Spike: Ladies. Come on in. Plenty of blood in the fridge, don't be shy. Dawn: You mean like, real blood? Spike: What do you think? Dawn: Mostly I think, 'Eew!'

'Potential'


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.


Barb - May 02, 2010 1:53:38 pm PDT #26847 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”

Seriously, there is nothing like copyediting to make you feel monumentally stupid. Especially after you discover that your CE is the author of the Everything Spanish Grammar book and is catching really stupid mistakes that I really should have caught earlier.

Am now feeling like complete loser for not catching errors in a language in which I'm fluent, but don't use daily.

Why, Universe, did you gift me with such a crazy perfectionist streak?


Barb - May 02, 2010 1:54:09 pm PDT #26848 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”

And holy cats, Jess. You need to stay away from murderous polish bottles.


Jesse - May 02, 2010 1:56:38 pm PDT #26849 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Am now feeling like complete loser for not catching errors in a language in which I'm fluent, but don't use daily.

I remember some kid in a high school Spanish class arguing with the teacher because he would have said X in his Spanish-speaking home. But, you know, it was like the equivalent of "Me and her ain't going to that party" or whatever -- stuff that's objectively wrong, but still the way actual people talk.


Nicole - May 02, 2010 1:59:01 pm PDT #26850 of 30001
I'm getting the pig!

Instead, I shall once again proclaim the NUMMY-ness of Trader Joe's Maple Leaf Cookies.

The box I bought for M and I? Almost gone. You're a tad evil for getting me hooked on them.


Lee - May 02, 2010 2:01:03 pm PDT #26851 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Ouch, Jess. I hope it heals up quickly.


Barb - May 02, 2010 2:01:20 pm PDT #26852 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”

But, you know, it was like the equivalent of "Me and her ain't going to that party" or whatever -- stuff that's objectively wrong, but still the way actual people talk.

If it was something like that, I'd feel better about stetting it, but in this case, she was correct and it was just an easy mistake on my part-- a difference between an "e" at the end of the word versus an "a" that changes the tense.


msbelle - May 02, 2010 2:12:28 pm PDT #26853 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Well bless my soul, mac actually ate food I had cooked. BBQ chicken to be precise. miracles do happen. of course he also wanted fries, so the oven is on, but that means I also went ahead and made muffins. More baking items out of the pantry. I've started boxing up the unopened pantry items that have no chance of getting used.

also made more jello for mac, that will be dessert for the week.


Nicole - May 02, 2010 2:22:56 pm PDT #26854 of 30001
I'm getting the pig!

Yay for miracles, msbelle.

I'm very not ready for tomorrow to be Monday. Can we insert an extra day into the weekend? Please?


megan walker - May 02, 2010 2:27:48 pm PDT #26855 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Am now feeling like complete loser for not catching errors in a language in which I'm fluent, but don't use daily.

If it makes you feel any better, our authors (who are either natives or language teachers or both) make mistakes all the time. Everyone does. That's why you need editors, even in your own language.

ION, can anyone tell me why the last load of laundry I did a week ago might smell of smoke?


Calli - May 02, 2010 2:32:11 pm PDT #26856 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

can anyone tell me why the last load of laundry I did a week ago might smell of smoke?

Has someone been smoking near the air intakes for your home?