{totally loving on sarameg}
This is my boat. They're part of my crew. No one's getting left. Best you get used to that.
Mal ,'Ariel'
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.
Scrappy - Aug 14, 2013 4:23:29 pm PDT #2510 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Jesse - Aug 14, 2013 4:24:21 pm PDT #2511 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Aw, sara. You're a good egg.
Hil R. - Aug 14, 2013 4:37:24 pm PDT #2512 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
One of the GISHWHES items is to do something nice for someone who does good for your community, so I just baked some cookies to bring to the people who run a Restorative Justice program with prisoners in the prison down the road. (They've got a thrift shop, and I'll drop them off there. One of the head people is usually there.) DebetEsse, meanwhile, is making a wig out of her own hair.
sarameg - Aug 14, 2013 4:42:19 pm PDT #2513 of 30000
My house started filling with this lovely cooking smell (windows open, fans on, it is gorgeous today!) E&J are grilling pizza on their deck. I've eaten dinner, but OMG, smells so awesome!
Being a helper bean is something that...I dunno. I mean, I don't do it to polish my halo. It's just something that needs to be a part of living my life. It makes me happier. And it hopefully means that Pat and her Troy and Teeka will be happier too. So many of my friends have helped me out (hi lisah!) with my cat care quandaries, I'm glad to share.
Burrell - Aug 14, 2013 4:53:03 pm PDT #2514 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Aw, sara. You're a good egg.
It's true.
Jesse, I am sorry to hear that things have gotten to that stress point for your mother. I've been there and I know what it feels like. Fingers crossed that everything works out.
Speaking of stress, today was a hard one. My sis had a bad morning and my son had a bad afternoon. I am whine because no wine. Lucky for me there was a bottle of vodka and a lemon from a neighbor's tree, and now I have a lemon drop.
Jesse - Aug 14, 2013 4:54:29 pm PDT #2515 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I wish I had more wine!
That's great, Hil.
Tom Scola - Aug 14, 2013 4:59:14 pm PDT #2516 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Archeologists discover that nerds existed in ancient Sumeria: [link]
Jesse - Aug 14, 2013 5:11:44 pm PDT #2517 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, I just heard a really appropriate quote on (Monday's) Colbert [link] :
Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone, Kindness in another's trouble, Courage in your own.
Kat - Aug 14, 2013 5:16:09 pm PDT #2518 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Jesse, I hope things work out.
Sara is definitely a good egg. Though I love the phrase polish my halo.
So it's day two of school. I have 170 papers to score. I'm sitting here thinking DO NOT WANT. I am going to give myself permission to surf for 2 more minutes then I'm going to knock out 45 minutes of scoring, then rest.
sarameg - Aug 14, 2013 5:33:55 pm PDT #2519 of 30000
Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone, Kindness in another's trouble, Courage in your own.
I really like this. shocker