Ugh, car trouble. Always the worst. Except for the plane crash -- that's horrific.
ita, that site is fantastic. I just found about seven necklaces I want on the firs two pages. God, I need a sugar daddy. Or mommy. I'm not picky.
Well, look at you. All dressed up in big sister's clothes.
Faith ,'End of Days'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - Apr 10, 2010 7:49:33 am PDT #22138 of 30001
Because books.
JZ - Apr 10, 2010 7:51:01 am PDT #22139 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
No, he didn't die, but according to the NYT it's still the head of the lower house who's acting president (though, I guess, only for the next two weeks, with a general election to follow within the next 60 days).
DavidS - Apr 10, 2010 7:51:24 am PDT #22140 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
but I'm glad it died conveniently.
Which is to say: not in Bakersfield.
Jesse - Apr 10, 2010 7:53:23 am PDT #22141 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
In some ways I feel lucky, but... could also use a break.
Sounds like! Jeesh.
DavidS - Apr 10, 2010 7:54:14 am PDT #22142 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
could also use a break.
Excluding the thumbs.
Jessica - Apr 10, 2010 7:57:06 am PDT #22143 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Ironically, I'm toying with the idea of buying a car. We would only use it a few times a year, but OTOH it costs $1000 just to rent a car for our trip to Canada every summer, so a $3-5000 used car would pay for itself pretty fast even if that was the only time we used it. (And it wouldn't be - having a car would make it infinitely easier to visit D's grandparents in DC for weekend trips, plus local stuff like the Bronx Zoo and Costco.)
Of course I have no idea how much car insurance etc costs in Brooklyn. My impression from neighbors with cars is "a lot."
Sparky1 - Apr 10, 2010 8:01:38 am PDT #22144 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
Radoslaw Sikorski (the Foreign Minister) is married to Slate/Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum.
I sometimes get invited to parties at the Polish Embassy because I taught in Krakow. There are a couple professors over there now, and they don't know what the university there will do.
Zenkitty - Apr 10, 2010 8:06:52 am PDT #22145 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
The tragedy for Poland is horrible. I was shocked when I read the headline, like, surely I read this wrong. Terrible, for their families and the whole country.
Things that disturb my calm: when I read the phrase "died of a pulmonary embolism" and I think, I had that! and then I freak out a little. I'm sure in some parallel universe, I talked myself out of calling 911 because "my chest felt funny" and died. Gives me the willies.
Stephanie - Apr 10, 2010 8:19:43 am PDT #22146 of 30001
Trust my rage
Jessica, I had wondered but didn't want to ask/pry. I can't believe they just let it sit there! I'm glad you got it and I hope it recovers.
flea - Apr 10, 2010 8:21:51 am PDT #22147 of 30001
information libertarian
So, immediately upon our car distaster (which involved a horrible noise) the children started planning what new car we should get. Casper wants a Mustang. Dillo wants a Ferrari.
I'd LOVE to get a Prius - all our driving is in-town stop and go - but mr. flea doesn't really fit in the 2009-earlier models. He does fit in the 2010, but we can't afford one.
Has anybody looked at the Ford Fusion hybrid? (Our current, probably dead car is a 2000 Ford Focus, which if it needs a new engine is probably not worth it to repair for us. And we said never a Ford again after this car, but mr. flea seems to like the Fusion.)