Ten percent of nothing is -- let me do the math here -- nothing into nothing, carry the --

Jayne ,'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.


Sue - Apr 11, 2012 8:42:40 am PDT #410 of 30001
hip deep in pie

Most of my regrets are about playing it safe. Which should be a lesson to my present self.

the problem is...I want to keep doing them. Why not? But I just can't get away with that shit anymore. People look at me funny, and my smile isn't as winning anymore.

I get that.


Nora Deirdre - Apr 11, 2012 8:43:58 am PDT #411 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

I did enough kinda stupid things that there were no lasting repercussions, but the problem is...I want to keep doing them. Why not? But I just can't get away with that shit anymore.

Ha! Me too.

It is possible I have already had my midlife crisis, moving to New Orleans. Trying to get ready to support Tom's.

Hey, can I request some house ~ma? Someone made an offer on our condo ($200K, OMG, we paid $350K for it in 2005) and I realllly want it to move through and be approved quickly and easily. (I don't wanna make my May mortgage payment! Though, I will probably have to.)


Burrell - Apr 11, 2012 8:45:27 am PDT #412 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I went from acne to rosacea. Both are annoying. sigh. I'd say the rosacea is worse because it can cause acne as well.


Consuela - Apr 11, 2012 8:46:29 am PDT #413 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Yeah, I've got that, too, Burrell. I suspect I should cut back on the red wine, but I don't wannaaaaa.


Burrell - Apr 11, 2012 8:47:12 am PDT #414 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Most of my regrets are about playing it safe. Which should be a lesson to my present self.

Me too, Sue.


Zenkitty - Apr 11, 2012 8:48:29 am PDT #415 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I did the stupid things. My fuck-ups were epic. There'd be poems and songs, but I'm trying to keep it quiet. Some things I regret. Some... I dunno. If I'd known at the time what my choices would lead to, I wouldn't have done those things. But if I hadn't, I wouldn't be here now. I might be someplace better, but who knows. I do wish that, if I was going to waste my twenties (in the sense of not getting started on a career or grad school or something sensible) I wish I'd wasted it traveling and doing useless artsy stuff, instead of wasting it on someone who never loved me.


Sue - Apr 11, 2012 8:50:26 am PDT #416 of 30001
hip deep in pie

House-ma Nora!

If only I could go back in time and jump a certain guy's bones. So what if he had a girlfriend!

ETA to protect me from him Googling himself.


meara - Apr 11, 2012 8:56:50 am PDT #417 of 30001

The FACE LASERS have been about trying to take a hit out on my rosacea. Doesn't seem to be working.

And definitely, it's the things I didn't do (including things I didn't even think of or seriously consider, like "why didn't I up and roam around the world after college instead of trying to get a job" or whatever) that I regret. Even if there are some very awkward "I'll regret it if I don't at least try" moments that occasionally float to the surface of my memory and make me cringe horribly.


Calli - Apr 11, 2012 8:56:51 am PDT #418 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Regrets. I have a few. And not too few to mention, either. Still, I'm enjoying a lot about my current life: a decent job, the ability to schedule and pay for summer vacation somewhere near Lake Michigan, my cat, my garden, etc. Would I like someone to pay me to wander around Europe and drink wine in charming cafes? Sure. But until that happens, my current situation's pretty good.


Zenkitty - Apr 11, 2012 9:01:37 am PDT #419 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

House~ma, Nora!