OMG, was so distracted thinking about convo in B'cracy I put dirty clothes in DRYER and reached for the detergent.
I'mma think I'll eat and grade paper now...
We're still working on a plan, but so far it involves being sent to prison and becoming somebody's bitch.
Fred ,'Just Rewards (2)'
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.
Strix - May 23, 2011 4:21:39 pm PDT #9418 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
sarameg - May 23, 2011 4:25:07 pm PDT #9419 of 30001
msbelle, wait. She left a new hire without adequate instructions and then was cranky you weren't princess sparklefairydust? Yeesh.
Swim swam. Theory that a cooler pool yields faster laps borne out. After a week of mediocre times, was at a normal pace tonight. Pool was significantly cooler.
Zenkitty - May 23, 2011 4:41:38 pm PDT #9420 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Terrifying video of Joplin MO on CNN right now. The place looks like a giant stepped on it. Those poor people. I don't think it's my imagination that tornadoes are getting fiercer if not more frequent. F4 tornadoes used to be rather rare. (News lady just said she'd been covering weather and tornadoes for a long time, and she'd never seen a tornado leave this much destruction in such a wide area. 6 miles long and a mile wide.)
flea - May 23, 2011 4:44:21 pm PDT #9421 of 30001
information libertarian
The Times has an interesting historical map about tornadoes and deaths from them. 1953 was a very bad year, including in, of all places, Worcester MA, which is not exactly Tornado Alley. [link]
sj - May 23, 2011 4:47:16 pm PDT #9422 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The Times has an interesting historical map about tornadoes and deaths from them. 1953 was a very bad year, including in, of all places, Worcester MA, which is not exactly Tornado Alley.
Yup. It pretty much went right through my street. And when they rebuilt they only replanted one type of tree, which happens to be the type of tree the the Asian longhorn beetle likes, which is why nearly all of the trees in my neighborhood had to be chopped down to deal with the beetle problem a couple years back. t /more information than anyone wanted to know
flea - May 23, 2011 4:50:44 pm PDT #9423 of 30001
information libertarian
I am a librarian - there is no such thing as too much information! Here's a slideshow of photos from Worcester in 1953. Looks like there weer bad fires, too. [link]
sj - May 23, 2011 4:58:16 pm PDT #9424 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I am a librarian - there is no such thing as too much information! Here's a slideshow of photos from Worcester in 1953. Looks like there weer bad fires, too. [link]
Interesting. I have never seen that link before. I do recognize all the street names, though. My landlord lives on one of the streets shown.
Steph L. - May 23, 2011 4:59:37 pm PDT #9425 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Possible in the sense of I am here right now? Then yes. I was hoping you might be able to break away sometime Thurs lunch or afternoon. Weds night also a possibility.
Oh, you bet I can! Thursday probably best, but Wednesday night is workable. My profile addy is good if you want to e-mail me.
Woo!
aurelia - May 23, 2011 7:05:31 pm PDT #9426 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
No news from the family. I have to believe that someone would let me know if they weren't okay. Yes, this really is how my family communicates.
Anyone know how ita is doing? Is she still in the hospital?
Connie Neil - May 23, 2011 8:48:58 pm PDT #9427 of 30001
brillig
I'm going through old photographs (ah, melancholia), and I've found a few shots that weren't half bad. I have the negatives, but I'm wondering how good negatives from 1982 will still be. Am I looking at something that's going to cost much more than it's worth, to try and get prints and/or digital copies of these pictures?
Also, I have prints from the same era but no negatives. How hard would it be to get decent digital copies? I want to send one to my sister, but I don't want to send my only copy.