If the Republicans only manage a slight edge, they may find it harder to bulldoze things through. And there may be enough Republicans feeling vulnerable that they'll contemplate the dreaded C-word (compromise).
No, it's shiny! I like to meet new people. They've all got stories...
Kaylee ,'Serenity'
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.
Connie Neil - Sep 20, 2012 4:00:29 pm PDT #22882 of 30001
brillig
DebetEsse - Sep 20, 2012 4:04:51 pm PDT #22883 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Anybody watching Parenthood this season? I'm finding myself wanting to mute the tv a lot more than last season. Is that just me, or other people, too?
sarameg - Sep 20, 2012 4:07:58 pm PDT #22884 of 30001
Yeah, just wait until we invade you.
You do know I am landing on Election Day, right? (well, Weds in Australia, Election Afternoon in the US.) After my youngest nephew, AUS may never be the same again.
billytea - Sep 20, 2012 4:11:26 pm PDT #22885 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.
You do know I am landing on Election Day, right? (well, Weds in Australia, Election Afternoon in the US.) After my youngest nephew, AUS may never be the same again.
We have a different name for election day, we call it Melbourne Cup Day. You guys don't get your voting day off, but I do.
Sue - Sep 20, 2012 5:12:32 pm PDT #22886 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Thanks again for Birthday Wishes!
FTR, I think UK Coupling was hysterical. Ever since I have giggled every time I've heard the word "gusset."
JenP - Sep 20, 2012 5:28:12 pm PDT #22887 of 30001
Just in time -- Happy Birthday, Sue! I'm glad you had a relaxing day. All good wishes for the coming year.
-t - Sep 20, 2012 5:33:40 pm PDT #22888 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Debet, I watched the first episode of the new season and deleted the season pass. Not because it's terrible, but it's not compelling enough to stay in my crowded TV watching schedule. I'm not sure what's different this year, but everyone/thing/(I'm not sure what I mean) kind of seems more petty somehow.
I didn't find UK Coupling as funny as I had been led to believe it would be, but it was really built up to me and I was probably in a not-receptive-to-relationship-comedy mood when I watched it, looking back.
Many happy returns, Sue!
DebetEsse - Sep 20, 2012 5:38:20 pm PDT #22889 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I'm watching the second episode and it's less painful. Since I'm on Hulu, scheduling is less of an issue.
-t - Sep 20, 2012 6:06:15 pm PDT #22890 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
By scheduling I mean Too Much TV, Not Enough Time so I am ruthlessly culling returning shows (new shows get a longer grace period to prove themselves).
§ ita § - Sep 20, 2012 6:06:16 pm PDT #22891 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I returned the rental and cabbed it to the service centre and made it a block away before determining the car wasn't fit to drive (this is not what I took it in for--I had a starter problem--this is the transmission...) and now I'm in a panic for two reasons--a mystery new issue which wasn't there when I sent the car in, and the fucking loaner, which I'm convinced is going to be set on fire and then stolen.
It's so fucking fancy I didn't even know how to start the engine.
FUCK.