I woke up full of GRONK but determined to get started on my program project (due next Thursday). Of course, my desktop computer started crapping out almost immediately. And now I'm crossing my fingers as it goes through yet another CHKDSK, hoping that it will actually boot at least enough to make a copy of all the programming work I did yesterday. Bonus points if it's workable enough that I can do more.
Do you see any goats around? No, because I sacrificed them.
Willow ,'Showtime'
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.
Theodosia - Mar 20, 2011 3:15:52 am PDT #29235 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Strix - Mar 20, 2011 5:48:50 am PDT #29236 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Hivemind, does anyone know -- I got married in April 2010. Do I file jointly with Dan for 2010, or do I have to wait until 2011?
Sue - Mar 20, 2011 5:49:18 am PDT #29237 of 30001
hip deep in pie
According to the NYT, castles can be had for bargain prices. Shall we chip in for Fortress Buffista? [link]
-t - Mar 20, 2011 5:55:01 am PDT #29238 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
You can file jointly for 2010 because you were married for over half the year, Erin. I am, like, 75% sure. There's an 800 number you can call to confirm.
Considering I didn't know that we had a String WIngds Advisory until my door broke, tidying the yard up this morning was quite painless. Yay.
Eta: we could probably manage with a starter castle if we had to.
Lee - Mar 20, 2011 5:55:54 am PDT #29239 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I should probably get dressed and go to Target and Trader Joes before I start Watching Empire records, shouldn't I?
SuziQ - Mar 20, 2011 6:01:41 am PDT #29240 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
CJ is walking the terrace around The Kennedy Center as I wait for the restaurant to open. Ummmmmm, Sunday brunch.
Sheryl - Mar 20, 2011 6:04:34 am PDT #29241 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Why am I still sleepy? I got over 9 hours of sleep.(Would have slept even later if Gary hadn't nudged me awake.) Meh.
dcp - Mar 20, 2011 6:09:01 am PDT #29242 of 30001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I got married in April 2010. Do I file jointly with Dan for 2010, or do I have to wait until 2011?
From [link]
"Your marital status on the last day of the year determines your marital status for the entire year."
And while there are situations where it is beneficial to file separately rather than jointly, they are pretty rare: [link]
tommyrot - Mar 20, 2011 6:48:43 am PDT #29243 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.
In space news:
NASA Pluto Probe Passes Orbit of Uranus
A NASA probe speeding toward the distant dwarf planet Pluto hit a major checkpoint today (March 19) when it crossed the orbit of Uranus.
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft encountered Uranus' orbit today at 6 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT) while flying 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion kilometers) from Earth.
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The spacecraft is expected to reach Pluto and its three moons (Charon, Nix and Hydra) in July 2015, after which it might also encounter smaller bodies in the distant Kuiper Belt, which is the ring of icy bodies beyond Neptune's orbit.
I remember all the years when they kept canceling the mission and then starting it up again....
Also,
NASA Probe Becomes First Spacecraft to Orbit Mercury
A well-traveled NASA probe made history late Thursday (March 17), becoming the first spacecraft ever to enter into orbit around Mercury.
NASA's Messenger spacecraft fired its main thruster in a 15-minute orbital insertion burn Thursday night to slow down by about 1,900 mph (3,058 kph), enough to enter Mercury's gravitational influence and settle into orbit around the planet.
About an hour after the 8:54 p.m. EDT (0054 GMT) engine burn it was official: Messenger was in a looping, 12-hour orbit around the solar system's innermost planet.
Mercury now has an artificial satellite, for the first time ever.
Yay!
Pix - Mar 20, 2011 7:10:31 am PDT #29244 of 30001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Jilli, I didn't want to bother you yesterday, but you were in my thoughts. If we could have swung the airfare, we would have been there.