Buffy: I was regrouping. Spike: You were about to be regrouped into separate piles.

'Potential'


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.


sarameg - May 14, 2014 6:16:16 pm PDT #27760 of 30000

Didn't you hear? It's a pollen vortex. All the things that would have normally pollinated earlier are doing it now, all at the same time.

I can attest this is happening here. There's usually a gradual ramp up of blooming things. This year, my linden is exploding at the same time as the azaleas and the tulips and my front yard is on floral crack. About the only things that bloomed ahead of the rest (as they usually do) were the cherries, apples and tulip trees.

And there's a fly in the house which means Pumpkin looks drunk chasing it.


-t - May 14, 2014 6:19:11 pm PDT #27761 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I'm not gonna lie, it's very tasty. meara, the way I make it is a shot of Torani hazelnut syrup, a shot of cream, the rest of the glass with soda water. Mysteriously, no egg. But lots of nom.

Is there really a pollen vortex? Are we getting it if we didn't get the polar vortex? I know I've been taking a ton of anti-allergy meds to function, but I didn't know there was a named phenomenon behind it.

I really want to stay awake long enough to watch SPN and Arrow, but I also want to get up and run before work. It's a conundrum.


Steph L. - May 14, 2014 6:20:19 pm PDT #27762 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

You want to watch Arrow.


-t - May 14, 2014 6:31:53 pm PDT #27763 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I suspected as much. It'll be too hot to sleep for a while anyway...


§ ita § - May 14, 2014 6:47:41 pm PDT #27764 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

The ER is cold, Burrell, if you need a good chill.

this morning a bird used my car windshield to kill itself.

l recently saw a picture of the aftermath of a goose using Fabio's face to commit suicide, so think of what could have been .


meara - May 14, 2014 6:53:46 pm PDT #27765 of 30000

I'm not gonna lie, it's very tasty. meara, the way I make it is a shot of Torani hazelnut syrup, a shot of cream, the rest of the glass with soda water. Mysteriously, no egg. But lots of nom

The lack of egg in egg cream is very confusing to my brain.


DavidS - May 14, 2014 7:24:06 pm PDT #27766 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

The lack of egg in egg cream is very confusing to my brain.

There's no cream in it either.


-t - May 14, 2014 7:49:21 pm PDT #27767 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

There is when I make it.


Burrell - May 14, 2014 8:00:52 pm PDT #27768 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Humblebrag! Right! That's the term. Still, I'm glad grumblebrag works too, in the right circumstances.

Speaking of errant terminology, egg cream seems a bit of a misnomer. Makes me wonder where the term came from. I think I looked it up once and found the narrative less than compelling. Didn't remember it anyway.

The ER is cold, Burrell, if you need a good chill.

It is, it's true. Oh dear, does that mean you are heading in that direction?


Liese S. - May 14, 2014 8:34:34 pm PDT #27769 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I wish I could wave my magic health wand.

I am a little woeful about the prospects of midwestern pollen vortexing. The nasacort has been really effective. I can tell, because every time I try to quit it, I have miseries. But I'm concerned about the glaucoma risk with prolonged use. What is prolonged usage? Anyway, I'm also now just starting to get the nosebleeds, which I am also prone to. Or maybe it's because I forgot to refill the humidifier? Yeah, let's go with that.

The point is, midwest, I am coming to you. Please be kind to my southwestern acclimated sinuses.