You're in a bad situation with no easy way out, Amy, you are allowed to complain.
Riley: No pulse. Anya: Yup. The space lamb got 'im.
'Never Leave Me'
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 - Apr 25, 2013 2:11:17 pm PDT #20544 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Amy - Apr 25, 2013 2:12:59 pm PDT #20545 of 30001
Because books.
With Stephen laid off, I don't have a choice. And I hate that.
Anyway. Wine! Maybe I should have some wine. Or try to write a new book proposal.
P.M. Marc - Apr 25, 2013 2:14:17 pm PDT #20546 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Wine. WINE IS GOOD FOR YOU.
meara - Apr 25, 2013 2:17:08 pm PDT #20547 of 30001
So in other news the job I put in for in Portland wants to talk to me. Hmmm. I mean, yay they want to talk to me, but I really just submitted for it as a lark.
Yay!surely worth a shot at least!
5:30AM is way too damn early to be calling. Unless you are texting the girl I'm dating. Because she works at Starbucks, and starts work at 430AM most days. She's nuts (but it was nice to have someone to chat it's when I'm on east coast or central time!)
Steph, a child is on fire! You have NO TIME for the serial comma!
Hahahah!
Amy, that sounds seriously shitty. And shady.
Zenkitty - Apr 25, 2013 2:29:24 pm PDT #20548 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Amy, that's a rotten sitch to be in. May you soon find something better so you can get yourself out from under their rock.
Trudy, how awful. Best wishes for all of you.
Is Strix usually in Natter? This is for her, and billytea, and everyone who likes gorgeous pouncing predators:
Barn Owl Attacking Its Prey In Slow Motion. Watch the whole thing, for two views of the gorgeous owl descending, and at the end, bonus shot of the owl eating her prey whole! Okay, some of you might want to avoid that last bit.
sarameg - Apr 25, 2013 2:47:08 pm PDT #20549 of 30001
erika, I am so sorry you joined my rotten club-of-the-week. My neighbor lost her pug yesterday, too. Bad week for beloved pets.
Trudy, I hope for the best outcome and easy dealings for you.
Amy, that's a shit sandwich. Sorry.
le nubian - Apr 25, 2013 2:48:12 pm PDT #20550 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
This woman receives street abuse because she is fat. She decided to take pictures of the people's reactions to her. "Wait Watchers"
Tom Scola - Apr 25, 2013 2:51:15 pm PDT #20551 of 30001
hwæt
This is a cool owl picture: [link]
JZ - Apr 25, 2013 3:14:21 pm PDT #20552 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Oh, Trudy, how scary, sad and monumentally stressful for all of you. Thinking all the best thoughts I can for your dad, his wife, her care team, and all your family.
Ugh, Amy, and ugh. That sounds so skin-crawlingly creepy. Yes, what everyone else said, six months and start looking, because you need work but oh that particular job sounds like it'll eat your soul, bit by bit. You deserve so much better.
Jury duty's done, and it was an intense and intimate and kind of heartbreaking case, and now it just feels weird and haunted to be out in the regular world again. Has anyone else done jury duty? How long does it take to shake it off?
le nubian - Apr 25, 2013 3:17:48 pm PDT #20553 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
My friend did jury duty and she swore she would never do jury duty again. The defendant yelled at the jury after they found her guilty and my friend was haunted by that. The defendant deserved it apparently, but the whole thing left a bad taste in her mouth.
I have never served.