That of course doesn't mean you don't have it, just that once you've experienced it, you have it stored in your personal karmic bag of tricks.
I am intrigued and would like to subscribe to your Kindle serial.
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
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.
Calli - Nov 14, 2013 10:44:15 am PST #11978 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
erikaj - Nov 14, 2013 10:53:43 am PST #11979 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I almost had a ghostwriting gig that bad. Except that guy, who presents as super-clean disability crusader, pretty much seemed to be hitting on me.
Jesse - Nov 14, 2013 11:08:14 am PST #11980 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, right on -- I got the letter! Will have to look at it when I get home.
Steph L. - Nov 14, 2013 11:16:37 am PST #11981 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
What's the price? I've seen Full Metal Alchemist. I know Buffy came back wrong. I know how this shit works.
No, see, that's the beauty of it! Because the bad thing has *already happened to you*, you've already paid the price!
Sign me up for your cult, yo.
Amy - Nov 14, 2013 11:20:18 am PST #11982 of 30000
Because books.
For a grand total of $24, the idiots where I used to work think that I'll be able to call Jameis Winston's high school and college football coaches for quotes about him this weekend. Hours after a story about this kid -- a Heisman candidate -- was in USA Today, for starters.
Sometimes I can't believe they're still actually in business.
Beverly - Nov 14, 2013 11:22:54 am PST #11983 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
My usual luck, and karma? I usually take the path of wishing their enemies and adversaries well, and not thinking of dire things to wish on anybody.
I kinda like Zen's method, though.
Can one be a minion of Clovis and a member of the Jillicult?
Atropa - Nov 14, 2013 11:35:45 am PST #11984 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Can one be a minion of Clovis and a member of the Jillicult?
Yes, we work in tandem.
My life is NEVER boring. Very weird, and I think it runs on serendipity overdrive sometimes, but it's never boring.
Toddson - Nov 14, 2013 11:44:33 am PST #11985 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
apropos of nothing at all, it seems that even when the instructions were written in your language, Ikea furniture is still a pain to assemble.
Trudy Booth - Nov 14, 2013 11:56:55 am PST #11986 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
OSTRICHPILLOW® at your desk, on a bench, on the train or while you wait at the airport to catch a flight. In fact, you can use the OSTRICHPILLOW® whenever and wherever you feel like the need to nap.
If I wore that thing on the train someone would throw change in my coffee.
Anne W. - Nov 14, 2013 12:04:40 pm PST #11987 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I just discovered that the Elfster wishlist has a button you can add to your browser to grab things from other sites and put them in your Elfster wishlist.
Ooh, spiffy!
In other news, I am in the middle of the worest fibro flarup I have had in years. Ow. Owowow. Owfuckityow.