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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.


flea - Feb 11, 2015 5:34:31 am PST #18946 of 30000
information libertarian

ARGH. Our seller is not willing to do almost all of the things we asked. Including FIXING THE ELECTRICAL CODE VIOLATIONS.


flea - Feb 11, 2015 5:35:19 am PST #18947 of 30000
information libertarian

In good news, though, my niece had the tubes-in-her-ears surgery this morning and it went fine.


Dana - Feb 11, 2015 5:35:36 am PST #18948 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

Does your seller think that these things will magically fix themselves?

Can you get a substantial price discount? Or is the seller just completely inflexible?

(I'm sorry. Home-buying can drive you nuts.)


Amy - Feb 11, 2015 5:36:17 am PST #18949 of 30000
Because books.

That's horrifying, amyth. Jesus.

Do I want to know what's happening with Little League?

Off to meet a woman who's opening a French bakery/grocery here in town, and may have a job for me. (The editing is awesome but in no way fulltime, at least not paywise.) I'm dreaming of brioche.


tommyrot - Feb 11, 2015 5:40:48 am PST #18950 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I was up past midnight last night, so I slept an hour late this morning and then drove to work to partially make up for the late start. I'm so tired I went through the McDonalds drive-through, ordered and paid for my food and drove off without picking it up. I realized my mistake a half a block away, so that wasn't so bad.

Vaguely related, yesterday I saw a 1980s Japanese McDonalds commercial which talked about their new drive-through. They said "drive-through" in English, not Japanese.


flea - Feb 11, 2015 5:40:51 am PST #18951 of 30000
information libertarian

The seller came down a lot on price before the inspection, and feel like she doesn't need to come down more. But we bid low because we felt the house was overpriced and it needed a lot of cosmetic work. The electric stuff didn't come out until inspection. It's a lot of bullshit little stuff (hot water heater doesn't have a required expansion tank, chimney needs a cap, which we can tell because there are animal bones on top of the hot water heater, etc.), but it adds up.


tommyrot - Feb 11, 2015 5:41:44 am PST #18952 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Do I want to know what's happening with Little League?

A sad thing. The south Chicago team that won had its title stripped because they had team members from outside of their region and lied about it.


-t - Feb 11, 2015 5:42:28 am PST #18953 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Ooooh, Amy, that sounds pretty wonderful.

Thanks, guys! Good birthday so far: Wonder Woman underwear, penguin socks, breakfast out with leftovers for lunch, I've got a cupcake from yesterday for later, and my co-workers decorated my cube (also with a cupcake theme). Still have actual work to do, which is not ideal, but not so bad.

I'll try to remember to look up the Little League stuff later, I don't think I want depressing news right now.

ETA: argh, flea. Couldn't just be easy, could it?


tommyrot - Feb 11, 2015 5:43:30 am PST #18954 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Oh, Birthday Happies, -t!! Cupcakes!


brenda m - Feb 11, 2015 5:47:41 am PST #18955 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

It's pretty much all they're talking about here this morning.