Raise your hand if 'ew.'

Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'


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.


§ ita § - May 11, 2009 8:05:30 pm PDT #19088 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

The procedure is wearing off on the left side. Pain's coming back. I'm of two minds about having it done again. I can't keep doing it every four months forever. And it hurts so badly for days afterwards.

Give me a few days. I'll probably be begging for it.


Hil R. - May 11, 2009 8:26:06 pm PDT #19089 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

...interesting.

ALBANY — Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell wants desperately to persuade his colleagues to legalize gay marriage. Here is how he has pursued Republican Assemblyman Greg Ball’s vote:

He stopped Mr. Ball’s parents while they were visiting the Capitol, and asked them to urge their son to back the measure. He cornered Mr. Ball in a statehouse elevator, and taunted him: vote for same-sex marriage, or you won’t get invited to my engagement party.

Mr. O’Donnell has even told Mr. Ball, a square-jawed former Air Force captain, that he was “the best looking guy in the Assembly, and he owed it to the gays to vote yes.”

I'm really not sure about how effective that last one will be. [link]


megan walker - May 11, 2009 8:32:48 pm PDT #19090 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Tonight I am pleased with myself for having gone to a birthday party where I knew only the birthday girl and (kind of) her husband. It was a good enough time, too!

I was proud of myself for going to The Container Store and only spending $40.


flea - May 12, 2009 1:47:43 am PDT #19091 of 30000
information libertarian

Kat, honestly, it sounds like K maybe wanted to punish the boy a little for his rudeness? I mean, if she only wanted to rescue Noah, just grab him off the end of the slide. I know everyone else here has got your back, but if someone clotheslined my five year old to make her teeth rattle and then just walked away without saying anything, I would be right pissed. I think you can go back to the playground, but if you run into that kid's parents again, some nice-making is in order. It's never wrong to apologize for hurting someone else's child, albeit unintentionally, even if said child was being a brat.

Our old playground has a separate playspace that was intended for up to three (with structure and slide) and that was really nice for the more cautious kids (though Casper was into the big kid playground by 18 months, Dillo might still be on the little playground sometimes.)


Jessica - May 12, 2009 4:11:08 am PDT #19092 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

But it's a place where kids learn to negotiate with other kids without a lot of parental oversight.

I agree with this up to a point. I'll let D work it out on his own with other 2-3 year olds, but I intervene if there's a significant enough age/size/development difference that someone could really get hurt. (I intervene much faster if it's D about to run over a crawling baby than the other way around, though - it's a little scary how well he can hold his own with the 4-5 year olds.)

Kat, honestly, it sounds like K maybe wanted to punish the boy a little for his rudeness? I mean, if she only wanted to rescue Noah, just grab him off the end of the slide. I know everyone else here has got your back, but if someone clotheslined my five year old to make her teeth rattle and then just walked away without saying anything, I would be right pissed. I think you can go back to the playground, but if you run into that kid's parents again, some nice-making is in order. It's never wrong to apologize for hurting someone else's child, albeit unintentionally, even if said child was being a brat.

I agree with this.


msbelle - May 12, 2009 4:26:20 am PDT #19093 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

damn damn damn overdrawn on my account. bad timing of deposits and people cashing checks. I just wasn't paying enough attention. I've transferred over from saving, so I am fine now, but I think a big check is hitting today. I guess I need to go run a cash advance and deposit it and then pay it back on Friday when the paycheck clears. fails at being a grown-up.


tommyrot - May 12, 2009 4:42:19 am PDT #19094 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.

That sucks, msbelle.

fails at being a grown-up.

I've been feeling like that recently.

ION, if I cut a hole in the top of my skull and add hot water and a tea-bag, how long should I let it steep?


tommyrot - May 12, 2009 4:46:20 am PDT #19095 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.

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Theodosia - May 12, 2009 4:46:23 am PDT #19096 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

It's really only a major fail if it's your normal operating procedure, as opposed to a very occasional lapse of attention.

(FWIW, I read Kat's description as K having intended to catch the sliding kid around the waist and misjudging how that would work.)


Gudanov - May 12, 2009 4:46:32 am PDT #19097 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping

Sorry msbelle. That sort of stuff happens. I overdrew a couple of months ago. My wife wrote a large check, told me about it and I totally forgot about it and failed to transfer in some money until the next pay period. The check beat direct deposit by a few hours.