A man walks down the street in that hat, people know he's not afraid of anything.

Wash ,'The Message'


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.


Theodosia - Apr 12, 2014 8:47:35 am PDT #24995 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Jesse, yes, all kinds of patio furnishings, plus all the lawn ornaments you'll ever need.

I also had a conversation with a cashier there about Tastykakes, and the difference between junk food that is awful, and junk food that doesn't have nasty preservatives or anything that you can't pronounce in it.


Theodosia - Apr 12, 2014 8:48:47 am PDT #24996 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Oh, and a whole section devoted to Easter stuff. Lindt milk chocolate rabbits for $2.99 was the best deal I saw.


meara - Apr 12, 2014 9:10:22 am PDT #24997 of 30000

He was like, "So you remember when Nirvana came out?? You actually remember being in the 80s?!?!? Do you look a lot younger than your friends???" Poor noodle.

Aww. I was having this convo with a friend of mine last night, about what age range to put on dating sites. Because we (a) don't want to be that weirdo old person perving on young folks who are like 'ew', but we also feel like most people our age on the dating sites look WAY older. And (b) we don't know how high to make the age, because, people look old, but then we know some people who are totally cool and sexy, who are much older.


flea - Apr 12, 2014 9:13:32 am PDT #24998 of 30000
information libertarian

meara, you're still, like, 25, right?


Sue - Apr 12, 2014 9:18:51 am PDT #24999 of 30000
hip deep in pie

We had a summer student a few years ago who was just about to graduate to the same uni I went to. He got v. excited when I told him I went there, and asked me when I graduated. I said, 1991 and...there was this long pause. Then he said. "Oh. I was born in 1990."


§ ita § - Apr 12, 2014 9:22:26 am PDT #25000 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

junk food that doesn't have nasty preservatives or anything that you can't pronounce in it.

Like quinoa?

Steph, my low-glycemic diet is supposed to be step one of anti-inflammatory. The steps I remember but didn't instil were the "only eat Asian mushrooms" and "fishy fish oil." This diet is what I'm supposed to be fully on, but honestly, low gly made a difference right away so I got complacent. I do have Japanese birch mushrooms in my crisper, but they've probably grown LA mushrooms on top by now.

The last time I filled out a dating site, I put 23-50 (I was ~40). It seemed reasonable enough, but being 63 isn't something I'd automatically cut someone off for, because I've met some rocking OLD oldies.


meara - Apr 12, 2014 9:28:10 am PDT #25001 of 30000

meara, you're still, like, 25, right?

Um, totally.

...no wait, I'm 36. My ex is 25, though? :)

I think my current age range on the site is listed as 30-44. Even though the ex was 25, it's not a normal age I go for. :)


msbelle - Apr 12, 2014 9:28:24 am PDT #25002 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I walked a 5K this morning and have invited people over to hang out, also have the people who we have been dog sitting for (just a one night thing). My house has been McFee free for 4 days (she's had a stomach yuck), so I need to do at least some cleaning. My brain however is scattered, so.. list time.

litter
guest bath
spot carpet where cats puked
trash out
vacuum

sounds like a good quick clean, yes?

I already have a load of laundry in, because none has been done and I did manage to get the dishwasher run this week and have mac empty it.


sarameg - Apr 12, 2014 9:29:46 am PDT #25003 of 30000

The good news is that the paint comes off my metal porch railing really well. Except where it doesn't. Bad news is where it doesn't and I won't get to priming the bases of the remaining 19 indoor spindles today.

I'm crazy. Need to buy more stripper tomorrow.


Jesse - Apr 12, 2014 9:38:08 am PDT #25004 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Jesse, yes, all kinds of patio furnishings, plus all the lawn ornaments you'll ever need.

Plus Utz cheese popcorn, the best snack of all! Maybe I can get my mother to take me next weekend. After we go to Jordan's Furniture.