I can't believe they're reporting a local story about Prospect Park in the Guardian: [link]
Mighty fine shindig.
Mal ,'Shindig'
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.
Tom Scola - Mar 09, 2011 6:05:58 am PST #27139 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Jesse - Mar 09, 2011 6:08:53 am PST #27140 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's a great piece. I especially enjoyed this bit:
Among these disaffected residents is, by coincidence, Sadik-Khan's predecessor as the city's transportation commissioner, Iris Weinshall, whose tenure is not recalled for its visionary overhaul of city planning and traffic management. Weinshall happens to be married to Charles (Chuck) E Schumer, Democratic senator for New York.
ION, I feel like I could use a day off, but it's just because there were so few full workweeks in December and January, and now it's been several in a row! WTF, five days of working??
sarameg - Mar 09, 2011 6:12:11 am PST #27141 of 30001
Fuuuuuck. There is so much wrong with my car (and I was right: snapped clutch cable. That's the cheap part.) I have not attained quite Kristen's repair bill, but close. And it probably won't be ready for ANOTHER day.
tommyrot - Mar 09, 2011 6:12:44 am PST #27142 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.
Connie Neil - Mar 09, 2011 6:13:42 am PST #27143 of 30001
brillig
build a trebuchet
Always fun.
§ ita § - Mar 09, 2011 6:14:58 am PST #27144 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
five days of working??
Yeah, it doesn't seem right.
Ugh, sara. Sorry to hear about all the car woes.
I have a spoiler question: when is a spoiler no longer a spoiler? How long after a movie is in general release do you figure it's okay to talk about who killed who or whatever without using the word "spoiler" to warn people away? I'm fuzzy on the deets, but I figure after 1 year, it's on me to not click on links about movies I don't want to know plot details about, at the outside.
tommyrot - Mar 09, 2011 6:16:55 am PST #27145 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.
How long after a movie is in general release do you figure it's okay to talk about who killed who or whatever without using the word "spoiler" to warn people away?
Good question. I don't know. But I'm pretty sure it's OK to tell people Rosebud is a sled.
Polter-Cow - Mar 09, 2011 6:18:11 am PST #27146 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
WHAT.
Jesse - Mar 09, 2011 6:18:34 am PST #27147 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I get bummed out when I learn things before I see the movie sometimes, but it really is on me. As long as the person isn't doing like my mother, who is always like, "Oh, you just started reading the next book in that series? The one where the main character dies??" OMG MOM I DID NOT KNOW THE MAIN CHARACTER DIES BECAUSE I HAVE NOT READ IT YET AS I MENTIONED.
tommyrot - Mar 09, 2011 6:19:31 am PST #27148 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.