You know, I've saved lives. Dozens. Maybe hundreds. I reattached a girl's leg. Her whole leg. She named her hamster after me. I got a hamster. He drops a box of money, he gets a town.

Simon ,'Jaynestown'


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.


Ginger - Nov 08, 2008 7:08:20 pm PST #289 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

And they smell delicious, but we have to wait for them to cool before we eat them.

What kind of insane troll logic is that? You have to eat at least one cookie when it's so hot that you have to transfer it from hand to hand.

I see the supermarket has once again brought the candied fruit out. I have a theory that all the candied fruit was made in 1960 and stored in a warehouse. They just dust it off and put it out again each year. Thanksgiving appears to have about 10 square feet of space, and the rest is all Christmas, all the time.


Kat - Nov 08, 2008 7:16:08 pm PST #290 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

I heard this on Weekend Edition today and it made me tear up. If you are still looking for things to make you tear up about the election that is.


Theresa - Nov 08, 2008 7:24:07 pm PST #291 of 10002
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"

Kat, I made up my mind I wasn't going to cry, no matter what I read. I made it to the next to last sentence.


msbelle - Nov 08, 2008 7:32:37 pm PST #292 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Whew - already read it. am cry free.

now to bed.


Burrell - Nov 08, 2008 7:35:02 pm PST #293 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Cookies were good but a bit dry, as shortbread can be sometimes. Then again they ate the whole batch so I'm guessing they were good enough.

It's funny how many things have made me tear up this election. Who knew I was such a pushover? The one who got me twice was the 109 year old woman from Texas, daughter of a former slave.


Polgara - Nov 08, 2008 7:43:30 pm PST #294 of 10002
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS

We had dinner with Polgara tonight. It wasn't the best dinner ever (sorry, Polgara! The shrimp was good but I was a fail at sides).

Crazy talk, dinner was made of awesome! And the company was all the sides it needed.


sarameg - Nov 08, 2008 7:53:05 pm PST #295 of 10002

Oh god, that piece had me on the edge of my seat, near tears, the whole time I was listening to it. I wanted to be mad at him the whole time, and then the finish? I was ashamed of my mad.

I can't find one of my favorite cartoons so far, not online. It is a Barling, with a grinning Lincoln tipping aside a paper that reads"Obama Wins!" "First Black President." And it is labelled "The Happiest Republican."


juliana - Nov 08, 2008 9:57:11 pm PST #296 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Six-week-old Toy Poodle puppies rescued by Flora's Pet Project/Poodle Rescue Connecticut will be available for new homes in early January. They can be adopted by contacting Marianne Smith, President, Flora's Pet Project at flora@floraspetproject.org. Click here to see a photo of these dogs.

ZOMG CUTEST PICTURE EVER WANT


Theodosia - Nov 09, 2008 2:24:57 am PST #297 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"

Which reminds me that I heard about a Parrot Rescue Sanctuary that will let you adopt a parrot for moderate cost... if you first volunteer for 3-6 months so they can judge how you relate to the birds and know enough to care for them. It's in RI, a good hour and a half away, otherwise I'd seriously consider volunteering -- I'd either get my fascination with parrots either extinguished by the reality of cleaning up after them et cetera or I'd feel I had a good idea of just what owning one would entail.


Cashmere - Nov 09, 2008 5:18:45 am PST #298 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.

Theo, parrots live FOREVER, 80 years in the wild. Some reputable breeders won't sell to you unless you made arrangements in your will to provide for the bird's care after you die.

I don't know how I'd feel about a pet that I knew would outlive me.