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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.


tommyrot - Jan 07, 2010 9:02:30 am PST #29884 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.

This is a cool blog about my neighborhood: Rogers Park Cheetos

A blog that's limited to pictures of empty Cheetos bags found littering the neighborhood.

The Onion AV Club sez:

Focus: Compiling a visual diary of empty Cheetos bags spotted littering the streets of Rogers Park, Estes Dude has at once created a hilarious photo essay and a thought-provoking discourse on the casual nature of urban pollution. The minimal commentary (usually limited to the location of the titular bags) keeps the message strictly on-point, while the fantastic sidebar mini-essays remind readers that the neighborhood's not defined by its junk food—just by its junk.

Too localized?: Not at all. By restricting his findings to the Cheetos bags of Rogers Park, Estes Dude gives character to otherwise nondescript street trash and paints a picture of beloved sidewalks, lawns, and alleyways soiled by the laziness of Cheetos-eating passersby.

I wonder if I leave a Cheetos bag in front of my apartment, if would end up on his blog....


Kat - Jan 07, 2010 9:02:52 am PST #29885 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

But exciting Olympics, yay! Which events are you going to, Kat?

We only have tickets to women's luge. Which is sort of silly, lots of looking in one direction then ZOOM looking in the other.

We have to take a bus out to Whistler because that's where the sliding centre is and it's been a bite in the ass to get those tickets from Translink.


Gudanov - Jan 07, 2010 9:04:12 am PST #29886 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

Sounds like fun!


Liese S. - Jan 07, 2010 9:08:45 am PST #29887 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

YES THE OLYMPICS WHICH WE ARE GOING TO NEXT MONTH.

DUDE! We really want to go. But can't. Amtrak made promotional noises at us when we were booking our last trip and we were all planning fantasy trip up there.


Vortex - Jan 07, 2010 9:09:06 am PST #29888 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

We only have tickets to women's luge.

That's cool! Is that your fave?


Abby - Jan 07, 2010 9:09:32 am PST #29889 of 30001

Yeah, Whistler is not normally on their route. Still, big event, make it easy people!

What area are you staying in?


Sue - Jan 07, 2010 9:14:39 am PST #29890 of 30001
hip deep in pie

Yay Olympics!

My family is genetically young looking, but I think it is also because we are genetically fat. I wonder what that does to the statistics.

I am in the same boat.


Kat - Jan 07, 2010 9:17:53 am PST #29891 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

That's cool! Is that your fave?

Nope. But a friend had extra tickets and we bought those. Tickets for hockey were over $400/each. Tickets for speed skating and curling were over $300. Tickets for luge? $50!

What area are you staying in?

okay, this shows we are insane. We are flying into Seattle (our tickets were $90 RT each) and we are staying with friends in Gig Harbor. We are going up to Vancouver on the AM of 2/15 (and not even crack of dawn AM!) taking the bus out to Whistler for a 5:00 PM event then back to Vancouver on the bus and back to Gig Harbor. Our tickets are on president's day which we have off and we are flying to Seattle on Saturday and back on Tuesday so we only miss one day of work.

Nifty! Though potentially majorly stressy. Or not.

I think the big stress is we are staying with J and G (and we have tickets for them but it might not work) and they have a 7 year old, and twin 2 year olds and we have Noah. That's a bad kid to adult ratio.


Vortex - Jan 07, 2010 9:21:56 am PST #29892 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

That's a bad kid to adult ratio.

Ooh, bad. You can't let them outnumber you.


Kat - Jan 07, 2010 9:23:24 am PST #29893 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Yeah. They outnumber us. And if Grace were up to travel it would be even worse.