I wonder what the guy who wrote Dow 35000 is doing right this second....
You know, I just... I woke up, and I looked in the mirror, and I thought, hey, what's with all the sin? I need to change. I'm... I'm dirty. I'm, I'm bad with the... sex and the envy and that, that loud music us kids listen to nowadays.
Buffy ,'Lessons'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
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.
Tom Scola - Nov 20, 2008 12:12:58 pm PST #2579 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
aurelia - Nov 20, 2008 12:14:18 pm PST #2580 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
There was a big mall near where I live that died pretty quickly.
Bannister Mall? I used to work there. It opened in 1980 and I believe it was the largest indoor mall at that time. I remember hearing the crime stories in the late '80s/early 90's. Much like my high school's reputation, the rumors were much worse than the reality.
The mall was too big to survive on only the local population. When it opened, people from the surrounding suburbs and rural areas would come to the mall on weekends. A combination of fear (sometimes fed by racism), WalMart opening more stores in the suburbs and the growth of suburban shopping centers all worked against the continued viability of the mall. The fear really irritates me.
Gudanov - Nov 20, 2008 12:14:26 pm PST #2581 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
As of September 2008, Hassett was serving as an economic advisor to John McCain's Presidential campaign.
You can't make up anything better than that.
Theodosia - Nov 20, 2008 12:14:59 pm PST #2582 of 10002
'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"
Gosh, why am I not surprised about the guy being part of the McCain campaign?
I can't get the puppies cam to work, which makes me very sad on a day when I could use a little cheer.
sarameg - Nov 20, 2008 12:16:14 pm PST #2583 of 10002
45 more minutes until I can leave. And considering I haven't even gotten a single update since 3, I'm expecting it is for naught. OTOH, I think I'd rather be here unneeded than needed for this....
Daisy Jane - Nov 20, 2008 12:16:37 pm PST #2584 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
There was a full on puppy brawl just a minute ago. Now they're wandering around all dazed.
Daisy Jane - Nov 20, 2008 12:21:29 pm PST #2585 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Oh God! One of them just flipped out like mammal! I am crying with laughter.
Gudanov - Nov 20, 2008 12:22:20 pm PST #2586 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
Bannister Mall?
That's the one. When it started to decline it went downhill fast. Sears held on for awhile after the rest of the mall pretty much went away and I went to that Sears a fair amount. I didn't think there was anything scary at all about the place when it was running at full capacity although I heard stories. Once it was pretty much empty I think they pretty gave up on security in the mall proper.
sumi - Nov 20, 2008 12:23:14 pm PST #2587 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Darn it! I can't get puppycam to come up.
Gudanov - Nov 20, 2008 12:37:55 pm PST #2588 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
The mall was too big to survive on only the local population. When it opened, people from the surrounding suburbs and rural areas would come to the mall on weekends.
I think you're right about the size, that place was huge as was the surrounding strip mall area. It was really amazing how quickly everything shut down. For awhile it seemed like every time I went there the store I was planning to go to had just closed.