Happy bit of luck tonight - while looking for a map (that still hasn't turned up), I went through my illustration portfolio and found an old favorite watercolor of the Arlington Hotel veranda that I'd thought lost for decades. Must now keep an eye out for sale of framing materials at Hobby Lobby.
Tracy: Well-- That call -- That call means you just murdered me. Mal: No, son. You murdered yourself. I just carried the bullet a while.
'The Message'
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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 12, 2015 7:14:30 pm PST #19189 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Kat - Feb 12, 2015 7:52:42 pm PST #19190 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I have had a Day. Actually a Week of weird.
Today, I got in an argument at the grocery store over Bruce Jenner. This dude was all skeeved about wanting to be a woman and I of course could NOT keep my mouth shut and said, "What's wrong with being a woman?" Which devolved into an argument at 5:00 AM. His last bit before I hit him was something about how many women can a man get pregnant and how many men can a man get pregnant. Hey, asshat, if breeding is your sole definition of what is natural you fucking hell have problems.
Ahem.
Scrappy - Feb 12, 2015 9:22:55 pm PST #19191 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Am starting a four day weekend tomorrow. J and I are off to a fancy hotel in Palm Springs, courtesy of Range Rover. Saturday, we off-road around the desert and Sunday we get to go to a modernism house tour! All free. We haven't been away with just us without family in a couple of years. I wish I felt more romantic--basically, I feel like a giant lump of lard, with wrinkles. I've been obsessed abut what to wear because of this. And Poor J is getting over a terrible cold, so maybe he won't be in the mood to ravish my lardy self. Aside from this, I am really looking forward to the trip.
Liese S. - Feb 12, 2015 10:13:00 pm PST #19192 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Aww, Scrappy you are awesome and not lardy and J loves you and you can have a great time together. Focus on the you, don't worry too much about the clothes.
shrift - Feb 13, 2015 1:38:06 am PST #19193 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Okay, this is the second time I've had a pat down after going through the body scanner. I've never had this problem, but I'm going to start opting out if they're going to pat me down anyway.
Signed,
Not wearing a belt, that's just my belly fat. Thanks for drawing attention to that.
Jesse - Feb 13, 2015 2:42:46 am PST #19194 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Like a full patdown? I feel like they often do one area on me after the scanner -- my left calf got a lot of attention one trip.
sarameg - Feb 13, 2015 2:59:45 am PST #19195 of 30000
It's one of those days that if I didn't have 3 meetings, two of which I'm running, I'dve gone back to bed. Instead, I've been triaging email since 7:15.
Jesse - Feb 13, 2015 4:33:01 am PST #19196 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ooooh. I saw one of my officemates in with HR yesterday and then he left early, so I sort of wondered if something was up. He's hiring, so it wasn't necessarily anything big... but yeah. Today is his last day. I wonder if he'll even come in -- he's not here yet.
Calli - Feb 13, 2015 4:37:22 am PST #19197 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
So, I've been invited to an out of state interview. Unlike other out of state interviews, they'll only pay for half my travel costs. I'm a bit torn; on one hand, it's in a cool location, which is part of why I applied. On the other hand, if they're cheap here, my odds of getting relocation expenses seem low. Still, I could take my part of the expenses off my taxes.
Laura - Feb 13, 2015 4:50:31 am PST #19198 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Sorry about all the icky mornings. I'm working in my jammies and made myself blueberry pancakes for breakfast. Hey, someone has to have a decent morning.
If it is an interesting opportunity I would jump on it Calli. Half is better than none. The relocation stuff is still negotiable.
Never was patted down when flying. My mom was quite thoroughly when she was in a wheelchair and she has refused to fly ever since. My sibs hate her driving and think she should fly, but at her age I figure she doesn't need the germ exposure anyway.