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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.


msbelle - Aug 05, 2013 4:55:10 pm PDT #1468 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

a thing I am selling on ebay is going for much more than I thought. Still not even $10, but I really did not think it would sell, or if it did, not more than $1. good times. I wish everything would sell like that.

btw - anyone have a child size small who is into pokemon?


-t - Aug 05, 2013 5:09:05 pm PDT #1469 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Thanks for sharing the feeling old, Lee?

Yay, cold meds! I feel like crying a lot has sometimes helped me get over colds, fwtw. Like how neti pots might, I guess, just increasing the flow, as it were.


sarameg - Aug 05, 2013 5:11:21 pm PDT #1470 of 30000

OK, so it is cool & dry enough to forgo the ac except the city stinks. This happens. I know the smell. Sorta like stale farts. Too late now.


Typo Boy - Aug 05, 2013 5:26:11 pm PDT #1471 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Jesse, peace to your mother's memory. Sorry the timing sucks, but glad it was peaceful. Sending you non-hugs over the internet to respect your no-hugging stand.


Kat - Aug 05, 2013 5:30:42 pm PDT #1472 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Oh Jesse, I'm so sorry for your loss.


Kat - Aug 05, 2013 5:33:17 pm PDT #1473 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Double posting because otherwise seems crass...

I got an email today saying I have to be back at work on Thursday. Um, thanks for the notice. And since you're only paying me half my hourly/contract rate, perhaps I won't come to work after all? But it's prep for the accreditation we will be doing this year and I'm on the main committee so perhaps I will need to get off my ass and go.

In other news, I swam an entire lap of butterfly today! I mean, it was a lap insofar as it was two lengths, separated by a length of freestyle and MAJOR time to catch my breath. Also, my waterproof iPod ran out of battery charge while I was in the blow which is no good. Will try to do 3 lengths of butterfly tomorrow, but it's kicking my ass.


Kat - Aug 05, 2013 5:33:20 pm PDT #1474 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

bon bon - Aug 05, 2013 5:33:56 pm PDT #1475 of 30000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Jesse, I'm sorry for your loss. Similar thing happened to me earlier this summer and it really felt sudden and untimely, even though rationally I guess it was time. Do you want to move into that apartment?

Is it wrong that I find Duck Dynasty sort of delightful?

It seems like an old-fashioned sitcom, pretty much. A friend of mine is applying to write for it.


Consuela - Aug 05, 2013 5:40:55 pm PDT #1476 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Jesse, I'm sorry for your loss, but happy that it was peaceful and she didn't linger too long.

Although I do second bon bon's question about the apartment: do you want to live there? Is it in a better neighborhood and cheaper?

My BIL has an aunt who is in her 90s, and has spent the last 60+ years living in a rent-controlled apartment right by Columbia. She apparently pays less than $100/month for this place. Amazing.


Cass - Aug 05, 2013 5:55:12 pm PDT #1477 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

I'm sorry, Jesse. Glad it was peaceful but it is hard.

Do you want to move into that apartment?

Good question. Though I thought I remember you talking about it before.

Get some sleep and I hope tomorrow is easier with both the cold and the grief.