Wow, that seems like fast growth. But I don't know tumblr.
You did want to sweep the nation.
Spike: You pissed in the Big Man's Chair? That's fantastic! Gunn: Spike, can you please turn off that warm fuzzy? Spike: What, the Lorne thing? Worn off. I just think that's bloody fabulous.
'Life of the Party'
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.
-t - Aug 17, 2013 4:33:49 pm PDT #2752 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
SuziQ - Aug 17, 2013 4:36:19 pm PDT #2753 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Home from a long day working the ARP information table at a local city fair. The number of people who walk up said something about hiking a lot and that they haven't gotten lost yet and then plunking money in our donation jar was kinda amazing. We probably got $200+ in donations.
I have whiskey, some dinner, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall on tv. Wheeeee.
-t - Aug 17, 2013 4:43:39 pm PDT #2754 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Very cool, Suzi!
Lee - Aug 17, 2013 4:56:13 pm PDT #2755 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Jesse is an internet ROCK STAR
Jesse - Aug 17, 2013 5:07:46 pm PDT #2756 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
We were under 7K on Thursday, I'm pretty sure.
§ ita § - Aug 17, 2013 5:23:27 pm PDT #2757 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
-t, that's fucking massive. I love the idea that people I know (online or off) might be reading it and have no idea it was birthed in a Natter thread just over here.
Never berate yourself for decisions made before coffee
Most of my life consists of decisions made before coffee. In fact, I think I have made very few decisions within a reasonable time of drinking coffee--I only consume it on no decision instances.
The art class is worth it, but fuck. I'm not sure I could get from a disabled spot to my desk, I'm still so bad at crutches, and then I'd be stuck there for the whole day. Four hours of learning about composition I can do while wincing, but actual work? And civility? I'm not thinking so.
I do have 4 status reports to write today...first thing to do, then, is stop the throb.
dcp - Aug 17, 2013 5:41:08 pm PDT #2758 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Back from my CO trip.
If you like trains and mountains and scenery, a Parlor Car seat on [link] is worth the money.
The drive out on Hwy 50 through KS was somewhat scenic. The drive back on I-70 was not.
Burrell - Aug 17, 2013 6:18:30 pm PDT #2759 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oy, my weekend did NOT start off well.
Friday began with my sister looking and feeling sicker than a dog and me freaking out and emailing the surgeon's office. Then her 11 am med vac dressing change got shifted to 1 pm, which meant her meds were off and it hurt like hell for her. And then she spiked a fever of 101.9. Which meant the day went downhill from there. After dinner I took her in to the ER. Luckily the surgeon's office had already contacted the ER and gave them the head's up that we were coming in, so we got a room fairly quickly, but even "fairly quickly" meant she didn't see the surgeon until around midnight. At which point they decided to admit her for treatment of an infection plus surgery. EEP! Then later the doc came back and said "change of plans, we'll open, clean, and pack the wound here in the ER right now." Even with an IV push of morphine that hurt like hell as well. My poor sis.
I didn't get to bed until 3 am. But today has been better, for me at least. Pretty sure my sister is not thrilled with the new wound dressing and cleansing routine.
-t - Aug 17, 2013 6:20:24 pm PDT #2760 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Most of my life consists of decisions made before coffee.
I think that means you don't get to berate yourself ever.
The logic is unassailable.
Nifty, dcp! I think I've heard good things of that train before, although, you know how it is, so many trains, so little time.
Eta: oh, no, Burrell! I'm glad she got treated relatively quickly, even though that's still a lot of no fun for anybody.
§ ita § - Aug 17, 2013 6:29:40 pm PDT #2761 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm glad today is better, Burrell! I hope it is better for your sister too--frustrated with new routine is objectively better than spiking a fever and delayed meds, but what the fuck isn't subjective about being sick? So I hope she feels better as soon as possible.
Which meant the day went downhill from there
I've never been sure how to use this--downhill implies fast and out of control, uphill implies difficult and unpleasant. Since either direction is bad, I feel weird about the lack of a clear opposite.
I think that means you don't get to berate yourself ever.
I tripped on the middle of my carpet and broke my ankle. I think self-beration is totally on the menu.
Shit, if I don't write those status reports soon, there will be immediate beration upcoming.
(I was unsure about the contents of a couple presentations and gave them half-finished to my boss--he was mad because of how much work he had to do, I thought, but when I apologised, he said he hadn't realised how hard the work I'd been doing was, and how long it took.)
Right. Status reports.