And I myself will be wearing pink taffeta as chenille would not go with my complexion.

Giles ,'Touched'


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.


Dana - Dec 04, 2008 3:31:15 pm PST #4383 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

ewwwwww.


Hil R. - Dec 04, 2008 3:34:02 pm PST #4384 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Ew.

Huh. The 1912 hygiene book was already warning about the dangers of lead paint.


Jesse - Dec 04, 2008 3:34:06 pm PST #4385 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

We had that here already! I can't imagine it's serious.


Hil R. - Dec 04, 2008 3:46:11 pm PST #4386 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Interesting. This book, which was written for jr. high or high school kids about to enter the workforce, has a whole lot of safety suggestions that really only make sense to give to the factory owners. Stuff like putting safety shields on the machines, or making sure the building has enough fire escapes. That's not really stuff that's under the workers' control.


Connie Neil - Dec 04, 2008 3:47:22 pm PST #4387 of 10002
brillig

That's not really stuff that's under the workers' control.

Useful things to be on the lookout for, though.


Connie Neil - Dec 04, 2008 3:48:11 pm PST #4388 of 10002
brillig

Those comments to the cookbook were hysterical. I'm very curious as to their attitudes about blow jobs.


Hil R. - Dec 04, 2008 3:50:18 pm PST #4389 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Useful things to be on the lookout for, though.

True. But this book was published just a few months after the Triangle Shirtwaist fire. I think that most factories then had pretty much the same conditions.


sarameg - Dec 04, 2008 4:01:39 pm PST #4390 of 10002

In good food news, I can't wait to eat Ema Datshi in Bhutan (Thimpu: [link] ). Green chile and cheese! Red rice! [link]

It is so good (had it at the Folklife Fest.)

eta: reviewing info...my flight from Kathmandu to Thimpu should take me past Everest. I'll get to see it!!


tiggy - Dec 04, 2008 4:17:59 pm PST #4391 of 10002
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

sorry to barge into the thread all mememe, but i think i may need some hairpats.

my sister just told me she's pregnant. the same sister i bought a house with. we're 2 1/2 months shy of being in this house a year. yesterday i was worried she was going to lose her job. today it's this. i'm just not sure where this leaves me...


meara - Dec 04, 2008 4:22:23 pm PST #4392 of 10002

I am starting to get very jealous of you Sara! Dang! I mean, one thing to be all "Ooh, she gets to be somewhere cool", but jealous of even the plane flights and the food? That's not right.

tiggy, I take it this is not a planned and hoped-for sort of pregnancy? Oh dear. Is she just hitting the "oh good lord" at the moment, or has she had some time to think? Is there help in the picture? (Is there still a prospect of losing the job?) Eep! Hairpats indeed!