Well, a gathering is brie, mellow song stylings; shindig, dip, less mellow song stylings, perhaps a large amount of malt beverage, and hootenanny, well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny.

Oz ,'Beneath You'


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.


sarameg - Jan 14, 2009 3:53:48 pm PST #1333 of 30000

Is it Cokie Roberts on NPR who says Missoura? I always notice it when she does.

I got beat in a geography bee in fifth grade by a native Louisianan who pronounce Louisiana "Loo-see-an" and thus finished before my "Loo-wee-see-an-uh."

Why do I remember that??


Jesse - Jan 14, 2009 4:07:33 pm PST #1334 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yes! I watch Life on Mars.

OK, when you see cabs outside the Drake hotel (?), know that that's right by my house.


JenP - Jan 14, 2009 4:12:15 pm PST #1335 of 30000

Awesome! I will wave at you through the TV.


Kat - Jan 14, 2009 4:56:42 pm PST #1336 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Someone asked me to review something as a favor, and it's just not very good, and now I feel bad telling her that. Hate that! I'm trying to figure out how to make constructive suggestions rather than just saying it doesn't make enough sense.

I usually try to phrase everything as a question. Like, do you mean ____ here? But sometimes that bites me in the ass when I want to say, "Do you realize you sound like a crack-addled moron?"

Or the other thing to do is find the place where the paper works best and work from that point out.

Why do I remember that??

For the same reason I remember misspelling flour as FLOWER in the 2nd grade spelling bee. Stupid homonyms.

Our new president looks like a nerd.


amych - Jan 14, 2009 4:58:39 pm PST #1337 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Our new president looks like a nerd.

<<<3 I KNOW!11!!!

(edited to fix HTML and note ironic post number given that I totally borked it)


Kat - Jan 14, 2009 4:59:49 pm PST #1338 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

amych, is that no comment, just agreement?

The man has a serious erkel vibe.


amych - Jan 14, 2009 5:02:16 pm PST #1339 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

I was in fact agreeing. But my post was unable to contain my dorkitude.


ChiKat - Jan 14, 2009 5:15:49 pm PST #1340 of 30000
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

...maybe I'll work from home tomorrow.

Currently, my district has not closed for tomorrow. And, honestly, I'll be surprised if they do. Blech.

The man has a serious erkel vibe.

But he's a sexy Erkel.


sarameg - Jan 14, 2009 5:16:47 pm PST #1341 of 30000

I'm so glad to have a nerd.

I really, really want to go down there Tues and take Taylor. But I don't know how realistic getting to the car-parking point (and buffista sighting!) is and then the schlepping to downtown. Had I not been an ass and gotten MARC tickets, it would be a little easier. I just want to hear the fucking oath of office, you know?


Jesse - Jan 14, 2009 5:26:04 pm PST #1342 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Or the other thing to do is find the place where the paper works best and work from that point out.

Yeah, I can honestly say that all the parts are there, and my edits are mostly stylistic, and she can feel free to ignore any of it. I'm also assuming that other people reading it will have similar feedback, so.