Am finally at urgent care.
...burning baby fish swimming all round your head.
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
msbelle - Feb 18, 2013 2:59:48 pm PST #11830 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
lisah - Feb 18, 2013 3:03:35 pm PST #11831 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
argh I'm trying hard not to get spoiled for stupid Downton but it's impossible! Even with whitefonting I can figure out what happened. Stupid being stupidly behind! (aka living with someone who doesn't watch the show so I only watch when he is out of town and he hasn't traveled as much this year so far which is, generally, AWESOME except that I haven't had a chance to catch up on my stories!!)
feh
We have a hawk who hangs out around the block. I hope he's taking care of rats, raptor style! I got super excited when he was perched in the tree right outside our house the other morning. So majestic!
sarameg - Feb 18, 2013 3:06:11 pm PST #11832 of 30001
I wonder if it is one of those that nests behind my work. Certainly close enough! Is it a big hawk, or smallish? The big ones at work are red shouldered hawks.
I see smallish ones in my hood. One time I even saw one grasping a rat in its talons.
lisah - Feb 18, 2013 3:08:48 pm PST #11833 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Is it a big hawk, or smallish? The big ones at work are red shouldered hawks.
I think it's smallish or, possibly, young. And I don't think it's a redtail. I see hawks almost every day perched in trees on the way to/from work. It gives me a thrill every time!
One time I even saw one grasping a rat in its talons.
I saw one swoop in and grab a squirrel in Roland Park once!
Amy - Feb 18, 2013 3:10:18 pm PST #11834 of 30001
Because books.
Good luck at urgent care, msbelle. I love the one near us so much I've stopped going to my regular doctor for sick visits, since they can never see me till days later, either. When Stephen was so sick at Christmas (adult male, labored breathing, 102 temps) they couldn't see him for three days. I was like, IT COULD BE TOO LATE THEN, FOOLS.
sarameg - Feb 18, 2013 3:12:48 pm PST #11835 of 30001
I just played the red-shouldered call here [link] and Pumpkin became very agitated and was nosing the laptop. Ditto the red-tailed!
I think the resident birder identified 'emt as the red shoulder, not red-tail.
msbelle - Feb 18, 2013 3:19:16 pm PST #11836 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Steroid shot IN THE ASS which mac thinks is the funniest thing ever.
sarameg - Feb 18, 2013 3:21:41 pm PST #11837 of 30001
Of course he does! But I'm glad you got treatment promptly.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 18, 2013 3:42:39 pm PST #11838 of 30001
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!
Interesting article about making friends later in life: [link]
It makes me really grateful for Buffy fandom, which is responsible for you guys and most of the other friends I've made after 30.
Dana - Feb 18, 2013 3:43:56 pm PST #11839 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I am watching the Bomer and DeKay thing. They are such giant dorks I love them SO MUCH. Now I want to watch that Dance Dance Revolution YouTube thing again.