I've like 100 books I've been meaning to get to, but not in the mood. I get it.
Lorne: Snakes? Uh-huh. And they came out of your what? Okay. Okay, well, did they get up there themselves or is this part of a, you know, a thing? No, I'm not judging...Do we fight snakes? Angel: Only if they're giant. Or demons. Or giant demons. Are they giant demon snakes? Lorne: Well, unless this guy's 30 feet tall, I'm thinking they're of the garden variety.
'Lineage'
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.
sarameg - Dec 12, 2008 6:32:10 pm PST #5920 of 10002
msbelle - Dec 12, 2008 6:33:46 pm PST #5921 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I have been reading the same book since spring. ugh
Kathy A - Dec 12, 2008 6:39:36 pm PST #5922 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I'm going to try and be frugal while shopping at the bookstore tomorrow, but I've had my eye on this collection of an old magazine called The Chicagoan that just screams Art Deco goodness.
Speaking of Chicago, I loved this from DailyKos:
For Sale:
1 Sears Tower---$1.2 billion
1 Wrigley Field---$10 million
1 U.S. Senate seat---$500,000 or best cabinet-level position
1 Lincoln home---$4 million
Lou Malnati's pizzeria chain---$10 million
1 Fermi National Accelerator Lab---$300 million
Randomly-chosen Illinois citizens---$50 each
The Evanston Symphony Orchestra (yes, they do windows)---$100,000
Buckingham Fountain---$2.5 million (includes pump)
Peoria---$16 million
1 Illinois Governor's office, including desk, chair, books, American & Illinois flags, and assortment of bongs---A satchel of magic beans
1 Illinois governor's soul---Free with purchase
Cash or MO.
Serious offers only.
No federal agents, please.
Call Rod at: F-ING-GOLDEN
DavidS - Dec 12, 2008 6:40:24 pm PST #5923 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I have been reading the same book since spring. ugh
That doesn't sound like fun. I was browsing the oral history of George Plimpton's life as told by his friends - George, Being George and it was very fun and engaging. He had a lot of fun. Plus he did the Harvard Lampoon with Fred Gwynne (Herman Munster) and John Updike. Or they were all around roughly at the same time.
DavidS - Dec 12, 2008 6:41:17 pm PST #5924 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm going to try and be frugal while shopping at the bookstore tomorrow, but I've had my eye on this collection of an old magazine called The Chicagoan that just screams Art Deco goodness.
I was just looking at that tonight, Kathy. It really was very closely modeled on The New Yorker in the 20s.
Sue - Dec 12, 2008 6:54:28 pm PST #5925 of 10002
hip deep in pie
I have been reading the same book since spring. ugh
I am msbelle. Feeling very illiterate.
Ugh. I just spent an hour trying to figure out my Costco bill. I took a friend and she bought a whack of crap. Then had buyers remorse about all the crap and returned some of it, only to buy something else. She gave me some money the first time, and left me to settle the bill. Oh boy, Math is hard!
sarameg - Dec 12, 2008 6:57:27 pm PST #5926 of 10002
Loki is such a squeaky cat.
msbelle - Dec 12, 2008 7:00:06 pm PST #5927 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
podcasts, music, and knitting just keep winning out over books. I only watch like 3 tv shows.
Trudy Booth - Dec 12, 2008 7:02:05 pm PST #5928 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
What's our Amazon thingy and how does it work? I'm about to do some Christmas Shopping.
meara - Dec 12, 2008 7:03:22 pm PST #5929 of 10002
I decided I was too warm and cozy to face the icky weather and go out dancing (even though I much wanted to be social and dancing). But I did finally get productive and order several Christmas presents that had been in my shopping cart, and, better yet, FIND several other Christmas presents that'll be PERFECT on Etsy and order those! One I'm not sure if it'll be perfect, sadly (I found something that'll be GREAT for two people, and the third person, the concept is great, but I couldn't find a specific piece that made me go "Oh, it's SO HER!" like I did for the other two people, sigh)
edit: Heh. Good plan, Trudy! I've still got more to go, though...no idea what to get my mom or sister. Or Seekrit Santa person. Must continue to think.