Quick question for the hivemind: has anyone filled out the new FAFSA (U.S. government form for higher ed financial aid)? I am down to the wire for the deadline for one of my kids' schools and panicking. Last year it took HOURS but I hear they've simplified the form. I hope so, because I'd like to get to bed before 2:00am and tonight's pretty much my one free night to do it. Grrrr.
Joyce: Dawn, you be good. Xander: We will. Just gonna play with some matches, run with scissors, take candy from some guy, I don't know his name.
'Beneath You'
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.
Shari_H - Jan 27, 2010 8:03:32 am PST #4408 of 30001
Keep breathing!
Kat - Jan 27, 2010 8:06:57 am PST #4409 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I have nothing to say about yellow beer or about Lady Gaga. But I'd like to acknowledge, in looking through pictures, Tom Scola has The Best Smile ever.
Also the first half of Academic Decathlon competition this weekend and I'm beginning to feel the stomach flutter of anxiety.
Also also, the LA Times did a nice blog post on my school's b-ball team which is coached by one of the teachers I am providing mentoring for. I love that we have a team with only 6 (short!) kids on it but still kicking butt.
Polter-Cow - Jan 27, 2010 8:20:43 am PST #4410 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Okay, I'm not in love with the Minnie Driver character, but at least she was played by a cool actress. So it's okay.
What's cool about Minnie Driver? Besides the fact that she showed up on my Pandora stream and her song was not bad.
§ ita § - Jan 27, 2010 8:30:03 am PST #4411 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I like her low profile, never seen a bad interview with her, and she has an interesting choice of roles. She seems strong.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 27, 2010 8:31:47 am PST #4412 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Someone told my boss that the university is no longer allowed to provide food for meetings that involve staff, because the food is a taxable benefit for the employee and would have to be noted in our paycheck. Does this sound crazy to anyone else? (I also just came from a meeting that had food)
DavidS - Jan 27, 2010 8:31:57 am PST #4413 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
She was great in The Riches.
-t - Jan 27, 2010 8:32:39 am PST #4414 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I remember rebuses, but I can't remember the beer that went with them. Hm. I do know that if you put a lime in a Meisterbrau it tastes an awful lot like Corona.
-t - Jan 27, 2010 8:33:52 am PST #4415 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Does this sound crazy to anyone else?
Yes. Possibly technically correct in some sense, but definitely crazy.
Polter-Cow - Jan 27, 2010 8:35:41 am PST #4416 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I like her low profile
She DOES have a pretty low profile, you're right. I haven't seen her in much.
Huh, she was in GoldenEye ?
brenda m - Jan 27, 2010 8:37:46 am PST #4417 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Shari, how are your kids possibly old enough for a FAFSA? No help, though, since I haven't seen one since the 90s.