I didn't get to sleep until 4, and then a guy called at 8:30, so I had to get up and dressed. (Forgot to take the bra off the stairs, whoops.)
Right now, I'm still conscious and surprisingly cheerful, but that may not last.
Joyce: Dawn, you be good. Xander: We will. Just gonna play with some matches, run with scissors, take candy from some guy, I don't know his name.
'Beneath You'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
Dana - Oct 30, 2013 5:08:19 am PDT #10570 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Theodosia - Oct 30, 2013 5:15:43 am PDT #10571 of 30000
'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"
I have a peculiar curse -- the inverse relationship between how expensive an umbrella is and how long I can keep it. If I bought a $40 umbrella it would disappear within a week. Given a cheap umbrella as a giveaway (or once, buying a $2 umbrella in a secondhand store because I needed it right there that moment) and I have the use of it for years.
tommyrot - Oct 30, 2013 5:19:39 am PDT #10572 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Theo, that's what happens to me. Although I haven't lost an expensive umbrella in the last year or so because I don't ride the train that much these days.
Amy - Oct 30, 2013 5:21:25 am PDT #10573 of 30000
Because books.
When I was working in New York, you could always buy a $3 umbrella on the street or in Penn Station. I've never had a *good* umbrella.
Jessica - Oct 30, 2013 5:28:38 am PDT #10574 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
When I was working in New York, you could always buy a $3 umbrella on the street or in Penn Station. I've never had a *good* umbrella.
Yeah, I almost never bother carrying an umbrella in advance. If it's raining, there's going to be someone selling $2 umbrellas on the corner. Which will work exactly long enough for me to get home dry-ish, at which point it will either break or I will lose it.
Ginger - Oct 30, 2013 5:28:45 am PDT #10575 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm so sorry, Burrell. I hope you can get some rest soon.
I have an ugly brown and beige umbrella that was a work giveaway back in the '80s. Better umbrellas have come and gone, but I can't manage to lose that one.
brenda m - Oct 30, 2013 5:29:34 am PDT #10576 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I miss that about DC. As soon as it started drizzling the umbrella guys would come out and you could grab one for $5. Doesn't happen in Chicago.
I have many umbrellas though. I try to keep at least one in the office and car and have some little ones that can go in a purse. I have a clear dome one for dog walking which is awesome.
lisah - Oct 30, 2013 5:31:48 am PDT #10577 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
I'm so sorry for your loss, Burrell. Sending strength and love out to you and your family and your sister's friends.
Calli - Oct 30, 2013 5:31:59 am PDT #10578 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
My parents had about a dozen umbrellas. After they passed my sister and I divvied the umbrellas up. They weren't particularly good, but there were so many of them. Four years later most of mine have finally broken or been lost, so I'll probably have to get one or two soon.
Amy - Oct 30, 2013 5:41:36 am PDT #10579 of 30000
Because books.
Even if I'm walking, I'd rather put a hood up than carry an umbrella. Umbrellas leave you with one less hand!