Book: Yes, I'd forgotten you're moonlighting as a criminal mastermind now. Got your next heist planned? Simon: No. But I'm thinking about growing a big black mustache. I'm a traditionalist.

'War Stories'


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.


sarameg - Oct 06, 2013 5:19:50 pm PDT #8200 of 30000

Yep, I've been running the ac for several days now. Should be able to turn it off tomorrow.

Consuela, sounds lovely, absent sock barfing.


le nubian - Oct 06, 2013 5:20:26 pm PDT #8201 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

that's lovely 'Suela.


Jesse - Oct 06, 2013 5:30:41 pm PDT #8202 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm just sad because I haven't seen the sun in days. (It's possible there was some I missed yesterday...)


brenda m - Oct 06, 2013 5:33:12 pm PDT #8203 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Aurelia, yrs. we enjoyed it a lot.


Ginger - Oct 06, 2013 5:42:12 pm PDT #8204 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

It sounds like a picture-perfect day, Consuela. Given the sock swallowing, sock barfing is a good thing.


lisah - Oct 06, 2013 5:56:14 pm PDT #8205 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

For a fruit fly trap that uses science instead of plastic wrap

I'm pretty sure plastic wrap is 100% made of science.

Consuela, your day sounds magical!

Sometimes I want Owen to be my best friend. He'd be the coolest best friend EVER.

Seriously! I just read Cashmere's fb post about this out loud to Bob. What a cool kid!

I'm thinking about getting my friend who's house burned down a Sephora gift card because she loves makeup and I feel like that's the sort of thing that insurance wouldn't replace.


Amy - Oct 06, 2013 6:09:32 pm PDT #8206 of 30000
Because books.

Last hivemind question for the night: If you were charging for writing trivia questions, how much would you charge? Between $5 and $10?

I'm thinking about getting my friend who's house burned down a Sephora gift card because she loves makeup and I feel like that's the sort of thing that insurance wouldn't replace.

Plus, it'll make her feel a little better right now, which would be a good thing.


le nubian - Oct 06, 2013 6:16:23 pm PDT #8207 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Amy,

is the charge per question? Do you have to do research for it? Do it by the hour? How many Qs can you write per hour? What is your hourly rate?


aurelia - Oct 06, 2013 7:19:40 pm PDT #8208 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

we enjoyed it a lot.

I'm glad! It's been fun to work on.


Burrell - Oct 06, 2013 7:26:26 pm PDT #8209 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Consuela, what a lovely day, thanks so much for sharing it. It made me happy just to read it, but it made me even happier that it happened to you because you've been stuck in such a long awful slog, and I know what that feels like. Those days of respite are such a gift.