I was sad about having to miss the Chicago Worldcon (which is on right now) because I'd also have to miss Chicago. But then I couldn't do it anyway because of The Project What Goes Live This Weekend and then Mom's death, so even if I'd gone I'd be either leaving early or guilty about being there.

Conclusion: not one of my better weekends.

I'm sorry, Theodosia. You'll have to come visit at a time when it can actually be fun and relaxing for you.

Heard some teens in the alley, talking trash. But what caught my attention was the unusual topic: "Yo, those fuckin' armadillos carry leprosy,yo! They curl up like a ball, and they are like TOUGH fuckers, yo!" They were very animated.

I've heard odd conversations out there before, but this was a topic I was least likely to expect.

ha! sara, you have to send that in to Benn as an overheard!!

Amadillos are totally tough fuckers, yo!

I love teens. They crack my shit up.

Heard some teens in the alley, talking trash. But what caught my attention was the unusual topic: "Yo, those fuckin' armadillos carry leprosy,yo! They curl up like a ball, and they are like TOUGH fuckers, yo!" They were very animated.

I'm rather tickled that he's apparently been gnawing on a rolled-up armadillo.

Oh! Matt! I got the Olympics opening ceremonies disc! Thank you! Can I paypal your profile addy for the postage and whatnot?

Google Image Search seems to be sure that "power tie" means a red tie. What does it mean to you? Well, apart from this?

DUDE. I managed to score the entire box of HP stuff, which included full sets of all 116 of the first series and 80 of the second series of the trading cards, and whose name is on the very second card in the entire stack? The Adorable One's. Hee!

And I just realized that I know how to deal with the rest of the stuff, but I have no idea what on earth to do with trading cards.

(I have the email address of the woman I bought it all from, and if any of it sells for any decent amount I'll split it with her; she would've let me walk away with all of it for free, but I felt bad because it's all obviously stuff collected and stored with care by her now-off-at-grad-school daughter, and I know too many people who are still aggrieved about their parents dumping all their precious belongings at garage sales for it to sit right for me to take advantage of yet another parent about to do the same.)

Urban dictionary says: [link]

principally red or blue tie with conservative patterning tied in a double windsor. The most common pattern is a simple stripe but anything conservative works. The style is easier to recognize than to describe. Often accompanied by an overly aggressive handshake, gaudy rolex, and ample cologne.