Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.

Andrew ,'Damage'


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.


Cashmere - Mar 08, 2011 11:11:40 am PST #27006 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.

If I could eviscerate him with a rusty Swiss Army knife, yeah. It's going to be a long process trying to get him to fork it over. He's already bounced a $1K check twice trying to pay us back. At this point, it's a criminal matter and the state council will have to deal with it.

But we still have to cope with not being able to even pay a deposit on summer camp for our boys at this point.


DavidS - Mar 08, 2011 11:12:52 am PST #27007 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Not as bad as stealing food from orphans, but that's still some pretty bad karma.


DavidS - Mar 08, 2011 11:13:29 am PST #27008 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

He's already bounced a $1K check twice trying to pay us back.

You walk him to the bank and have him withdraw it. Preferably with the police.


megan walker - Mar 08, 2011 11:18:28 am PST #27009 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Hivemind suggestions wanted for a name for J's trans-Tahoe (that's Lake Tahoe) relay (swimming, duh!) team.

Pertinent facts:
swim length is 11 miles
all teams have 6 members
this team is 3 guys/3 girls
guys are 40ish
girls are 30ish
all members are tri-athletes
all live in SF proper


Atropa - Mar 08, 2011 11:24:50 am PST #27010 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Onerous Task round-up: called into two different meetings, reassured a writer that I will step in and be BadCop Editor if he needs, sent email about a convention, sent my agent the proposal and sample chapters for the YA project I've been working on.


Kathy A - Mar 08, 2011 11:26:39 am PST #27011 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I've got my surgery scheduled for Monday afternoon. I'm now just waiting to hear back from my dad if he'll be available to take me over to Evanston.


lisah - Mar 08, 2011 11:26:53 am PST #27012 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate

Turns out that one of the old den leaders embezzled $3K of our popcorn money and our pack is broke.

Holy crap! SHEESH! PEOPLE!


DavidS - Mar 08, 2011 11:36:07 am PST #27013 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Dana, I direct you thisaway...

DavidS "Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!" Mar 8, 2011 1:35:35 pm PST


Liese S. - Mar 08, 2011 11:37:20 am PST #27014 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Onerous task is onerous! I found the insurance cards no problem. I found the old registration renewal notice, so I have all the relevant numbers. But trying to do it online, they don't recognize my registration. It's probably actually my drivers license they don't recognize, but whatevs, they don't recognize my company EIN either. So I called them, and you know how I feel about calling people. Many times because "circuits were busy" and finally got through to someone, who transferred me to someone, who rolled to voicemail. Fail. I'm trying again now, but the onerouser this gets, the crankier I am at the intern. His legacy just will not quit. We gave him the form, told him to sticker the van and put the registration in the glovebox. He stickered the van, so as not to get pulled over himself, but the registration is nowhere to be found.


hippocampus - Mar 08, 2011 11:39:23 am PST #27015 of 30001
not your mom's socks.

Cashmere - OMGWTFAsshat. Is there a jumpstarter or crowdsource charity for need-to-replace-stolen-boyscout-funds?

Lisah, have you heard anything about the Fells Pt. effort to connect with Ireland on the war of 1812 POWs? There's a whole movement afoot, memorial planned, stuff. I forget what city - I'd say Kinsale, but that's what I thought it would have been and it wasn't.