Oy, I just dropped about $100 on my mom's Xmas gift for next year. Could not believe the amount of thread that was needed, and some of it was specialty thread that I had to google for. Found a neat supply website for cross stitch stuff, though--Stitching Bits and Bobs. More stripped down than most of the sites out there, and it has a lot of the more esoteric supplies. Looks like they have a store near Grand Rapids, MI.
I like pancakes 'cause they're stackable. Ooo, and waffles 'cause you can put things in the little holes if you wanted to.
Buffy ,'Potential'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
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.
Kathy A - Oct 15, 2009 8:13:31 pm PDT #14027 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
§ ita § - Oct 15, 2009 8:15:11 pm PDT #14028 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If there wasn't enough gas in the thingy to fly a kid, what was the thingy? Was it just underinflated and could it have flown a grown person at any point?
My boss is away tomorrow, and out of the office through next Thursday. Which in no way mitigates our insane deadlines. But at least the document he wants tomorrow he's willing to accept in draft form to see where I'm at. I just have to work out how to be as perfect as possible by end of business tomorrow. Or at least interesting and undisappointing.
I'm currently wearing a Cafepressed T-shirt that says Hell Yeah in a thought bubble. I'm trying to put together why I made it. I think it was part of a krav family gift for V. The baby's shirt said "My mother can beat up your mother" and the adults shirts said "Hell yeah" and for some reason I ended up with one. We should all hang out together.
Hil R. - Oct 15, 2009 8:18:08 pm PDT #14029 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
If there wasn't enough gas in the thingy to fly a kid, what was the thingy? Was it just underinflated and could it have flown a grown person at any point?
From what they said in the interview, it seems like the plan was to eventually have one that could carry an adult, but this one was just supposed to float around the backyard without any people.
§ ita § - Oct 15, 2009 8:25:20 pm PDT #14030 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanks for all the good wishes for my mother--she came home early today, rested, and is feeling much better.
Lee - Oct 15, 2009 8:26:50 pm PDT #14031 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I'm glad ita.
§ ita § - Oct 15, 2009 8:36:10 pm PDT #14032 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I hope it wasn't a TIA. Whatever it was, the fact that it left no damage to detect is a good thing--I'm holding onto that.
-t - Oct 15, 2009 9:37:29 pm PDT #14033 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
No damage is good. I hope it doesn't happen again.
javachik - Oct 15, 2009 10:55:52 pm PDT #14034 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
ita, I think the family was planning to send the balloon thingy into the eye of a storm or something to measure something or other. I don't think it was planned to be a vehicle for humans.
And that family is whack.
Barb - Oct 16, 2009 4:07:09 am PDT #14035 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
That's great that your mom is home and not feeling any aftereffects, ita. May it continue that way.
And yes, that family certainly comes across as nuts. Apparently the father wanted to do his storm chasing thing into Katrina and take the kids along for the experience.
Laura - Oct 16, 2009 4:11:58 am PDT #14036 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
And that family is whack.
This. Apparently they were on all the morning shows and the kid threw up on 2 of them. Publicity seeking idiots.
My mom broke her nose yesterday. First time in 88 years she ever broke anything. She fell when she lost her balance reaching for something on a high shelf and hit her nose on a step. Ouch. They took x-rays and released her from the ER so I am pretty confident they don't think there was any other issue.