Thanks, everyone.
There's a power outage and a minor derailment at the Howard CTA station.
Ugh. I hope they get that fixed by the time I get out of here.
Lorne: Once the word spreads you beat up an innocent old man, well, the truly terrible will think twice before going toe-to-toe with our Avenging Angel. Spike: Yes. The geriatric community will be soiling their nappies when they hear you're on the case. Bravo.
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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.
aurelia - Feb 07, 2014 3:43:02 pm PST #19437 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Laura - Feb 07, 2014 3:44:24 pm PST #19438 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I'm sorry Aurelia. So hard.
Yes, I am watching Olympics. I can't help myself. There are some things I have to watch. Award shows. State of the Union addresses (even when I want to throw stuff at the screen. The Olympics. I also watch the finals of most sports like the Super Bowl, the NBA finals and so forth. It is the regularly scheduled series that I don't find time for anymore.
meara - Feb 07, 2014 3:58:25 pm PST #19439 of 30000
Connie Neil - Feb 07, 2014 4:09:31 pm PST #19440 of 30000
brillig
Huh, unexpected tax thingie. This year they finally(!) discharged Hubby's student loans due to his disability (his and his ex-wife's loans, the bitch). They kept asking "Are you still disabled? Are you sure you're not working so we can garnish your wages?" Now we have a tax document listing the interest on that loan. This will probably make a nice difference in this year's taxes.
-t - Feb 07, 2014 5:16:15 pm PST #19441 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
So, people living in the future (by which I mean time zones to the east of me) - do I want to watch the Olympic Opening Ceremonies or stick with my recorded TV from earlier in the week?
SuziQ - Feb 07, 2014 5:16:31 pm PST #19442 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Anyone want to come clean my kitchen?
My birthday is Sunday and I have zero plans. I don't want to make plans and have to deal with the mess that is my relationship with my daughter. But I want to get out of the house. I'm so tired of my bedroom. The living room is onmy comfy in short bursts. Sorry, having a rough evening.
-t - Feb 07, 2014 5:18:29 pm PST #19443 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I wouldn't mind cleaning your kitchen or taking you out for fun times on Sunday. Stupid distance.
sarameg - Feb 07, 2014 5:20:00 pm PST #19444 of 30000
I think I might've just saw your friend's bit, Suzi. Floating onion domes? I love Russia, but nsm the politics. I helped restore a monastery there. Genuine babushkas doted on us and brought us fresh veggies. I learned the evil that is stinging nettles.
Taxes are filed.
Local social media has been abuzz with...stuff. Stuff I was lamenting recently. The best piece I've read so far was in response to one with a good title, but cringeworthy privilege island nimby-or-I'll-move Anyway: [link]
The “other Baltimore,” which I assume she’s referring to when she says “they go do that shit somewhere else” (and where I assume she believes “they” are coming from) has been scared to death for decades. That other Baltimore is mostly black. There’s a lot of poverty there; but there are also a lot of working people surviving day to day, trying to get their kids a good education and keep them off the streets. There’s a lot of crime there, but there are also a lot of people who have to deal with that crime every day and have been working for decades to pull their community out of an intractable spiral.And you know what? Despite all that, if you actually talk to them, many of them love Baltimore, too.
And this is what I love about Baltimore. Cause I see that too. This city, by books and stats, should have sunk by now. It hasn't. Parts are a goddamn hellhole, but it isn't Hopkins or Guilford or the inner harbor conglomerates that have those in marginal and worse blocks hanging on by fingernails. It's not them reaching out to slumlord watch to paint murals on abandoned properties. It's the people who live there. It's shitty odds, but it is odds.
Calli - Feb 07, 2014 5:22:55 pm PST #19445 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
So, people living in the future (by which I mean time zones to the east of me) - do I want to watch the Olympic Opening Ceremonies or stick with my recorded TV from earlier in the week?
I'm enjoying the opening ceremonies. There were a couple of minor tech issues at the beginning, but on the whole the visuals have been pretty great.
sarameg - Feb 07, 2014 5:23:39 pm PST #19446 of 30000
I like cleaning kitchens!
For this weekend: market, shopping,sanding,cleaning, hair dye. And Sunday the pool closes at 1 for painting so I have to decide whether to get there by 11 or drive up to Towson's new saltwater pool. Haven't been there yet.
I should go get an oil change (they're nagging me, it's over 6 mo, but I barely passed 2K on my car) but don't want to carve out the time tomorrow. Maybe next weekend. I really need to take a personal day when I have a dentist appt to get the cats in as well, but...well, I'm too fucking busy at work, not sure how that'll work out.