On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!

Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'


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.


brenda m - Mar 25, 2014 7:02:52 am PDT #23321 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Virgin America is having a sale. Does anyone want to go to Cancun?

Does anyone not want to go to Cancun?

Although I am in Mexico City all next week.


msbelle - Mar 25, 2014 7:04:16 am PDT #23322 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

well I just went to IRS.gov typed in my info with the refund I thought I was getting and it also shows this much higher amount as the actual refund. WHAT IS THIS TOMFOOLERY!?!


Jesse - Mar 25, 2014 7:05:43 am PDT #23323 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Ooh, good one, brenda. I liked the DF a lot.

I have a lot of shit going on at work, which is good, but I'm super anxious today, and I just realized it's my stupid cyclical anxiety! It's way better when my mind is calm and I wonder why my body is anxious.


Jesse - Mar 25, 2014 7:06:24 am PDT #23324 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

msbelle, have you gotten anything in the mail from them? I got a letter saying I had miscalculated and giving me a revised amount. Good luck that it is real!!


shrift - Mar 25, 2014 7:16:21 am PDT #23325 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I barely managed to get out of bed this morning because I'm done with winter. I'm not sure how I'm going to get up at 6:30am for the next two days because of a work training that starts early.


msbelle - Mar 25, 2014 7:18:16 am PDT #23326 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

nothing in the mail yet. I will go check at lunch SINCE I CANNOT FIND MY WALLET IN MY PURSE. Let's hope I had it out for some reason at home yesterday.


Steph L. - Mar 25, 2014 7:20:03 am PDT #23327 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

What on earth is planking?

I hate to be pedantic (that's a lie; I love to be pedantic), but "planking" is not the same as the plank exercise/pose. This is planking: [link] as explained by Wikipedia: [link]

The plank pose is a pilates pose (I think; or maybe yoga) that is great for your abs and harder than it looks: [link]

This post brought to you by someone who giggles every time someone mentions a "planking" challenge, because the mental image is hilarious.


brenda m - Mar 25, 2014 7:30:54 am PDT #23328 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

When I get back it better be SPRING.


msbelle - Mar 25, 2014 7:34:13 am PDT #23329 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

yes, I would not be planking at work, I would be doing some planks. They are the devil.


msbelle - Mar 25, 2014 7:35:15 am PDT #23330 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

what if