We are watching The Heat, which is surprisingly funny. The plot is completely moronic, but Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock are great.
You know, with the exception of one deadly and unpredictable midget, this girl is the smallest cargo I've ever had to transport. Yet by far the most troublesome. Does that seem right to you?
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kat - Nov 23, 2014 8:05:37 pm PST #11179 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Consuela - Nov 23, 2014 8:07:59 pm PST #11180 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, yes, Kat. The Heat is faaabulous.
One of the things I love about it is that Sandra Bullock is my age, and they admit that. There's no attempt to convince the audience that she's under 40.
Kat - Nov 23, 2014 8:14:01 pm PST #11181 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
And it passes the Bechdel test with flying covers, yes!
Burrell - Nov 23, 2014 8:39:20 pm PST #11182 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
How scary, Consuela, I'd be shaking.
The Heat, which is surprisingly funny. The plot is completely moronic, but Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock are great.
Agreed on all counts.
I am taking my kids to class with me tomorrow. I am hoping that it all goes well and that they aren't too bored, although right now I am more worried about my student presentations going well. My kids I know can be well behaved for 2 1/2 hours.
flea - Nov 24, 2014 4:17:56 am PST #11183 of 30000
information libertarian
Oh yay, people are losing their jobs at work today. This has been coming a while - we got news about a departmental re-organization a couple of months ago, and I am not in any danger. But it's not a fun morning. And Thanksgiving week is a swell time to pick to tell people.
Laura - Nov 24, 2014 4:40:55 am PST #11184 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Not fun, flea.
Wow, Consuela. I'm glad you got the tag. That is the reason I crawl along on the beach road rather than the I. If someone is going to smash into me I would rather it was at 25 than 75. It takes me 45 min to get to work rather than 30, but waves are more pleasant than the anxiety of highway driving.
Consuela - Nov 24, 2014 4:54:30 am PST #11185 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Yikes, flea. And yeah, that's a shitty time to lay people off. Especially since nobody's hiring in December anyway--at least, not public entities IME.
Thanks, Laura. I'm really glad I got the plate, and hope they catch the person. I almost think it was intentional, it all happened so fast and then the car took the off-ramp like no big deal, even used their blinkers.
I didn't sleep well last night, but I think it was my sister's espresso pudding for dessert rather than the excitement of the crash.
-t - Nov 24, 2014 5:12:39 am PST #11186 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That sucks, flea. It's not like there's a good time to lose one's job, though.
My car won't start, so, working from home today. The battery doesn't like the cold (it's not even freezing, though maybe it was overnight. Pernickety battery) and I forgot to charge the portable jumper thingy. I hope once I get that charged up again I'll be able to jump my car and this isn't a symptom of bigger problems that need to be addressed.
beth b - Nov 24, 2014 5:18:11 am PST #11187 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
That' terrible , Flea.
Glad you got the plate, Consuela
How old is your battery ,-t? it might just be time for a new one.
-t - Nov 24, 2014 5:23:21 am PST #11188 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Pretty sure it's less than a year old.
ETA: oh, hey, I keep those records on my phone. it's just over a year, got it last November. Even the cheap batteries are supposed to be good for 3 years, aren't they?