Timelies all!
Up at 6:30 when Gary's alarm went off, checked that things were still shut down, and here I am. (Couldn't go back to sleep, alas.)
Inara: I think she looks adorable. Mal: Yeah, but I never said it.
'Shindig'
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.
Sheryl - Oct 08, 2013 2:37:03 am PDT #8327 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Jesse - Oct 08, 2013 2:58:20 am PDT #8328 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Here's some bad timing: I just got a solicitation email from the Boston Public Library with the subject line "As Yellow Buses Rumble Down Our Streets." Except, the Boston Public Schools bus drivers are unexpectedly on strike this morning. Whoops!
Jesse - Oct 08, 2013 5:04:12 am PDT #8329 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Rich people are now paying for Head Start during the shutdown: [link]
Amy - Oct 08, 2013 5:21:35 am PDT #8330 of 30000
Because books.
I'd put that in Good Stuff, Jesse.
Jesse - Oct 08, 2013 5:22:34 am PDT #8331 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It makes me furious! Due to being necessary. JFC.
Amy - Oct 08, 2013 5:23:07 am PDT #8332 of 30000
Because books.
Well, but it's still a good thing for those kids?
Amy - Oct 08, 2013 5:23:48 am PDT #8333 of 30000
Because books.
Or not! Your call.
I slept stupid late because I could, so I'm not really caffeinated yet.
Jesse - Oct 08, 2013 5:28:54 am PDT #8334 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Hee. I put it in the queue.
Theodosia - Oct 08, 2013 5:31:06 am PDT #8335 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"
It's a shame that I don't have any spare money, but a Birther friend has his own birthday today, and I'm soooo tempted to get him the mug with the long-form birth certificate on it.
brenda m - Oct 08, 2013 5:34:56 am PDT #8336 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
Jesse, I had a similar reaction. Or, to put it in board language, oh, so now the hedge fund billionaires want to be part of the solution?