My local neighborhood (davis_square) has a community Livejournal account that has a regularly used tag "What Was THAT?" that often gets answered promptly -- it's actually kind of handy. And the Somerville official spokesperson for city hall, the delightfully named Tom Champion (who has a voice to match) makes sure to post announcements of interest to the neighborhood.
Never send a minion to do a god's work.
Glory ,'The Killer In Me'
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.
Theodosia - Jul 14, 2012 4:53:47 am PDT #13812 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 - Jul 14, 2012 4:58:24 am PDT #13813 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My mother doesn't get all the fuss over Tom Champion, which makes me laugh.
le nubian - Jul 14, 2012 5:06:57 am PDT #13814 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Kat,
I am chuckling now because I am not sure your post endorses the book as "good." Or even not good but entertaining (e.g. Da Vinci Code). DVC really isn't good at all, but man I ran through that book like a house on fire.
I think I am less interested in reading it than I was before! Esp when you indicated that the ending might suck. Grr.
Theodosia - Jul 14, 2012 5:07:18 am PDT #13815 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"
I've half-seriously suggested that the city get a Tom Champion-signal that they can project from a searchlight atop City Hall when there's trouble.
Jessica - Jul 14, 2012 5:17:24 am PDT #13816 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Awesome infographic of good storytelling by Pixar
Love it! I find that most of the movies/books/etc I dislike fail at #14.
sarameg - Jul 14, 2012 5:22:52 am PDT #13817 of 30001
Market and pedicure on the way home. Now errands cause salon can't fit me in until the 28th now! Ahrg. Oh well, I'll live.
Consuela - Jul 14, 2012 5:33:42 am PDT #13818 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Off to see my folks this morning. Maybe I'll get a pedicure on the way home...
Steph L. - Jul 14, 2012 6:20:25 am PDT #13819 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Gunfire or Fireworks? has been a common game around here this summer.
That's my neighborhood's motto. (It's usually gunfire. Sad but true.)
smonster - Jul 14, 2012 7:21:46 am PDT #13820 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
That's my neighborhood's motto. (It's usually gunfire. Sad but true.)
I am Steph, but subbing city for neighborhood.
I slept through the Running of the Bulls and Doggies and Donuts, and now it's storming on and off liek woah. I need to get myself going and hit the market (which is inside).
§ ita § - Jul 14, 2012 7:26:50 am PDT #13821 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I get a migraine google alert, and the past couple of days it's been all Excedrin, all the time. Apparently it's off the market, and Excedrin Extra Strength is going for $144 and Excedrin Migraine for $245. As opposed to $10.
Man, I wish it worked so well for me I'd be desperate to buy it. I still can't work out when IV compazine is going to come back on the market. It's been months since I've had an effective anti-emetic. It's horrible horrible horrible.