And Chicago.
And Melbourne.
What you did to me was unbelievable, Connor. But then I got stuck in a hell dimension by my girlfriend one time for a hundred years, so three months under the ocean actually gave me perspective. Kind of a M.C. Escher perspective, but I did get time to think.
Angel ,'Conviction (1)'
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.
billytea - May 21, 2009 6:22:33 am PDT #20520 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Connie Neil - May 21, 2009 6:22:58 am PDT #20521 of 30000
brillig
I miss rain. I don't miss humidity and high temperatures. Damn the popularity of the Pacific Northwest, that I can't afford to move up there.
tommyrot - May 21, 2009 6:32:14 am PDT #20522 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.
Larry King has discovered he has a son he didn't know about. His son's name? Larry King Jr.
Larry King Jr.: Larry King Goes Public With 47-Year-Old Secret Son
"I knew there was a Larry King Jr. out there, I'd heard that, but I didn't know he was mine. The marriage was very short and she told me if it's a boy, I'm gonna name him Larry King Jr.," King, 75, told The Post yesterday. "Then I never heard again."
Larry Jr. was born in November 1961.
tommyrot - May 21, 2009 6:34:32 am PDT #20523 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.
Awesome headline: Smokey Bear Could Be Replaced By Smokey Blade-Wielding Robot
Okay, wow. Here's an idea for you--a giant, saw blade-wielding robot that can be unleashed to fight forest fires. See, it can be deployed to rapidly clear cut a section of forest to contain a blaze with those massive buzz saws, sparing pristine acres and saving lives. Just goes to show what a generation of designers reared on a steady diet of Transformers, Voltron, and I guess, Captain Planet can do when they put their mind to it.
tommyrot - May 21, 2009 6:41:17 am PDT #20524 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.
So, does anyone else have difficulty accepting compliments? They often make me uncomfortable. Just now, my boss was all "Good job!" on a bug I fixed. It reminded me of 7th grade, when my teacher read an essay I wrote to the entire class, and everyone was telling me how great it was. It's hard to explain, but that made me really uncomfortable too....
tommyrot - May 21, 2009 6:41:59 am PDT #20525 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.
Oh, and just so you know, when Buffistas tell me how awesome I am, that doesn't bug me....
Theodosia - May 21, 2009 6:43:46 am PDT #20526 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"
That's because the lurkers support you in email, tommy.
Nora Deirdre - May 21, 2009 6:44:35 am PDT #20527 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I always say something like "Thanks- that's why they pay me the big bucks." And then laugh hysterically.
tommyrot - May 21, 2009 6:46:48 am PDT #20528 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.
After thinking a bit... I think it's when the person implies that I have some special gift, skill, intelligence, etc. (eta: that the person doesn't have) - I think that's what bugs. Of course, all Buffistas are smart and funny and gifted, so that doesn't bug me when a Buffista compliments some post I made or something....
Theodosia - May 21, 2009 6:47:25 am PDT #20529 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"
I used to tell my boss, "Aren't you glad you hired me?"
This especially worked because he was my boss for ten years and really did hire me.
I expect I shall still be nostalgic for my old job (laid off two years and nearly two months ago, BTW) for quite a while yet.