Timelies all!
I've been hearing forecasts of thunderstorms today. Right now it's sunny and the sky is clear. We did have thunderstorms and heavy rain yesterday. Of course, thunderstorms are part of the summer weather routine here.
Jayne: We was just about to spring into action, Captain. Complicated escape and rescue op. Wash: I was going to watch. It was very exciting.
'Shindig'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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.
Sheryl - Jun 25, 2012 12:56:16 pm PDT #11181 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Atropa - Jun 25, 2012 1:29:21 pm PDT #11182 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Hivemind question: has anyone tried stretching their shoes with the bags of water in the freezer trick? [link]
Yes, I could take the shoes to my insane-yet-wonderful cobbler, but I want to wear them, oh, this week. So I'm wondering if this trick would work.
Jesse - Jun 25, 2012 1:31:36 pm PDT #11183 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Wait, it's cheap AND nice? What's wrong with it, then??I don't know if it's nice yet, and the location is only good for my current job, not for going out or shopping or anything else. And I won't work there forever!
Not to live in with a coworker, silly! Just discussed with a coworker.
I am eating a salad. It's delicious, I'll admit. It has grape tomatoes, walnuts and chevre. But I'd still rather a burger.
ME TOO! More or less. I may have to have some kale later as a reward. (??)
§ ita § - Jun 25, 2012 1:33:49 pm PDT #11184 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Not to live in with a coworker, silly! Just discussed with a coworker.
Then you're crazy. Why would you have to leave if you quit?
eta: Oh, nut-shot guy's IO9 suspension wore off, and he's back and telling me no professionals would ever endorse overwhelming force like a crotch strike as a means of self defense.
Ginger - Jun 25, 2012 1:34:27 pm PDT #11185 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
What are the shoes made of, Jilly? I've stretched leather with Shoe Stretch and with rubbing alcohol. In both cases, you put on the liquid, then walk around in the shoes.
Jesse - Jun 25, 2012 1:35:52 pm PDT #11186 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Then you're crazy. Why would you have to leave if you quit?
Odds are, the commute would be brutal to any other job. Of course, I could only look at jobs that would be convenient.
Atropa - Jun 25, 2012 1:38:23 pm PDT #11187 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
What are the shoes made of, Jilly? I've stretched leather with Shoe Stretch and with rubbing alcohol. In both cases, you put on the liquid, then walk around in the shoes.
They're made from leather. Rubbing alcohol? Really? One of the sites for shoe stretching suggested a solution of half rubbing alcohol, half water. I suppose that would be the simplest thing to do, since I've got that at home. How damp do I need to make the leather?
ETA: These are the shoes. Stripey heels!
billytea - Jun 25, 2012 1:39:15 pm PDT #11188 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Oh, nut-shot guy's IO9 suspension wore off, and he's back and telling me no professionals would ever endorse overwhelming force like a crotch strike as a means of self defense.
Stay golden, nutshot boy. Stay golden.
Jesse - Jun 25, 2012 1:43:41 pm PDT #11189 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, I also have a confession: The vet left me a voicemail saying my cat's bloodwork results were all good, and actually his bloodwork was "phenomenal" for his age. So of course, I turned to the cat and said, "Phenomenal kitten, that's you."
Ginger - Jun 25, 2012 1:50:22 pm PDT #11190 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Jilly, you should probably test an inconspicuous place, but I've not had a problem. I just put rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball and then dampened the outside of the shoe with it. If the shoe hasn't stretched enough by the time it dries, do it again. The origin is lost in the mists of time, but I think a shoe guy told me that worked the same as Shoe Stretch.