Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.

Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'


Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet  

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.


-t - Feb 09, 2013 5:11:49 pm PST #10618 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That's good to hear. It's falling I am afraid of, I guess, though it's not like I am catching myself with my feet frequently, anyway.

I need to get my bike cleaned up after a couple-three years of it sitting in the shed neglected and get riding again, I miss it. I have shoes that clipless-ready for when I decide to switch over.


Jesse - Feb 09, 2013 5:12:10 pm PST #10619 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Is anyone still watching Nashville?

I watched the last two eps yesterday, and...I still like it, but obviously not enough to prioritize it.


Kat - Feb 09, 2013 5:12:39 pm PST #10620 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

lisa, K and I are channelling you and signed up for Little Red Riding Hood. I love that you can opt to ride as much as 100 miles or as little as 18.


lisah - Feb 09, 2013 5:35:47 pm PST #10621 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate

That sounds super fun, Kat!


Kat - Feb 09, 2013 5:39:58 pm PST #10622 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Granted we are driving 32 hours round trip to ride. But I'm pretty excited! Plus the jerseys and shirts are adorable.


Consuela - Feb 09, 2013 6:35:39 pm PST #10623 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Consuela, how do you like the clipless pedals? I am intrigued by them, but also scared.

You know, they're not so bad. I loosened up the tension so it wasn't too hard to clip into them, and my brother had recommended just clipping in & out of them a couple dozen times to get the hang of it, which wasn't too bad.

Clipping out isn't the problem, really--or no more difficult than pulling your feet out of the cage things. It's clipping back in when the light has gone green and you're halfway across the intersection, because the pedal's upside down and you're pedaling with one foot and using the other toe to flip the pedal over. But you know, you deal with that with the other kind of pedals, too.

My big problem was the fancy-shmancy gear shifters, which are all on the brake levers now. Useful because you don't have to take your hands off the handlebars to shift. But takes a while to adjust to.


-t - Feb 09, 2013 7:00:18 pm PST #10624 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Yeah, I am familiar with the upside-down-pedal problem from my current set up (I lost my clips at some point and now I have straps that are okay). And I can practice with the bike set up in the training, uh, thing so it doesn't fall over. Hm.

Now I want to go look at my gear shifters, I don't remember where they are.


Liese S. - Feb 09, 2013 7:06:10 pm PST #10625 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Shouldn't that pedal problem be one we should be able to solve by gyroscopes or magnets or something by now? We're living in the future, people, let's get on that! Of course, I don't really know how to ride a bike, so possibly you should consult someone else on this project.

I'm not sure when I caught Liese cooties...

Ha! ALL SHALL LOVE ME AND CLEAR COOKIES!


Kat - Feb 09, 2013 7:11:24 pm PST #10626 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

This is how sad my life is... I read Liese's post above out of context and I was like, "Is this related to girl scout cookies?"

Der.


Pix - Feb 09, 2013 7:16:07 pm PST #10627 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.

When she said "toss my cookies" earlier I thought she meant vomiting. My life may be sadder.