I like books. I just don't want to take on too much. Do they have an introduction to the modern blurb?

Buffy ,'Lessons'


Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.  

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.


megan walker - Jun 24, 2010 8:14:35 am PDT #8740 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Italy scored twice and Slovakia scored 1 to make it 3-2. A lot happened right at the end.

I knew the final score, I was just wondering if anything crazy happened at the end (red card, penalty kicks, etc.).


Zenkitty - Jun 24, 2010 8:18:50 am PDT #8741 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Love those lightning photos! I want to be a storm chaser.

dressed as a Snickers bar

That reminds me, I have a 3 Musketeers Mint waiting for me to eat it. And digest it. In a totally non-sexual manner.


Gudanov - Jun 24, 2010 8:21:52 am PDT #8742 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

Nothing crazy, just a flurry of scoring.

Speaking of World Cup. The Daily Show report on the U.S. victory. Definitely worth watching if you haven't seen it.

[link]


tommyrot - Jun 24, 2010 8:24:17 am PDT #8743 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.

More storm photos submitted by readers of the Tribune: [link]

Some photos of the weird-ass yellow sky. And a photo of green clouds!


Gudanov - Jun 24, 2010 8:37:47 am PDT #8744 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

Interesting games tomorrow. Portugal vs. Brazil, Chile vs. Spain.

If things go the way one would think. The U.S. would be playing Ghana, Uruguay, then Brazil. I think the U.S. should be able to beat Ghana, not an easy game, but they should probably win. They can play with Uruguay, but that'll be really tough. Brazil ... maybe they can get lucky.


§ ita § - Jun 24, 2010 8:38:52 am PDT #8745 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Oh, my. Rafa's match is exciting.


Kathy A - Jun 24, 2010 8:44:55 am PDT #8746 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Top Forty Words From Chicago.


Amy - Jun 24, 2010 8:46:12 am PDT #8747 of 30001
Because books.

Bacon's all over the place today.


Lee - Jun 24, 2010 8:55:50 am PDT #8748 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Somewhere, Perkins just shuddered and doesn't know why.

I do now!

Why would you do that to vodka of all things?

If we were playing things that shouldn't taste like meat, booze would be on the list.


Daisy Jane - Jun 24, 2010 8:57:46 am PDT #8749 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

Ugh. So people are freaking out about a school in Mass giving out condoms to students 1-12 grades. (Giving out is also kind of a misnomer. They will give them to you, but you have to talk to a nurse or counselor). Anyway, I can see where it's a bit extreme. I can also see that kids are getting pregnant as early as 9.

A friend's response to all this? "They" (I'm guessing the government. Though which government she doesn't specify), should tax parents for the pregnant kid and their baby because apparently only then will they care about what their kids are doing.

I know there are shitty parents in the world who probably truly don't give a rats ass what their kids do, but the majority even of those whose kids get into one kind of trouble or another are probably working as hard as they can to provide for and raise their children. And in this economy when people are working multiple jobs and some families put up with horrid commutes so they can live somewhere safe (if they get that) and affordable. Day care can be prohibitively expensive, and your solution is to tax these people?

Gah!