Steph, I can't begin to express how happy I am that you found Tim. Watching your relationship blossom from afar has been a great pleasure.
sarameg, sorry about the early morning work shift!
The King of Cups expects a picnic. But this is not his birthday!
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
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.
Theodosia - Oct 27, 2011 2:59:07 am PDT #3389 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Jesse - Oct 27, 2011 3:02:47 am PDT #3390 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I forgot I was supposed to be at work at 8:30, so now I won't. Oh well.
JZ - Oct 27, 2011 3:49:34 am PDT #3391 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.
Not gushy, Tep. Just eloquent and beautiful.
Another little quake just a couple of minutes ago -- were any other Bayistas awake to feel it?
Cashmere - Oct 27, 2011 3:51:26 am PDT #3392 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
never doubt that I called them on it. shaming was involved. I judge.
I almost wish throat punching had been involved. Grrr.
Having a children is a choice (for most) but since it involves creating a future not only for the new humans but the ones who will eventually depend on them for care and leadership, I say the people who are building that future are the ones taking the hit for Team Humanity.
The child-free movement and those desiring a tax break for their choice get their benefit from more sleep, less stress and the freedom that comes from not having to wipe noses and asses for years.
In other words: Suck it up and be The Village.
Tom Scola - Oct 27, 2011 3:54:11 am PDT #3393 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
All of these earthquakes, in the same location in Berkeley, every day? Obviously the work of a Mad Scientist.
le nubian - Oct 27, 2011 4:08:16 am PDT #3394 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
isn't supposed to be a good thing? the fault letting out some pressure?
Jessica - Oct 27, 2011 4:08:59 am PDT #3395 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Having a children is a choice (for most)
For the kind of people who are bitching about taxes on the internet, yes. But I would continue to argue that the ability to choose the size and shape of one's family is a first-world luxury - I do not think "most" women have access to the reproductive freedom choices that I do.
le nubian - Oct 27, 2011 4:20:17 am PDT #3396 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
unfortunately there are those who want to take it away from us in this country too.
Cashmere - Oct 27, 2011 4:44:22 am PDT #3397 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I do not think "most" women have access to the reproductive freedom choices that I do.
Definitely agree.
I wish more people would realize that the cheapest and easiest way to improve the standard of living in any country is to a)educate the girls and b)make sure women have easy access to contraception.
There are Nerds on my keyboard. I suspect Owen's been into the Halloween candy.
Jessica - Oct 27, 2011 4:44:56 am PDT #3398 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
In other first-world luxury news, man builds smartphone dock into his prosthetic arm.
(My first thought when I saw that was "Dang, I wish I were a cyborg." My second thought was "What's he going to do when his contract runs out?")