Monday is Emancipation Day in DC. Parade, festival, fireworks. Unfortunately, we have to work.
And, in random news, my mother once worked with the Strauss's ... grandson, I believe.
No studying? Damn! Next thing they'll tell me is I'll have to eat jelly doughnuts or sleep with a supermodel to get things done around here. I ask you, how much can one man give?
Xander ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
Toddson - Apr 13, 2012 5:49:37 am PDT #771 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Jesse - Apr 13, 2012 5:55:36 am PDT #772 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
JOIN ME IN SMALL REWARDS TO GET THROUGH THE DAY!
I already had a cookie for second breakfast, which maybe I should have put off as a reward, but whatever. I have one main thing to do today. I have already done several small things.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 13, 2012 5:55:53 am PDT #773 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I love these quotes from Cory Booker:
The mayor said, "Yesterday, all my problems were really big to me. Today things feel a lot more clear," Booker said. "And I have a lot more respect for firefighters!
"As my chief staff and others were teasing me, I'm ill-equipped to do firefighter union negotiations - 'These guys, give them everything!'"
erikaj - Apr 13, 2012 5:56:03 am PDT #774 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
Aw, another reason to love Cory Booker. And I've seen "Brick City" I thought I knew them all.(Wirefiends especially should see "Brick City")
bon bon - Apr 13, 2012 5:56:08 am PDT #775 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I have not seen Brick City but if you want to (a) fall in love a little bit with Cory Booker and (b) feel like The Wire let politicians off too easy, see Street Fight.
msbelle - Apr 13, 2012 5:58:55 am PDT #776 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I feel compelled to do the llama drama sign after that rant session. summary: this woman got chewed out for taking out-of-town employee participants away from the hotel on night one of the conference (instead of them attending a welcome reception). The out-of-towners requested the leaving, but it was something only 2 of them did because of a personal relationship with this local employee. After getting chewed out, she proceeded to drive the same 2 out-of-towners to 1)an offsite dinner and 2) their departure at the airport. Wouldn't you have stopped? like told them sorry, you need to take the conference transportation the rest of the time? good gravy.
msbelle - Apr 13, 2012 6:01:00 am PDT #777 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am a bit sad to realize how cynical I am because I too LOVE Cory Booker and I am overwhelmed with sadness anticipation what I am sure is some scandal that will come out about him soon. mistresses, drugs, kicked puppies, embezzelment, something.
sumi - Apr 13, 2012 6:19:08 am PDT #778 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Check out these cool images of people porting gigantic amounts of stuff with bikes.
Lee - Apr 13, 2012 6:40:38 am PDT #779 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
No Lee, we cannot.
Hmph.
So I've discovered two things that may not have survived last night's storm: one of the Japanese Maples in my front yard, and the remote entry/locking system on my car.
I am hoping that letting them both dry out will bring them back to life, because I like the tree and I really really don't want to think about how much fixing the car will cost.
Scrappy - Apr 13, 2012 6:49:39 am PDT #780 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Amazing photos, sumi!