Today is CSA day, so I'm eating a lunch made with Swiss chard, garlic scapes, and summer squash.
Y'all see the man hanging out of the spaceship with the really big gun? Now I'm not saying you weren't easy to find. It was kinda out of our way, and he didn't want to come in the first place. Man's lookin' to kill some folk. So really it's his will y'all should worry about thwarting.
Mal ,'Safe'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
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.
shrift - Jul 12, 2014 10:03:37 am PDT #1819 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
sarameg - Jul 12, 2014 10:04:50 am PDT #1820 of 30000
Unexpected downpour and of course there were leaves on the porch roof. And of course I manage to be out there clearing it in the heaviest part...
shrift - Jul 12, 2014 10:07:23 am PDT #1821 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
So what I'm getting from Natter is that Tom needs to steal us a bunch of Frenchies and that the universe wants sarameg to stay inside and chill on the couch.
Calli - Jul 12, 2014 10:14:03 am PDT #1822 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Say, does anyone know anything about some kerfluffle at Dashcon? I keep seeing references to it on Tumblr, but they seem to be sort of in the middle of the story. The hotel tried to kick them out? People sang Les Mis at the desk staff until they could get into their rooms? What?
Theodosia - Jul 12, 2014 11:19:42 am PDT #1823 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'm out on the patio in front of the Readercon hotel enjoying the perfect temp and the relative quiet. The con is fun but chock full of noisy people.
Juliebird - Jul 12, 2014 11:48:10 am PDT #1824 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Met potential new boss; am very excited. Hope he takes the job.
Turns out he'd applied back when, but the board had gone with the useless bag of wind instead.
We actually had to be forced to stop talking so he could meet the other staff. I liked the pointed questions he asked, and I liked the comments he gave. And it was just so so different from the egotistical snotty attitude of the last guy who was highly underqualified yet also approved by the board. The board wants us to develop the woods into "useful" public space, so obviously they're too stupid to live. "Those gosh-darned pine barrens keep catching fire, let's develop them!" Hello, last open space in town here, let's hold onto our native hardwood forest.
Ahem.
So, excited about new boss. I'm fairly certain he'll say yes. I just hope he isn't a luddite.
Zenkitty - Jul 12, 2014 12:08:34 pm PDT #1825 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Okay, someone please help me out here, because I'm about to freak out. Does anyone know anything about petechiae (on the ankles and feet in this case) and if it's related to taking Buspar?
I'm supposed to go to a party thingy in an hour, and I want to crawl in bed and hide instead.
Theodosia - Jul 12, 2014 12:15:54 pm PDT #1826 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"
Sorry! Could it be like you were banging them with a bag you were carrying or something?
Ginger - Jul 12, 2014 12:26:31 pm PDT #1827 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Petechiae are not a known Buspar side effect. They can be caused by an allergic reaction. Maybe you walked through some grass or weeds?
Zenkitty - Jul 12, 2014 12:28:30 pm PDT #1828 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
No, Theo. No obvious reason for it. It's not bruising. It's on my feet and ankles and lower legs, on both legs. The pinpricks are really tiny, I might not have noticed if I hadn't been in the sunlight, but once seen...
I know Buspar raises blood pressure, and there's nothing else I can think of to account for it. Given that my mom died of vasculitis, anything going wrong with my blood vessels frankly scares me badly.