Balloon boy's mother told police that it was a hoax: [link]
Don't worry, I'm not gonna start any sword fights. I'm over that phase.
Mal ,'War Stories'
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.
Hil R. - Oct 23, 2009 4:39:47 pm PDT #15097 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
tommyrot - Oct 23, 2009 4:54:02 pm PDT #15098 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Ants are such amazing creatures! Able to work together to create vast underground empires and take down almost any animal of any size…even humans! So, what happens when a creature such as the crab ends up getting the ants attention? In a Goliath vs. David (x100 or so) situation a crab thinks its protective armor is a deterrent preventing the ants from killing it, guess again. I can’t imagine what it must feel like having something start eating you from the inside out.
Gross to think about, but the video is less gross than I thought it would be....
Kat - Oct 23, 2009 5:17:57 pm PDT #15099 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I just skipped a hundred posts, but I'm going to answer Perkins question about the weekend.
Tonight, N, K, my mom and me went to one of the two first free clinics around LA for our H1N1 vaccine. I can't really explain why I feel so relieved to have gotten it, but it was kind of crazy. (They ran out and had to bring more down and we were in the last 100 or so they vaccinated.
Tomorrow we are going to the Aquarium and then to the Arboretuem. Sunday I have a ton of work to do but then we are going to a hockey game.
sarameg - Oct 23, 2009 5:25:26 pm PDT #15100 of 30001
Kinda thinking it will be hard for me to get the H1N1 vacc here. Severe shortage, out of their priority list.
Normally, I don't do flu vaccs, but given the Y and herd immunity....
DavidS - Oct 23, 2009 5:30:13 pm PDT #15101 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Heh. Project Rungay has affected our household conversation.
I just pointed at JZ and barked: "You! Lesbian! Martini?"
Kat - Oct 23, 2009 5:39:28 pm PDT #15102 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
sara, I was pretty sure I wouldn't be able to get a vaccine before I got swine flu itself. But I got both my seasonal flu shot this week, my swine flu shot and my TB test.
We have to take Noah back in four weeks, but I'm so irked that his regular doc won't even do seasonal flu for him.
Sue - Oct 23, 2009 5:39:48 pm PDT #15103 of 30001
hip deep in pie
They just interviewed someone on the local news who is recovering from H1N1 and his long drawn-out recovery sounds a lot like my long drawn-out recovery from the cold I got in NY. Nothing was very fluish about this--It felt like a cold from the get go.
sarameg - Oct 23, 2009 5:48:59 pm PDT #15104 of 30001
I just bought TG tickets. Pricier than before, but fuckit.
They are rationing H1N1 here. It's hard to get. Right now, it is just hospitals and high risk. And they don't have enough for them.
Kat - Oct 23, 2009 5:51:12 pm PDT #15105 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Here they are doing 9 hour clinics every day at multiple sites. Today it was two sites and tomorrow it will be 13 and every day after it varies.
They see ~300 people per hour.
That's a lot of vaccine.
Sue - Oct 23, 2009 5:53:46 pm PDT #15106 of 30001
hip deep in pie
I just paid bills. My bank balance is not as scary as I thought, but I am still nervous because I almost completely cleaned out my house account paying for my new oil tank. My problem is that I am in a total shopping mood after a few months of not spending any money. And I feel like I should take advantage of the high CDN dollar to do some online cross border shopping. I almost bought a painting last weekend, but I decided to sleep on it.