Illyria: Wesley's dead. I'm feeling grief for him. I can't seem to control it. I wish to do more violence. Spike: Well, wishes just happen to be horses today.

'Not Fade Away'


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 29, 2013 7:56:12 am PDT #3831 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

May I pimp the Judge John Hodgman podcast? [link] Really smart, funny and usually not very long, so they are great for a commute. I LOVE this podcast,


lisah - Aug 29, 2013 8:08:38 am PDT #3832 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

I need more yoga or meditation podcasts. Things I can listen to while having to write.


Jesse - Aug 29, 2013 8:33:42 am PDT #3833 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

You guys, can we talk about money? I want to go to Paris in the winter/spring, and need to hire movers, and probably get a bunch of new furniture (and I'm sick of cheap furniture), AND I need to replace a crown for $500. I do not have money for all of these things! But I think I should still do them all. Going back into debt for a little bit is OK, right?


Jessica - Aug 29, 2013 8:35:01 am PDT #3834 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Since I'm carrying a buttload of debt and STILL planning to use some windfall money to buy a new TV this weekend instead of paying off my credit cards...I vote yes! Hooray for debt!


flea - Aug 29, 2013 8:38:21 am PDT #3835 of 30000
information libertarian

Speak to me not of unexpected financial demands, said the woman who got a quote for $6000 for braces and has a $1500 maximum insurance benefit for orthodonture. (Her teeth look FINE. I do not understand orthodonture, honestly.)

I would prioritize crown, Paris, and try to figure out a way to self-move with cheap hired help (local students for $10 an hour?), and go longer-term on new furniture (or ask my sister the Craigslist Wonder to shop for you. That girl is an antiques cheapskate of magic proportions.)


flea - Aug 29, 2013 8:39:18 am PDT #3836 of 30000
information libertarian

Also, I am totes buying a new mattress this Monday. Our old one came to us in 1996 and was not new then, which now that I type it out, that is embarrassing. Man.


Jesse - Aug 29, 2013 8:42:37 am PDT #3837 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I definitely intend to go longer-term on the real furniture and see what I can get for free/cheap this weekend (and into the future, but most people are moving this weekend, so I bet there's a lot of free stuff out there on Sunday.)

Really, it's all doable, and I probably wouldn't have thought twice about any of it a few years ago -- being responsible is harder than not!

Then my other question is how to figure out if my dentist is any good. The cleanings are fine, but the crown that needs to be replaced has been wonky since I got it, and I'd prefer not to repeat that experience.


Amy - Aug 29, 2013 8:43:17 am PDT #3838 of 30000
Because books.

Jesse, you can do it if you make a plan to pay the debt back down? (Go to Paris, is what I'm saying.)

Our old one came to us in 1996 and was not new then

Our mattress was new when I was pregnant with Jake in 1991. It's a little embarrassing. And saggy.


Jesse - Aug 29, 2013 8:49:55 am PDT #3839 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I should definitely go to Paris. I can stay with a friend, is why it would be this year.

It's the crown I would put off some more!


Sophia Brooks - Aug 29, 2013 9:04:53 am PDT #3840 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I just went to listen to the JV Club podcast, and Jane Espenson is on it. I said "JANE!" like we all said "GILES!" when he came back.