I just got home from an interview, and so I guess I could go into work, but I don't wanna! Meh.
Harmony: Somebody remembered to pick me up the sweetest unicorn. Guess someone was feeling guilty for standing me up in tenth grade. Brad: What? Had to get her something. She sired me. Peaches: Sire-whipped.
'Beneath You'
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.
Jesse - May 21, 2013 6:45:20 am PDT #23103 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Kate P. - May 21, 2013 6:47:39 am PDT #23104 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
One daughter lives in Moore, and her house was untouched (and she and her kids are safe). That's amazing.
I'm so glad your friend's kids and grandkids are all okay! M found out last night that his cousin has just recently moved to Moore with his new wife, but their home was spared as well. I am so relieved that nobody we know was hurt, though it's hard to feel very happy about that when there are so many people who can't say the same.
The story about the daycare where the kids were all herded into the bathrooms to ride out the storm is the one that really got me, for obvious reasons. The staff members brought them to the safest space they could reach, covered them with blankets, and sang "You Are My Sunshine" to them while the storm ripped off the roof of the building. They all survived.
tommyrot - May 21, 2013 6:48:37 am PDT #23105 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The staff members brought them to the safest space they could reach, covered them with blankets, and sang "You Are My Sunshine" to them while the storm ripped off the roof of the building. They all survived.
Damn.
le nubian - May 21, 2013 6:49:27 am PDT #23106 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Yeah, that 91 total sounded kind of high to me last night (based on what I had been reading). I still haven't watched news coverage beyond Maddow last night. I don't like inaccurate early reports. They make me freak out.
The emergency personnel are still looking for people, but the mayor apparently was confident that the 24 is the number. I don't know.
Kate P. - May 21, 2013 6:51:58 am PDT #23107 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Also, here is a list of a few local orgs that are accepting financial donations: [link]
Theodosia - May 21, 2013 6:54:05 am PDT #23108 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
As bad as it is, if the people hadn't been well-prepared and serious about their safety, the toll would have been much much worse.
Theodosia - May 21, 2013 6:54:06 am PDT #23109 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Sophia Brooks - May 21, 2013 6:55:00 am PDT #23110 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
The staff members brought them to the safest space they could reach, covered them with blankets, and sang "You Are My Sunshine" to them while the storm ripped off the roof of the building. They all survived.
Damn.
Wow. Just burst out crying at my desk. For some reason that song is a crypoint for me anyway.
le nubian - May 21, 2013 6:58:01 am PDT #23111 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
What Theo said. In addition, cuts to National Weather Service would have given the people 3 minutes to shelter instead of the ~17 they got.
Kate P. - May 21, 2013 7:02:03 am PDT #23112 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Sorry, Sophia!
Good points, Theo and le nubian.