Oh, poor JZ and Strix! I hope you belles feel better ASAP.
JZ, I knew without looking that you were talking about Julia Chase-Brand. Such an awesome woman.
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'
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juliana - Dec 31, 2012 7:10:51 am PST #24420 of 30001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
JZ - Dec 31, 2012 7:27:54 am PST #24421 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Wow, juliana. I had no idea she was a known pioneer (let alone a runner/biologist/late-in-life physician!). That Life article just pissed me off so deeply I had to Google her just to spite those assholes.
sj - Dec 31, 2012 7:34:20 am PST #24422 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
JZ, I love that article you linked to. It made me a little teary eyed to read your post this morning. Much health~ma to you and Strix. It is no fun ringing in the New Year sick.
I'm having a few people over on NYD (not as many as I would have liked since everyone seems to be out of town), so I'm going to be cooking and cleaning all day today. We found out that TCG is playing First Night much earlier than we expected in the day today, which messes things up for me a bit, but he has been cleaning and organizing all morning. He thinks it is hysterical when I tell him that I think his organizing skills are so sexy.
juliana - Dec 31, 2012 7:34:31 am PST #24423 of 30001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Amby Burfoot is a friend of hers and a writer for Runner's World, so I've read a few articles with her name in it.
Laura - Dec 31, 2012 7:44:51 am PST #24424 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Health ~ma to JZ and Strix and any others in need.
Trying to be inspired for quick and easy NYE snacks. DH would go for bags of chips, but I need something more interesting. Oh, and champagne.
brenda m - Dec 31, 2012 7:47:13 am PST #24425 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I had no plans but now am meeting some dog park people at midnight at the park. I should dig up a bottle of champagne to toast.
meara - Dec 31, 2012 8:04:14 am PST #24426 of 30001
JZ, I had also heard of her, mostly because my roommate is a running groupie and loves reading books about the stuff (she currently has a (auto?)biography of the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, in her bag). But super awesome--you should totally scan the article and put them both up on Good Stuff.
Strix - Dec 31, 2012 9:31:34 am PST #24427 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I had not heard of her; way to flip the patriarchy the running bird, woman!
I am feeling a touch better, and the kiddo seems to sound and feel better.(Touch wood.)
Laura, are you a vegetarian? Pesctarian? What about rumaki? Or stuffed mushrooms with a dijonaisse dipping sauce?
(Am I getting my appetite back? I don't have norovirus, but seemed to be one of the "lucky" few who couldn't keep anything in their stomach. Too bad I can't wear my slinky NYE outfit,cause I've lost 6 lbs. in 4 days. Perhaps I will try a grilled cheese sandwich later: GOURMET!)
Laura - Dec 31, 2012 9:37:45 am PST #24428 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Laura, are you a vegetarian? Pesctarian?
Yes, Pesca these days. I may just stroll around the grocery store and see what jumps out at me.
Strix - Dec 31, 2012 9:40:07 am PST #24429 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
If it jumps out at you, I recommend that you NOT buy it...