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.)
I got stupid. The money was too good.
Jayne ,'Objects In Space'
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.
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
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).]
aurelia - May 23, 2011 5:16:57 am PDT #9377 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Thank you, Jessica. I'm going on the premise that no news is good news. I'm hoping that my mom will check in with the family in that part of the state and let me know tonight. Based on the weather reports I watched last night I'm really only worried about the cousin in Aurora and the cousin who could have been traveling between Joplin and Fayetteville.
Jessica - May 23, 2011 6:04:44 am PDT #9378 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
In other good news, Aeryn does NOT have pinkeye! (She slept through the night last night and woke up with gunky eyes so DH took her to the doctor. Apparently she just has backed-up tear ducts which is a thing that happens at this age. Which means SHE SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT ON HER OWN OMG.)
sumi - May 23, 2011 6:10:34 am PDT #9379 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Woo hoo for Aeryn and for you and Ethan.
Jesse - May 23, 2011 6:21:02 am PDT #9380 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Hi guys! Thank goodness for the internet, because we wouldn't have known if the rapture had actually happened or not on Saturday, due to being in Sin City....
I am SO GLAD I took today off work.
Amy - May 23, 2011 7:26:23 am PDT #9381 of 30001
Because books.
I can't believe the devastation in Joplin.
Which means SHE SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT ON HER OWN OMG.
Oh, that's a happy night for all involved.
Tom Scola - May 23, 2011 7:29:43 am PDT #9382 of 30001
hwæt
Trudy Booth - May 23, 2011 7:38:34 am PDT #9383 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
That's as good a volcano name as Krakatoa!