So, how was your summer? Mine was fun. Saw some fish. Went mad with hunger. Hallucinated a whole bunch.

Angel ,'Conviction (1)'


Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


amyth - Jan 31, 2011 7:56:50 am PST #20156 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

Thanks, y'all. If I knew how to do one of those fancy graphic things like Scola does, I'd make a heart here for you.

HEART.

Wasn't that the same night she stole food from Casper's hand?

Totally! That was one of T's & G's and my Anti-Super Bowl parties, back in the day, back when I used to live with gay men and we used to have theme parties like that. We were so young then! Now we're middle-aged and priests and I forget when the Super Bowl even is. Sigh.

I can't imagine your place without her

Inorite? There's a reason my lj handle used to be luluminion. In her sassier days, she was definitely the boss of the household. She used to decide which days T&G's boxer could go on the second floor of the house. He was like, "Uh...okay."


tommyrot - Jan 31, 2011 7:56:57 am PST #20157 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.

So, I asked the CTA to not close the Jarvis St. station, and look what happened: CTA puts brakes on talk of closing Red Line stations

I feel like a superhero - Concerned Citizen Man. I've now applied my superpowers to trying to end the death penalty in Illinois. (I called the Governor's office and asked him to sign the bill that would prohibit capital punishment in IL.)

For Illinosistas who are opposed to the death penalty, here is the contact info:

Springfield

Office of the Governor
207 State House
Springfield, IL 62706
Phone: 217-782-0244
TTY: 888-261-3336

Chicago

Office of the Governor
James R. Thompson Center
100 W. Randolph, 16-100
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-814-2121

eta: The Governor says he wants people to call him about this.


Lee - Jan 31, 2011 8:00:29 am PST #20158 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I am so sorry Amyth.


Daisy Jane - Jan 31, 2011 8:03:45 am PST #20159 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

For some reason this is cheering me up today so I thought I'd share. [link]


tommyrot - Jan 31, 2011 8:04:27 am PST #20160 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.

Wow.


Steph L. - Jan 31, 2011 8:09:23 am PST #20161 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Oh, amyth, I'm so sorry. It's so goddamn hard even when it's the right thing to do.

I just can't believe she's not here in the apartment anymore.

Muscle memory is going to get you, hard. I didn't realize how many things had become routine in caring for Chloe until I didn't have to do them anymore.


tommyrot - Jan 31, 2011 8:18:16 am PST #20162 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.

Airlines brace for monster snow storm

With a snow storm of historic proportions expected in Chicago, Illinois, and large sections of the country's midsection, some airlines are already allowing passengers to change plans.

The storm will impact about three-quarters of the United States, from New England all the way to New Mexico, said CNN meteorologist Rob Marciano. Travelers should brace for a "three, three-and-a-half day event," he warned.

"Travel will likely be difficult to impossible in many areas," the National Weather Service said. Snowfall, primarily on Tuesday, could be over 12 inches in parts of Missouri and Illinois.

The article has info on various airlines' plans to let flyers change their schedules.


Sue - Jan 31, 2011 8:22:46 am PST #20163 of 30001
hip deep in pie

I'm so sorry, Amyth.

Airlines brace for monster snow storm

I first read this headlines with Aliens in place of Airlines.


Jesse - Jan 31, 2011 8:23:00 am PST #20164 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I am sad about the upcoming new foot of snow. Almost worse was the offhanded mention in a news article that January was the sixth-snowiest month ever here. The fifth-snowiest was MARCH of some year I forget. We are not even close to done with winter.


tommyrot - Jan 31, 2011 8:23:53 am PST #20165 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.

I first read this headlines with Aliens in place of Airlines.

Now I'm picturing various alien spaceships outfitted with snowplows and road salt dispensers.