I am a large, semi-muscular man. I can take it. Don't hide behind Mal 'cause you know he'll shoot it down for you. Tell me.

Wash ,'War Stories'


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.


megan walker - Aug 29, 2011 8:33:55 am PDT #22790 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I have indoor socks. Mostly because I get socks every year for Christmas from my sister and they are often woolen, which do me no good in San Francisco, but make for very nice slippers.


Allyson - Aug 29, 2011 8:34:24 am PDT #22791 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

I was given a powerpoint presentation to proof.

All the text is in bold red and blue papyrus. Occasionally in SHADOW with ITALICS, for no apparent reason.

I took out the bold/shadow/italics and noted on the paper copy that, "Papyrus is not a body text font. Your audience will be able to read it better in Times or Arial."

I am currently waiting to be told that I am a jerk for doing this. But I somehow feel as though I have at least given the audience a fighting chance at keeping their eyes from bleeding.

Does anyone know what the psychology is behind people who use BOLD SHADOW ITAL in every piece of text on slides?


Toddson - Aug 29, 2011 8:42:51 am PDT #22792 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

They've discovered they CAN do it, so they feel they must.

Same sort of thing happened when word processing programs got popular, leading to the "ransom note" style of using every font available.


sarameg - Aug 29, 2011 8:44:34 am PDT #22793 of 30001

At starbucks for wifi and to charge my cell. No power since Sunday am. Car died Sunday pm. Loki accidentally spent the night out. I freaked. To he'll with work.

Neighbors have been a godsend. Hurricane party , no power party by candlelight, margaritas tonight, one loaned me her car so I could go swim ( my pool still not open)..

Yeah, it's been a long few days.


Sue - Aug 29, 2011 8:46:03 am PDT #22794 of 30001
hip deep in pie

I find that constant cleaning doesn't work so well, so I use the horror of what an upcoming visitor will think of my apartment to motivate me into big cleaning sprees.

If it weren't for impending guests, my place would never be cleaned.


Scrappy - Aug 29, 2011 8:48:33 am PDT #22795 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

It is so NICE to wake up to an empty sink!

My DH does. Since he does the cooking, I do the dishes before I leave for work in the morning.


Liese S. - Aug 29, 2011 8:49:57 am PDT #22796 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Sheesh, sarameg! Hang in there!


Jesse - Aug 29, 2011 8:50:08 am PDT #22797 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yikes, Sara! Good luck getting power back...


smonster - Aug 29, 2011 8:50:30 am PDT #22798 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

I realize you're supposed to buy into the whole system and everything, but I'm past needing that in my life. I figure I'll use what works for me and ignore what doesn't.

Actually, Flylady pretty much says to make it work for you. I ignore the shoes thing, I think that's geared towards people who stay at home and in their pajamas all day. My kitchen is a shithole right now and I have a ton of laundry, and I don't know when I'm going to get to either one (meeting after work tonight).


Sue - Aug 29, 2011 8:51:23 am PDT #22799 of 30001
hip deep in pie

Oh, sarameg! I hope everything sorts itself soon.