NYT has some cool Hubble graphics up: [link]
Joyce: You don't think it's too obvious? I think I look like I have a cat on my head. Buffy: But a very well groomed cat. Joyce: Well that's a comfort.
'Bring On The Night'
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.
Tom Scola - May 11, 2009 10:52:44 am PDT #19046 of 30000
hwæt
Gudanov - May 11, 2009 10:57:50 am PDT #19047 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
My wife is a serious vermicomposter so for Mother's Day Emaryn gave her a bottle with rotting leaves and a bunch of worms she collected. It was pretty cute.
Lee - May 11, 2009 10:59:13 am PDT #19048 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Actually, that's a picture of Abby that was taken as part of a school project and that she very proudly presented to me for Mother's Day.
Very nice!
Steph L. - May 11, 2009 11:00:06 am PDT #19049 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My brother came home from Vermont for Mother's Day. I can't top that.
(Actually, he came home last Monday, for a week, and it was because the restaurant was closed for renovations; it just happened to be over Mother's Day. Lucky bastard.)
DavidS - May 11, 2009 11:19:21 am PDT #19050 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So flying into Atlanta it looks like Delta, AirTran and Frontier are my options. Which should I avoid?
Barb - May 11, 2009 11:25:29 am PDT #19051 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Atlanta's the hub for Delta, but as far as I'm concerned, they're the Debbil. I can't remember the last time I had an on-time flight connection with Delta and their counter/customer service employees have been completely insensitive jackasses.
Air Tran's not much better, IMO.
The one and only time I flew Frontier, I fell immediately in love with them. They're like the western U.S. equivalent of JetBlue and I was highly sad when they stopped providing service to Jacksonville. Flying with them reminded me of what flying used to be like-- fun. Plus, they had the most leg room of any other airline outside of JetBlue that I can recall.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 11, 2009 12:05:59 pm PDT #19052 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
So flying into Atlanta it looks like Delta, AirTran and Frontier are my options. Which should I avoid?
I've run into delays due to worrisome mechanical difficulties on a number of Air Tran flights. The ticket agents and flight attendants were nice about everything, but I think I might prefer dealing with snotty employees since their attitudes lack the potential to make skydiving a new unintentional hobby of mine.
Sheryl - May 11, 2009 12:08:12 pm PDT #19053 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
We're going to see Tanglefoot in concert tonight. Yay!
It's their final tour. Boo! (They have been performing in some configuration for 25 years, so I guess they're entitled to move on or retire or whatever the members are doing.)
DavidS - May 11, 2009 12:08:15 pm PDT #19054 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Too bad Frontier doesn't have a non-stop flight. It's like four extra hours of travel for the better service and leg room.
Ginger - May 11, 2009 12:28:52 pm PDT #19055 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I like Delta, but I'm sure familiarity is part of it. I've had more trouble on other airlines.