This here's a recipe for unpleasantness.

Mal ,'Objects In Space'


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.


P.M. Marc - Oct 29, 2008 11:20:38 am PDT #7256 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

I wouldn't worry, Nora -- the thing Plei was ranting about completely doesn't apply to the Wilkerson story. You're ranting about someone who's done some geniunely boneheaded things -- she's talking about people whining that attacks on Palin are every bit as bad as attacks on Obama. Whole different vibe.

Yep! (The Shakesville post about the unfunny and stupid Palin West Hollywood Halloween effigy and its comments were my trigger.) As for the other, I'm with Jesse!


Jesse - Oct 29, 2008 11:21:38 am PDT #7257 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

You know, I'm kidding, but I'm serious -- you have to be an actual power player to get hit with a corruption scandal, so it does say something.


Nora Deirdre - Oct 29, 2008 11:21:40 am PDT #7258 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

Nora, is it wrong that when I clicked through, my first thought was that it was kind of awesome for there to be a Black woman in Boston with the power to fix things like that? Used to be, only the Irish could get you a liquor license!!

We've come a long way baby! politicians of every color, gender, and nationality can get in on some sweet, sweet kickback action!


erikaj - Oct 29, 2008 11:24:01 am PDT #7259 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!

Well, sheeit(/obligatory Clay Davis shoutout)


Nora Deirdre - Oct 29, 2008 11:24:14 am PDT #7260 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

You know, I'm kidding, but I'm serious -- you have to be an actual power player to get hit with a corruption scandal, so it does say something.

It's funny 'cause it's true.


brenda m - Oct 29, 2008 11:49:13 am PDT #7261 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

“Godless Americans and Kay Hagan. She hid from cameras. Took godless money,” the ad's narrator also says. “What did Kay Hagan promise in return?”

Her SOOOOOUL -- wait, no, that doesn't work. A constitutional right to sleep in on Sundays?


Calli - Oct 29, 2008 11:49:41 am PDT #7262 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I like this video of a hockey mom for Obama singing "Don't Speak for Me, Sarah Palin."

Oh, my, that's lovely. I'll be earwormed for the rest of the evening, but I'm good with that.


msbelle - Oct 29, 2008 11:54:28 am PDT #7263 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

to the parents: [link]

funny cause it's true.


Burrell - Oct 29, 2008 12:02:22 pm PDT #7264 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I don't know whether to laugh or to cry msbelle. I've been dreading the Daylight Savings switch all month. Isaac has *just* started sleeping in until 6:30.


megan walker - Oct 29, 2008 12:05:48 pm PDT #7265 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I get that the changover thing can be a chore, but paragraphs like this:

It is one of many moments that used to be relaxing but become something else when seen through a parent’s lens. Long plane rides are no longer about a stack of good magazines. Long car rides are no longer about leaving the direct route and finding an off-beat place for lunch. Your spouse being off at a work dinner no longer means a chick flick for you, or a beer with friends.

make me think he thinks a lot of things about being a parent are a chore.