Cass, Jess, Anne -- that is too much serious suck. I am so sorry.
Jesus.
Mal: Hell, this job I would pull for free. Zoe: Can I have your share? Mal: No. Zoe: If you die, can I have your share? Mal: Yes.
'The Train Job'
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.
Strix - May 11, 2013 12:06:23 pm PDT #22215 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Lee - May 11, 2013 12:18:03 pm PDT #22216 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Does anyone want to help me decide what kind of car to buy?
Does anyone have feels about VW Passat or Toyota prius?
JZ - May 11, 2013 12:26:31 pm PDT #22217 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.
Prius!
Mind, I have no reason beyond kneejerk Bay Area pro-hybrid snootiness for those feels, but at least I own them.
To distract from all the sadness, I present this morning's adventures in Learning To Read:
Matilda's reading is getting better and better, and she's also starting to suss out that a lot of the letters she sees don't actually spell words but are acronyms that stand for groups of words. She sounds out a lot of her words all on her own, and "Mama/Dadda, what does 'B-a-t-m-a-n' say?" is getting increasingly crowded out by things like "Mama/Dadda, what does 'I-n-c-dot' stand for?"
This morning was mostly full of L-t-d-dot and E-s-t-dot and t-m and so on, all of which we dutifully but unenthusiastically explained from the kitchen as we cooked and cleaned while she puttered in the living room, until she called out, "Mama? What does S-slash-M stand for?"
HOLY CRAP, I entered that living room at the speed of light, to find, thank all that's merciful, that she was looking at a box of small-to-medium overnight diapers.
-t - May 11, 2013 12:34:01 pm PDT #22218 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That is a great story.
I was behind a purple Prius on the road yesterday and was struck by how pretty it was. That is the extent of my feels but they are, you now, positive.
Bummer about the car fix getting complicated, Sheryl. I hate when that happens, and it seems like it almost always does.
NoiseDesign - May 11, 2013 12:40:21 pm PDT #22219 of 30001
Our wings are not tired
The TDI version of the VW vehicles get mileage that rivals the hybrid cars with a supply and build chain that is more environmentally friendly.
I believe there is a Passat TDI.
Liese S. - May 11, 2013 12:48:48 pm PDT #22220 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Whew. Finished up the electronics for four of the five remaining cigar box guitars for my older students. Waiting on permissions for the fifth.
Amy - May 11, 2013 12:51:45 pm PDT #22221 of 30001
Because books.
My dad has always wanted a Passat. I don't know why.
So ... that's my answer.
(I still want a Beetle, personally.)
Jesse - May 11, 2013 12:54:13 pm PDT #22222 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ha! That's so awesome, JZ.
Lee - May 11, 2013 12:58:54 pm PDT #22223 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I think I am going to test drive both the prius and the passat. I am thinking I may go through the Costco Auto program, just so I don't have to haggle.
Scrappy - May 11, 2013 1:08:53 pm PDT #22224 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I strongly recommend a Mazda 3. Comfy, great mileage, and endorsed by my DH, car dude.