Sooner or later, you're gonna want it. And the second — the second — that happens, you know I'll be there. I'll slip in, have myself a real good day.

Spike ,'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.


Cass - Dec 19, 2012 1:18:49 pm PST #5132 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

The world's not going to end. That'd be too easy. It's like when you realize in January that your last desk calendar is no longer accurate and have to go to Office Max for a new one. Does Office Max still exist?

Ugh, I have the stabbiest headache right now. It's not even the level of pain that is making me want to go fetal, it's the stabbiness. I'm considering throwing up and taking a nap. I don't think I could sleep but I could hide.


Steph L. - Dec 19, 2012 1:58:07 pm PST #5133 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

So how many people are actually freaking out about the world ending on Friday?

I'm not worried, but I'll be annoyed if it happens. Of course, it's not like I can do anything about it.


Sheryl - Dec 19, 2012 2:20:37 pm PST #5134 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

I haven't heard anyone talk about the "end of the world" seriously. I would be annoyed if it happened, as well. There are so many books left to read!


Liese S. - Dec 19, 2012 2:26:49 pm PST #5135 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I'm attending it as a facebook event, so it must be true.


-t - Dec 19, 2012 2:27:05 pm PST #5136 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Does Office Max still exist?

Not the Mayan franchises, which is the problem. Where am I supposed to get my Long Count wall carvings for the next 7000 years?!

I hope the home health thing works out, ita! And that the Hobbit is thoroughly enjoyable.

And now that I am on a computer and not my phone - thanks for sorting out what past me was talking about, y'all! I could have googled, but I was sure buffistas would know without me having to figure out relevant search terms.


Liese S. - Dec 19, 2012 2:27:46 pm PST #5137 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

And also because I failed to make this joke at the actual event today, but since the US government apology to Native peoples was read aloud today, I totally believe that it's the end of the world now.


Atropa - Dec 19, 2012 2:45:19 pm PST #5138 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I would be annoyed if it happened, as well. There are so many books left to read!

EXACTLY. Plus I've got a fancy event to emcee on NYE, complete with a fancy fancy outfit that I want to wear. The world can't end, it would thwart my fashion plans.


Ginger - Dec 19, 2012 2:46:12 pm PST #5139 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

At the moment, I'm looking forward to the end of the world.


le nubian - Dec 19, 2012 2:47:25 pm PST #5140 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Okay, so I am grading papers. Which I absolutely cannot fucking stand. Hate it.

Anyway, you know what puts me in a REALLY good mood? A student, a graduate student, getting her master's degree, citing the History Channel as a citation in a paper. Not a published article. Not a book. And *not* related directly to our field.


Dana - Dec 19, 2012 3:00:49 pm PST #5141 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

So the ABQ job, which made an initial offer of around 20% less than the husband was making at his previous job, came back with another offer. A whole $2,000 more. So I guess we're not going to ABQ.