Am I supposed to be changing my clothes a lot? Is that the helpful thing to do?

Anya ,'Storyteller'


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.


§ ita § - Sep 01, 2013 9:44:57 am PDT #4066 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Nurse was earlier this week, and called at 11:15 to tell me she was 15 minutes (lie!) away. My sister's little convo had at least some impact

I'm not sure why someone on another board is suggesting all Jamaicans might have had a bad experience with a large dog. How hard is it to believe that some people just don't give a fuck?

The external drive on my TiVo seems to have failed. I can't bring myself to press "Clear" and proceed. I think it might mean I've lost everything that was stored on it. I powered the drive down and back on again, and when I plugged the power cable back in (while it was turned off) there were sparks.

So if you don't hear from me again, my place burnt down because I couldn't deal with the second electronic failure this week.


Laura - Sep 01, 2013 9:51:21 am PDT #4067 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Device~ma, ita! Sparks bad. We do indeed hope to hear from you again.

all Jamaicans might have had a bad experience with a large dog

I know a whole lot of non-Jamaicans that have had bad experiences with large dogs. Including myself, and yet I have a large doby.


meara - Sep 01, 2013 10:02:06 am PDT #4068 of 30000

Every Jamaican ever?? Seems...unlikely.

I have been pouring bleach down the sink just in case. I don't even want to think about what fungus flies might be or entail. Gross.

I had a whole plan for things to get done today but I'm cozy curled up with a book on the couch, so it may not happen.


le nubian - Sep 01, 2013 10:02:38 am PDT #4069 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

ita, that sounds like a variation on "Black people hate dogs" stereotype.


Theodosia - Sep 01, 2013 10:40:04 am PDT #4070 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

That must have been one hell of a big dog. Jamaica isn't a small island.


Jesse - Sep 01, 2013 10:59:19 am PDT #4071 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Good news -- my father is way better today! Phew. Longer term still tbd, but he should be home tomorrow.


Dana - Sep 01, 2013 11:00:54 am PDT #4072 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Good news, Jesse.


aurelia - Sep 01, 2013 11:21:03 am PDT #4073 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

That must have been one hell of a big dog. Jamaica isn't a small island.

I await the Godzilla-Beethoven crossover flick.


le nubian - Sep 01, 2013 11:27:37 am PDT #4074 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

OMG, you have me in a fit of giggles.


Typo Boy - Sep 01, 2013 11:30:38 am PDT #4075 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

I wonder if this is an actual trope among racists? I know when I installed a network in Gabon, a bunch of white ex-pats told me "Black people are all afraid of dogs." My standard response was to ask if all whites in Gabon owned white pointed hoods, but in retrospect, since very few were Americans, I'm not sure they got the reference. Is the KKK well known outside the USA?