Oh, man.
t edit Wow, he was 95? I didn't realize that.
See, Vera? Dress yourself up; you get taken out somewhere fun.
Jayne ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
Steph L. - Dec 05, 2013 11:53:27 am PST #13806 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Jessica - Dec 05, 2013 11:54:42 am PST #13807 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Uh-oh - someone at NBC hit the "publish" button a little too soon:
Screenshot in case they've fixed it by now
Connie Neil - Dec 05, 2013 12:02:45 pm PST #13808 of 30000
brillig
Oh, dear, my first reaction was "He was still alive?" Definitely a man who had a good run.
Sheryl - Dec 05, 2013 12:38:24 pm PST #13809 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Felt well enough to go to work today.(though I slept poorly again last night) Must have been a bug.
Jesse - Dec 05, 2013 12:39:20 pm PST #13810 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh no! So sad.
....But also brings me back to meetings I had for a full year a while ago where the Anonymous News-y Documentary Show I worked on reported every month that they had the Mandela bio ready to re-run....just in case.
Connie Neil - Dec 05, 2013 12:45:00 pm PST #13811 of 30000
brillig
Is it really sad when a 95 year old man dies? It's not really untimely, though it is a sadness for his family. More a chance for an honorable farewell.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 05, 2013 1:05:14 pm PST #13812 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
NOra (heh, my phone did that but I'm gonna leave it) currently the south has colder temps than we do, so don't go counting chickens, etc
Jesse - Dec 05, 2013 1:07:14 pm PST #13813 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'd say not tragic, but still sad. A life completed, for sure.
Amy - Dec 05, 2013 1:09:57 pm PST #13814 of 30000
Because books.
I wrote a piece this summer about him, when he was first in the hospital. Definitely a life of achievement.
Nora Deirdre - Dec 05, 2013 1:18:12 pm PST #13815 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
which part of the south? New Orleans is in the mid 60s-high 70s this week.
Conversely, though, there were a few weeks up there this past summer that you all were hitting higher temps than us consistently. I remember this because I was planning a visit shortly after all that nonsense, so I was paying close attention to the weather.
It don't matter though, I love the weather here. If it gets cold (like 40s-50s) it's still better than below freezing and sub zero and snow and slush and ice.