Lilah ,'Destiny'
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.
-6 in Chicago, with a windchill of -20 or so.
I couldn't find my second scarf, which I wanted to cover my face with. And I probably should have worn long underwear, and a better hat and gloves. So being outside for 10 minutes at a time is fine, but I could tell I was gradually getting colder. Ideally I try to dress so I can stay outside indefinitely, but not today.
Cripes. Man I wish I could WFH again today.
Yeah, my inner 6-year-old was all, "Don't wanna go to work today."
Thank you, Andi, you made my morning. And I can say that we have warmed up 2 degrees to -8.
Woo and hoo.
My sister-in-law posted this link - learn why Borderline Hysteric Southern Mothers are Superior - written by the Ghost of Tennessee Williams' mother. An excerpt from her book "The Sunday-Service Hymn of the Bobcat Mother."
Andi, I feel your pain. It's so cold it hurts my skin to go outside. And I have to take the kids to school in this.
R.I.P. Tape Decks In Cars: The End Of An Era Arrives
If some of your fondest memories include road-tripping across the U.S. while flipping cassette after cassette of your favorite tunes, the next sentence will make you very sad.
According to the New York Times, new cars will no longer come with a pre-installed tape deck.
"For the 2011 model year, no manufacturer selling cars in the United States offers a tape player either as standard equipment or as an option on a new vehicle. The most recent choice for a factory cassette deck was the 2010 Lexus SC 430," the Times reports.
Cassettes, once a dominant audio format, are now but a novelty. Indeed, 2010 not only saw the end of the tape slot in cars, but also saw Sony ship its last batch of cassette Walkmans.
The Times indicates that CDs may be spinning their way into obsolescence, right behind compact cassettes and their eight-track predecessors. "The iPod and its ilk are easing the journey along the path to the increasingly popular concept of file storage known as the cloud -- that place in the Internet ether from which music is streamed, generally through a Web-connected mobile device that communicates with the car by a wireless Bluetooth connection," writes the Times.
I haven't had a tapedeck in one of my cars since 1998 or so.
Today I need to do my nails, clean up the kitchen, decide on an interview outfit, and clear some things off the DVR.
I guess I should start with the kitchen so I don't mess up my nails.
I should also send my resume to a few people who have offered to take it to offices.
Aw, babies.
Those dogs I posted about yesterday were on the local news last night so I'm betting they'll have no problem finding a good home.
It was crazy hearing the story - this woman saw them running along the shore and then realized the ice was breaking underneath them and when one went in she stripped off her coat and skirt and dove in herself. The dog was already entirely limp by that point. Harrowing.
And someone else had seen the owner taking the collars off the dogs and leaving. Jesus fuck what is wrong with people.