I should ask my grandmother for a copy of her digital genealogy files. She would probably be thrilled by that.
Excuse me? Who gave you permission to exist?
Cordelia ,'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.
aurelia - Sep 29, 2013 6:48:55 pm PDT #7299 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 29, 2013 9:51:01 pm PDT #7300 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm picturing pre-revolutionary Russia with a bunch of tanning salons now.
I can just see a bunch of outdoor glass Snow White-style coffins to act as magnifying glasses to the sun's rays.
Hil R. - Sep 30, 2013 2:56:20 am PDT #7301 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Hil, if I could trouble you for one more detail, did Malcolm Cornforth have any siblings?
Hilda, born 1924. John, 1926.
sarameg - Sep 30, 2013 3:14:00 am PDT #7302 of 30000
Smoke from a fire a mile or so away woke me up from 3-4, Loki decided to upend a carton of plantfood all over the kitchen floor (which necessitated a thorough cleaning at 6:30 am) and I just had to staple the hemline of my skirt. The rest of today better be awesome.
Theodosia - Sep 30, 2013 3:16:46 am PDT #7303 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"
Special for Cowgirl Jesse: Bill deBlasio is an alumnus of your high school. [link]
Jesse - Sep 30, 2013 3:25:49 am PDT #7304 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's cool! Although I think it's a little weird that they use quotes from the teen profile of him without noting that -- I mean, I assume that's where the Gerry Speca quote came from, because Gerry has been dead for years. RIP, Gerry.
Theodosia - Sep 30, 2013 4:14:28 am PDT #7305 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"
I was thinking some of those teachers quoted must be really spectacularly old people, and have really great memories to boot, even deBlasio was fairly memorable.
Jesse - Sep 30, 2013 4:19:58 am PDT #7306 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So wait, I just googled, and he did not die! Who am I thinking of??? Sorry, Gerry!
Zenkitty - Sep 30, 2013 4:26:47 am PDT #7307 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Thank you, Hil!
It's a bad sign when Monday morning starts out wanting a drink before 9am.
Amy - Sep 30, 2013 5:34:17 am PDT #7308 of 30000
Because books.
I didn't make the second round for the publishing job. I really wish he hadn't chosen first thing Monday morning to tell me that.