Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.

'Time Bomb'


Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Amy - Jun 23, 2011 10:07:19 am PDT #13959 of 30001
Because books.

I'm still so baffled by people. WTF?

I really wish we lived near you, Sparky. We have had so many dogs wander by in both of the places we've lived the longest, and we always took them in and got them reunited with their owners. Five times, in fact. Argh.


Sparky1 - Jun 23, 2011 10:08:10 am PDT #13960 of 30001
Librarian Warlord

Okay, after talking with him some more, I have concluded that he did not have my dog. Wrong color harness, described her as older and larger than a beagle (not my Sass)...

I'm not sure anymore that he had anyone's dog.


Lee - Jun 23, 2011 10:41:51 am PDT #13961 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I'm too lazy to take this to Tech so I will ask here--does anyone have any recommendations for iphone/ipad apps for memory/concentration oriented games or puzzles? Either kid or adult appropriate would be fine.


Strix - Jun 23, 2011 10:41:54 am PDT #13962 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

I was just about to say CRANK, Sparky.

I am so sorry he raised your hopes. God, who DOES that?


Kat - Jun 23, 2011 11:05:38 am PDT #13963 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Oh Sparky. He sounds like a tool. So sorry.

Today, I came into work and was told I was expected to help with graduation (In three years, I've only taught seniors and no one has EVER asked me to help with graduation). I couldn't go to practice (well, I could, but I didn't) because Grace's school had a thing. And she's leaving the school. And her teacher is retiring. Etc. etc. So instead, I took Noah (who is with me at school) to that.

Then we went home and had lunch. Now we are back at school since I'm contractually supposed to be here. Even though I have ZERO students and my room is clean.

Sigh.


le nubian - Jun 23, 2011 11:09:14 am PDT #13964 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Perkins,

besides Sudoku?

Heist (it's a new one) is pretty good and fun. I haven't gotten to the end, but there is supposed to be some prize.

Zentomino is also pretty fun.


le nubian - Jun 23, 2011 11:10:56 am PDT #13965 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Perkins, here's more:

Fling!, Time Geeks, Auditorium (this one has music if you like that kind of thing)


Burrell - Jun 23, 2011 11:13:57 am PDT #13966 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Ooh Sparky, I am furious on your behalf.

Ugh, I started a huge house project that I now need to drop only partially done because I NEED to go grocery shopping. Grrr. And then need to come home and finish as much of the project as possible before I pick up kids since it involves absurdly breakable dishes and vases. Argh. And when I'm all done? The house will look essentially no neater because I'm cleaning up cupboards, not moving the large swathes of furniture that need to be rearranged. Fume.

sigh.

Okay, repressing frustration and moving on to the next item.


Burrell - Jun 23, 2011 11:16:45 am PDT #13967 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Perkins, I second the Sudoku rec. I ended up buying the Sudoku Expert package because they are nicely challenging. And DH downloaded a sort of sudoku-riff number puzzle for free (not sure it's still free however) called Strimko something or other. Decent puzzles.


Strix - Jun 23, 2011 11:16:53 am PDT #13968 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

But you will KNOW it's cleaner, Burrell!

I get your frustration, though -- you're all "5 hours of sweating and it still looks like this?"

Hmm. That pretty much sums up my attitude towards my ass, too...