sara, how lucky for you and T to have each other in your lives! Everyone needs an adult on their side.
Today's been a weird day.
Who among us can ignore the allure of really funny math puns?
Willow ,'Empty Places'
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.
Kat - Mar 05, 2011 5:52:40 pm PST #26555 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
billytea - Mar 05, 2011 6:13:59 pm PST #26556 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Oh, and since billytea's antennae shot up when I mentioned Naked Mole Rats, I should note that today is Platypus Day on the Disney Channel. Happy Platypus Day, billytea!
OH HAI THIS IS RELEVANT TO MY INTERESTS
I got to explain where the platypus' name (and scientific name) came from in a work meeting on Friday. Lead-in: I do work on the distribution of asset returns. Traditionally, returns were modelled statistically as if they came from a normal distribution (the standard bell curve). However, in practice returns aren't so well behaved. In particular, extreme results - big gains and losses - occur more commonly than the bell curve makes out, so the real distribution gets fatter tails out each side. The term for this statistical property is kurtosis; distributions with fat tails are called leptokurtic, but those with flat tails are called platykurtic. And there's the lead-in to discuss the platypus, and you may believe that I took it.
SuziQ - Mar 05, 2011 6:15:38 pm PST #26557 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I took myself out to dinner and had some fantastic gnocci. NOM!!!
sara, T is lucky to have you. And meeting the parents is both hard and crucially important. In my experience, once the meeting has happened, things are easier...but getting there can be interesting.
I remember discovering K-Bug's first hickey. We were at a softball tournament and she had her hair in a high pony tail...I wouldn't have seen it if her hair was down. I think she was more embarrassed than anything.
Oh, oh - went to my hair dresser and I am now a red head. Dark red, but red. Wheeeee.
sarameg - Mar 05, 2011 6:49:34 pm PST #26558 of 30001
I have to admit, I'm a bit aghast at being a teen's sounding board and voice of reason. I don't like teens, in general. But mine? I extend. And really, me giving relationship advice is somewhat comical. I actually told T your parents know I'm single at 35 and selfs-supporting,you KNOW they are just praying you never have sex until then!
She laughed.
quester - Mar 05, 2011 8:20:55 pm PST #26559 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Wow, there's a long list of Koch products to boycott!
Strix - Mar 05, 2011 8:41:03 pm PST #26560 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I'm kinmda drunk, t=which is awesome, since I almost never drink anymore. FUN was had, and I hadn't seen anyone since the middle of January, and everyone commented on how nuch weight I've lost, which was nice!
I'lost bout 12 pounds from being crazy-busy and not eating, and it was nice to hear it shows. Ok, that is all, I think I will look at gardening sites. I already have the name of a guy to mow the lawm, and I am going to plnat this year. I already bough three big packets of wildflower mixes for by the front fence and the side of the house.
I have a cat in my lap. It is not, I don't think, drunk. But I am. I had a chocolate and bacon cupcake, which was fine. And some smoked BBQ ribs which were fanfuckingtastic.
Steph L. - Mar 05, 2011 8:48:03 pm PST #26561 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I'm kinmda drunk, t=which is awesome, since I almost never drink anymore.
Dude, I'm back from drinking a trough of margaritas and then bowling -- first really well (for me; I bowled a 98, which is good considering that the last time I bowled was maybe 2 years ago), and then not so well (second game I bowled a 69, but I consoled myself by declaring that no one could bowl that score if they set out to do so). PLUS I got a double Beam & Coke at the bowling alley bar for $4.85. Can't beat that. But I am HAMMERED.
I have proofread this post several times due to booze and hammeredness. It seems passable.
Strix - Mar 05, 2011 8:52:53 pm PST #26562 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I tried to proofread, but it is hard, and some of the typos seemed pretty finny, so I lef them in., and I think I will go to bed soon.
Steph L. - Mar 05, 2011 8:54:09 pm PST #26563 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I'm trying to stay up long enough to metabolize some of the booze, so as to minimize any headache/hangover tomorrow. Woo, those margaritas looked so innocent.
Strix - Mar 05, 2011 9:02:57 pm PST #26564 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Prosecco. A whole bottle, when I am pretty much a teetotaller. With the raspberries, it went down like delicious water.
Okay, I did my wifely duty and tried to get Dan off the couch where he was watching cartoons and feel asleep. He says he will be up "in a few minutes." I say "Bullshit, buddy, don't tell me if your back hurts tomorrow, cause I tried twce to haul your sleepy ass to bed!" So THERE! Ha.
I had fun tonight, though. It was so nice to be out with friends.