I can beat up demons until the cows come home, and then I can beat up the cows.

Buffy ,'Dirty Girls'


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.


Juliebird - Aug 03, 2013 3:42:28 pm PDT #1247 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

By which I mean to say that my connundrum is: "Julie, what di you do today?"

I either did 1) did projects 1, 2, and 3, and spent the rest of my day cleaning up after them.

Or I did 2) did projects 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and cleaned up after some of them.

I need to convince my brain that the cleaning-up-after is actually a productive part of my day.


Jesse - Aug 03, 2013 3:58:25 pm PDT #1248 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Aw, I just got a wedding invitation in the mail for some family friends, and they are the kind of couple where you are super duper happy for each of them that they found each other. So that's nice! Although my train of thought at the mailbox was kind of funny... Seeing the envelope: "I don't know anyone getting married, do I?" Turning it over: "Who do I know in Cambridge?" (besides like everyone, but I didn't recognize the address) Opening it: "AWWW!"


Jesse - Aug 03, 2013 5:06:53 pm PDT #1249 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

ION, if I didn't make popsicles sweet enough, can I just melt them down and try again?


Hil R. - Aug 03, 2013 5:08:59 pm PDT #1250 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

A company is holding running of the bulls events in the US. [link]


Tom Scola - Aug 03, 2013 5:10:47 pm PDT #1251 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

To be followed immediately by the Running of the Lawyers.


Jesse - Aug 03, 2013 5:11:47 pm PDT #1252 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Seriously. That's ridiculous.


Hil R. - Aug 03, 2013 5:14:13 pm PDT #1253 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I think this is my favorite part of their FAQ:

Is running with the bulls dangerous?

Of course! Much like rock climbing, mountain biking, skydiving and other extreme sports, running with live bulls is an inherently dangerous activity (which is why it’s so thrilling). By participating in the run, you accept the risk that you might be trampled, gored, rammed or tossed in the air by a bull, or bumped, jostled, tripped or trampled by your fellow runners. We do what we can to minimize those risks by using less-aggressive bulls than those used in Spain and allowing runners to hide in nooks and climb over the track fence if necessary, but make no mistake: you could get seriously injured in this event. That’s why there’s a mandatory insurance fee during the registration process and medical staff on site.


-t - Aug 03, 2013 5:16:41 pm PDT #1254 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

can I just melt them down and try again?

Yup. I've done it, it's fine.

Eta: unless you've got different layers you want to keep separate. That would be tricky. But I assume you would have mentioned it if that was an issue.


Jesse - Aug 03, 2013 5:30:23 pm PDT #1255 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

No layers! Thanks.


Ginger - Aug 03, 2013 6:18:57 pm PDT #1256 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

We do what we can to minimize those risks by using less-aggressive bulls than those used in Spain

Oh, they're *friendly* bulls.