weekend- read books about tenure decisions and the law. Maybe go to aunt's for dinner on Sunday.
You know, with the exception of one deadly and unpredictable midget, this girl is the smallest cargo I've ever had to transport. Yet by far the most troublesome. Does that seem right to you?
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.
Nora Deirdre - Apr 10, 2009 11:14:31 am PDT #14772 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Jesse - Apr 10, 2009 11:18:30 am PDT #14773 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It's got to be #3, because even if the story started as a lie, that one makes no sense.
Relatedly, the TAL story on a bank takeover a couple of weeks ago was fascinating.
Calli - Apr 10, 2009 11:18:36 am PDT #14774 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Tomorrow I'll probably start some freelance work. I used to put a Chinese version of a journal online at my previous job. They ran out of money to do it about the time I left, so no one learned how. Now they have the money for it and no one is willing/able to figure out how to do it.
So they called me and offered me about four times what I made to do it while I was working for them. I didn't leave because I hated them or anything, so I said sure.
Scrappy - Apr 10, 2009 11:22:28 am PDT #14775 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Relatedly, the TAL story on a bank takeover a couple of weeks ago was fascinating.
We heard that in the car while driving back from a weekend away. Really incredible--the armies of folks going through every scrap of info in such a short time.
Kathy A - Apr 10, 2009 11:52:45 am PDT #14776 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Just got back from the dentist. I thought I still had to pay for my cleaning from two weeks ago and feared I'd have to pay a bit more for my permanent crown today, but when I stopped at the receptionist, she said I only owed $11--yay!
So, I stopped at the Jewish deli on my way home and splurged on extra lean corned beef, sweet and sour meatballs, and some fresh-baked bagels with veggie cream cheese. Yummmm. The corned beef is the best ever, but it's expensive ($15.50/lb), so I've only gotten sandwiches in the past, not buying it by weight. I'm looking forward to lots of sandwiches made at home in the next week or so. I was tempted by their kugel, but I passed.
The Dairy Queen next door to the deli knows their customers--they had handwritten signs wishing Happy Passover and offering flourless ice cream cakes.
tommyrot - Apr 10, 2009 11:54:22 am PDT #14777 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Zombies mash-up author receives rumored $575,000 for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies author Seth Grahame-Smith, whose Jane Austen mash-up has more than 120,000 copies in print since its publication April 1, has just inked a two-book deal with Grand Central Press for a rumored $575,000, Publishers Weekly reported. Grand Central Press would not comment on the size of the advance.
Grahame-Smith's first book for Grand Central Press, which currently has no release date, will be Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. The proposal for the new novel sold at auction Wednesday, and the story is a loose sketch of Lincoln's life with one twist—our 16th president is the world's most skilled vampire hunter.
A film proposal has already started circulating, with the William Morris agency handling film rights.
What's next? Shirley Temple: Necromancer?
sumi - Apr 10, 2009 11:59:56 am PDT #14778 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
Oh, ita - are you still looking for bare feet?
shrift - Apr 10, 2009 12:01:36 pm PDT #14779 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm on a train to Michigan. I should have brought snacks, but I am soothed by the fact that my train currently is on time and I'll be devouring an enormous pizza shortly after I arrive.
sarameg - Apr 10, 2009 12:04:17 pm PDT #14780 of 30000
I think it is time to go home.
Barb - Apr 10, 2009 12:09:08 pm PDT #14781 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Zombies mash-up author receives rumored $575,000 for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
::sigh::
At this point, if I DID have a good idea for a paranormal/vampire book, I'm so perverse, I'd probably fight like hell against writing it. Just... 'cause.