give him a picture, BIL agreed. I hope that Obama sends back a photo of him holding the dragon picture!


Kathy A - Oct 22, 2008 8:51:58 pm PDT #5990 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Who's evil, Shir, the morning or you?

Mornings are always evil, and best dealt with through judicious applications of sleeping under the covers and coffee. If it's you who's evil, well then, the best thing to do is to apply to the Evil League of Evil.


Shir - Oct 22, 2008 9:03:30 pm PDT #5991 of 10001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

I think morning wins the evilness contest.


DavidS - Oct 22, 2008 9:39:30 pm PDT #5992 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I think morning wins the evilness contest.

Let me ask you one question: did you go to bed when you should have? Or did shiny, intriguing things keep you up late?

I'm not yet certain morning is to blame.


Shir - Oct 22, 2008 9:45:13 pm PDT #5993 of 10001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Ummm... ummm... mom! David's using logic on me again!

(I had almost 6 hours of sleep. That's enough for the sort of schedule I'm having now. Planned to have almost 7).

Besides, kinnda awake now.


Hil R. - Oct 22, 2008 9:51:15 pm PDT #5994 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I'm still awake. Probably going to bed soon, I think.

They just turned the heater on in my building, and my apartment is way too hot now. But if I open a window, it'll get too cold.


Shir - Oct 22, 2008 10:02:00 pm PDT #5995 of 10001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Oh, the ancient dilemma. Open window for 5-10 minutes, close it and wear a short sleeve shirt?


Hil R. - Oct 22, 2008 10:19:25 pm PDT #5996 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I turned on a fan. It's helping some.