No. You're missing the point. The design of the thing is functional. The plan is not to shoot you. The plan is to get the girl. If there's no girl, then the plan, well, is like the room.

Early ,'Objects In Space'


Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam  

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.


megan walker - Mar 23, 2009 9:43:05 am PDT #11915 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Most Buffista t-shirts ever!

I can't decide which I like better, the one about wine or pi.


beth b - Mar 23, 2009 9:55:29 am PDT #11916 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

happy birthdya Raq! Happ birthday Kathy A !

Gud's kids take some sort of magic potion -- yesterday they were teeny - weeny.


Aims - Mar 23, 2009 10:24:57 am PDT #11917 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Re: my overheard at work - it was a debate about what was on the kitchen floor at one of our properties. Apparantly the thoughtwas it might have been wet coffee grounds.


Strix - Mar 23, 2009 10:27:01 am PDT #11918 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Euch. I HATE wet coffee grounds. Texture....


sumi - Mar 23, 2009 10:27:51 am PDT #11919 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!

Gina Torres has a pilot.


megan walker - Mar 23, 2009 10:28:10 am PDT #11920 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

For my sister-in-law:
Does anyone have a good carrot cake recipe that is more sweet than spicy?


Strix - Mar 23, 2009 10:29:03 am PDT #11921 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Ok, tangential question:

I am going to do my taxes this year (this week, I mean, duh), and I am thinking about having them done, basically because I had a lot of medical bills this year. HOWEVER, I don't really know if that's a reason -- are medical bills, or short-term medical disability, anything that would affect taxes?


Sparky1 - Mar 23, 2009 10:34:05 am PDT #11922 of 30000
Librarian Warlord

are medical bills, or short-term medical disability, anything that would affect taxes?

I believe the short term disability benefits are not taxable income.

I believe you can start deducting medical expenses when they are more than 7.5% of your AGI.

I would think that a program like Turbo Tax would work fine with those kinds of adjustments, and it's a lot cheaper than paying someone to do the taxes.

Here, have a grain of salt to go with that.


Dana - Mar 23, 2009 10:36:45 am PDT #11923 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

You may deduct only the amount by which your total medical care expenses for the year exceed 7.5% of your adjusted gross income. You do this calculation on Form 1040 Schedule A in computing the amount deductible.


Strix - Mar 23, 2009 10:36:57 am PDT #11924 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Heh. Thanks, Sparky. I've never had my taxes done before, but I've used TTax before.

Last year was really confusing -- I also emptied my 401(K) -- I know, I know, but I was umemployed and I had to not be homeless -- so I am a bit overwhelmed by the thought.