Oh, yeah. There was this time I was pinned down by this guy that played left tackle for varsity... Well, at least he used to before he was a vampire... Anyway, he had this really, really thick neck, and all I had was a little, little Exact-O knife ... You're not loving this story.

Buffy ,'Beneath You'


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.


javachik - Sep 12, 2013 9:11:47 am PDT #5040 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Teppy, I believe it is now winethirty in your lovely city and that you should avail yourself of such remedy.

Well, I'm willing to believe North Korea is a worse place than the US to be an illegal immigrant. It's also a worse place than the US to be almost anyone else, though, so I'm not sure what that comparison is worth.

Uh....and also? Aren't we supposed to be BETTER AT THINGS than North Korea? Does that FB "friend" of yours aspire to be like North Korea? [edited to make clear that my response is actually not to Jessica, but to Windsparrow.]


Jesse - Sep 12, 2013 9:12:45 am PDT #5041 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Steph, the wedding will be over SO SOON. Ativan as needed, I say. And then! The marriage!


Zenkitty - Sep 12, 2013 9:13:01 am PDT #5042 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

What was that woman's original point, anyway? That the US should treat people the way N. Korea does? Sounds like she lost the argument all by herself.

ita, I would have carried you to the elevator.

TEPPY'N'TIM 4EVAH


Fred Pete - Sep 12, 2013 9:16:57 am PDT #5043 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.

WS, I can only wonder at an apparently right-wing FBer who sees Communist North Korea as a role model.

Tep: The marriage matters. The wedding, less so. Also, you are a superstar. Any business would be lucky to hire you. There is no need for fear.


Hil R. - Sep 12, 2013 9:22:56 am PDT #5044 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Hee. Everything is WebAssign's fault. (Or Webassing, as one student spelled it.)

I just completed the stupid health profile that the university is now requiring to avoid paying an extra $100 a month on health insurance. It asked me to "commit to" managing my weight, getting more cardiovascular exercise, and managing my blood pressure. It also informs me that I am at risk for respiratory disease and colon cancer.


Connie Neil - Sep 12, 2013 9:25:02 am PDT #5045 of 30000
brillig

It asked me to "commit to" managing my weight, getting more cardiovascular exercise, and managing my blood pressure

Those are fun.

I am managing my blood pressure. My prescriptions, let me show you.


Steph L. - Sep 12, 2013 9:28:35 am PDT #5046 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

(There's probably a clear line past which you can no longer elope, and some people pass that when they announce the engagement, but there sure must be points were it feels really enticing...)

Jesus H. Christ, last week I was ready to cancel it all and elope.


Connie Neil - Sep 12, 2013 9:30:50 am PDT #5047 of 30000
brillig

30 years from now it will be horror stories you can tell the newbies


Ginger - Sep 12, 2013 9:45:04 am PDT #5048 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

It's a wedding, Teppy. There is a special form of Murphy's Law that applies.

You are under tremendous stress. Stress is a self-replicating organism that causes stupidity, which leads to more stress.

You are smart and literate, and you have vast experience in dealing with complicated projects, deadlines and idiot authors. You are a catch. Now, do not think about employment until you finish getting married. Sufficient onto the day is the crisis thereof.


Ginger - Sep 12, 2013 9:45:08 am PDT #5049 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

(That was weird. Didn't need to be said twice.)