It's a real burden being right so often.

Mal ,'Bushwhacked'


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.


lisah - Apr 25, 2013 4:57:13 pm PDT #20572 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate

Trudy, I hope everything works out. How scary!

Amy, that truly sucks. I hope something way better comes your way soon.


Amy - Apr 25, 2013 5:11:45 pm PDT #20573 of 30001
Because books.

Not for nothing, though, shrift's employer has sometimes blocked searches at our office because it detects ... robots? Something?


erin_obscure - Apr 25, 2013 5:13:42 pm PDT #20574 of 30001
Occasionally I’m callous and strange

If the local color from first season of Grimm is anything to go by, Portland is an awesome place to live...

yes. yes. and no, it's no an accurater representation of police behaviour in our fine city. Their mangling of our 10-codes has made me cringe more than once.


Lee - Apr 25, 2013 5:15:45 pm PDT #20575 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Too bad Amy still needs the job.

There is that. Maybe later though?


sarameg - Apr 25, 2013 5:36:29 pm PDT #20576 of 30001

4 years ago was the first night I spent in my house. Coming home from the Y tonight, I introduced myself to the new neighbor 2 houses down and helped him maneuver a HUGE table-sized box into the house. They're doing the big move-in this weekend. I recognized the glazed/stunned look in his eyes. He introduced himself twice in 10 minutes, heh.


shrift - Apr 25, 2013 5:59:40 pm PDT #20577 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Maybe later though?

Well, when Amy's found a new job I probably could pass along a tip with information that just magically fell into my lap to our team that works with law enforcement.


Amy - Apr 25, 2013 6:02:12 pm PDT #20578 of 30001
Because books.

::high-fives shrift::


Kat - Apr 25, 2013 6:09:15 pm PDT #20579 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

conseula, the downside for Portland would obviously be having to move. The upside is that home sales in CA are taking roughly 2.5 months because inventory is so low, so if you had to sell your place, it would probably go fast.

Also, other upsides to Portland: McMenamans, Voodoo Donuts, and Le Bistro Montage for cajun food.


§ ita § - Apr 25, 2013 6:17:10 pm PDT #20580 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I am exhausted and my head hurts, and I am about to abuse the lidoderm patches--I don't know about 12 hours off--I don't want the headache to build up too much before this weekend, just because of that nightmare-ridden night. FUCK SLEEP.

The list of people that Graham Norton can't make better:

  • Joan Rivers
  • Tom Cruise
  • Robin Williams
....and almost Gwyneth Paltrow, except she fondled Lee Mack's balls. But, Jesus, I have a rule for your cookbook. If there's a picture of you next to the recipe AND NO FOOD you are now OTO (Over The Oprah). Seriously.

Does anyone check the cars around them when they drive? To see what models they are? I have been having the most Impalicious week! Not classic--all recent models, but still...a three Impala commute is pretty impressive, because the standard is only on the road for maybe 25 minutes.

Also gain points if I see a Charger--a day with a black Impala and a black Charger is a full house. If I ever saw a 67 Impala, I'd get out of the car and run around. I did see one a few years off, and there was staring.


Liese S. - Apr 25, 2013 6:30:19 pm PDT #20581 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

There is a white Impala running around town...that is actually a cop car! I was all, "Heyyy...." and then he cut me off and pulled someone over and I was all, "Totally not checking out your car. Swears. Good on you for pulling over that guy, he was totally speeding. Ima just pass over here, clearly slowing down and observing all safety guidelines."