The tornado news is alarming.
A kid I used to babysit as an infant is now on Facebook. I think this makes me officially Too Old For Facebook.
I'm Facebook friends with two of them. One of whom is an actual adult now, the other one being my nephew.
It's simple. I slap 'em around a bit, torture 'em, make their lives hell...Sure, the nice guys'll run away,but every now and then you'll find a prince like Spike who gets off on it.
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
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.
P.M. Marc - May 22, 2011 5:42:18 pm PDT #9367 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Strix - May 22, 2011 5:46:36 pm PDT #9368 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
In college, my friend Jody was engaged to Steve, and he hooked up with another friend, Sam, and she got pregnant. They've been happily married for almost 18 years now and J partnered with a woman and they have a child together, and all are friends. But it was a HUGE drama in our circle of friends my last year of college; J was my roommate and S & Sam(antha) were close friends.
The baby graduated high school today. Holy shit.
Burrell - May 22, 2011 5:48:30 pm PDT #9369 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Kid I used to babysit now writes for the New Yorker. And is married with a sweet baby boy of his own.
aurelia - May 22, 2011 6:15:19 pm PDT #9370 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
This is terrifying. [link]
Liese S. - May 22, 2011 6:16:31 pm PDT #9371 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah. We're old.
And I can't look at the tornado info. You guys are gonna have to take this one for me. I did okay with my presentation on Japan disaster relief, but to be frank, my 9 Navajo students were more effective at raising money than the 250 people at church, including the church leadership. But anyway, between that and the SO's strep, and normal summer stressiness, I can't handle any additional disasters, so you guys gotta grieve them for me.
Strix - May 22, 2011 6:32:27 pm PDT #9372 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
....And, that's all right, Liese.
Kat - May 22, 2011 6:36:28 pm PDT #9373 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
The Rapture Happened...No one was worth saving? funny Onion-esque piece.
Hil R. - May 22, 2011 8:37:47 pm PDT #9374 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
A kid I used to babysit is some sort of assistant coach or trainer or something for Rutgers football. (I didn't babysit him as a baby, though -- his family moved in down the street from mine when he was in kindergarten and I was in sixth grade.)
flea - May 23, 2011 1:22:17 am PDT #9375 of 30001
information libertarian
Yeah, a kid I used to babysit for when she was an infant had a baby a month ago. I'm old.
Jessica - May 23, 2011 4:38:11 am PDT #9376 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Erin and Aurelia, I hope your friends and family are safe.
I've been on hold with the post office (need to make an appt to get the kids' passports!) for 20 minutes now. Bail and call back, or keep holding? This is the first time I've even gotten this far - someone DID pick up the phone and put me on hold vs ringing endlessly before hanging up automatically.
[Bailed, called back, got called a liar for claiming I'd been on hold for half an hour. Decided to take my chances at the county clerk's office instead (they don't take appointments).]