In fifth or sixth grade I got an assignment to read a book about a foreign country, so I grabbed a novel that was set in Canada. It was terribly boring and I began to panic that I wouldn't finish it in time. Eventually found out that I just needed to read some five page factoid booklet that was mostly pictures and then I was pissed.
Bar maid! Bring me stronger ale! And some plump, succulent babies to eat!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
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.
Juliebird - Aug 25, 2013 10:17:16 am PDT #3498 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Beverly - Aug 25, 2013 10:35:24 am PDT #3499 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
"Soft bat, warm bat, little ball of glee.
Happy bat, sleepy bat, kree kree kree."
Beverly - Aug 25, 2013 10:36:40 am PDT #3500 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
And also, Lee, you are to be congratulated on your savvy shopping! Any pictures to share?
Atropa - Aug 25, 2013 11:15:54 am PDT #3501 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Flappy is an excellent name for a bat!
When I was 9 or so, I had an imaginary pet bat named Suspended Annamay. Because I thought that the phrase "suspended animation" shouldn't actually end, but just sort of taper off, and then I realized it was a perfect name for a bat sleeping upside down.
le nubian - Aug 25, 2013 11:19:19 am PDT #3502 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I don't think you actually can have a pet bat. I think when a bat finds you, you are the bat's pets.
le nubian - Aug 25, 2013 11:32:13 am PDT #3503 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I finished an article review and now I don't want to do another damn thing except run through a park barefoot.
Calli - Aug 25, 2013 11:45:22 am PDT #3504 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
15 more minutes and I'm done with the three-day online conference. Thank gawd!
Zenkitty - Aug 25, 2013 11:57:42 am PDT #3505 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
When I was 9 or so, I had an imaginary pet bat named Suspended Annamay.
That's wonderful.
While weeding this morning, I discovered a large yellow-and-black jillifont in a odd zigzag web. I don't know what they're called, but I've seen them before. I'd like to know what they are so I can find out why their webs are weird. I didn't kill it; I accidentally destroyed its web, but it lived to weave another day.
Juliebird - Aug 25, 2013 12:00:05 pm PDT #3506 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Argiopes. Black and Yellow Garden Jillifont. My favorite Jillifont. I like to catch ants and throw them on the web. Because they're usually low to the ground.
Ginger - Aug 25, 2013 12:03:04 pm PDT #3507 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Orb-weaver spider?