Book: Yes, I'd forgotten you're moonlighting as a criminal mastermind now. Got your next heist planned? Simon: No. But I'm thinking about growing a big black mustache. I'm a traditionalist.

'War Stories'


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.


sarameg - Mar 18, 2015 5:39:14 pm PDT #22531 of 30000

Suzi, in modernity, externals usually manifest as thus [link]


Strix - Mar 18, 2015 5:45:19 pm PDT #22532 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Huh, Gris, didn't realize you knew Seanan, too. I enjoy her immensely.

Let us know how the schmancy dinner was!

We have a home warranty through State Farm, and it's been pretty awesome when our basement flooded, and when we just had to get the AC and furnace fixed up for the selling process.

At yoga tonight, a mellow candlelight Yin class, some wench's phone went off TWICE, a loud, full-on ringing. RUDE. WTF? It's like, basic courtesy.


Steph L. - Mar 18, 2015 5:49:12 pm PDT #22533 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

What the shit? She didn't turn it off after the first time? Rude.


SuziQ - Mar 18, 2015 5:50:17 pm PDT #22534 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

I think the sewer is covered by the HOA - I haven't gotten their documents yet and that is one thing I know I'm looking for.


meara - Mar 18, 2015 6:18:01 pm PDT #22535 of 30000

I do not have a home warranty. But one of the reasons I bought my house is because it was only 7 years old, so I figured maintenance would be minimal (old enough to get the kinks out, young enough to not fall apart yet). Of course, now that it's more like 13 years old, I expect the water heater and fridge and dishwasher and washer dryer will probably all die at the same time!


Hil R. - Mar 18, 2015 6:35:21 pm PDT #22536 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I'd seen the week thing before, but it still amazes me.


aurelia - Mar 18, 2015 7:25:10 pm PDT #22537 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

My favorite part of that argument was this:

Can you lend me $800? I'll pay you back $100 every other day for 2 weeks. Sound cool?


Zenkitty - Mar 18, 2015 7:37:10 pm PDT #22538 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I do not have a home warranty. But one of the reasons I bought my house is because it was only 7 years old, so I figured maintenance would be minimal (old enough to get the kinks out, young enough to not fall apart yet).

Same here. Mine was built in 1998. I'll need a new water heater in a few months, I expect, and a new roof in a couple years, but overall the place is sound. In this case, I'd rather pay for what I need as I need it. But if I had an old house, with the surprises that always come with, I definitely would get a home warranty.


Gris - Mar 18, 2015 8:11:08 pm PDT #22539 of 30000
Hey. New board.

I have an old house with lots of surprises a d we still skipped out on the home warranty. Too many bad stories of them insisting on crappy service organizations or failing to follow through. Probably a good idea to resear h and get a good one but I prefer the control of pay as you go.

The dinner was amazing.


WindSparrow - Mar 18, 2015 10:46:59 pm PDT #22540 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

Gris, I'm glad your splurge was such a delight.

One of the rotten parts of working the shifts I work is that I'm accustomed to getting to bed around 2am. So when there is a staff meeting or some other reason to get up early and I try to go to bed before midnight, I end up waking up in the small hours of the night, and can't get back to sleep until 5ish. Staff meeting this morning at 8. Which is not too horrible, at least I can duck out early because I went to another staff meeting at a different house last week which will cover some of the same topics (and yes, I already asked bosslady to cover those at the end).

I got word yesterday that a lady who had lived at a house I used to work at, but eventually got transfered to a nursing home due to increasing medical needs as she aged, has passed away. Her funeral is this morning. I'll probably be able to make it, the timing should work. I may not go, though. I'm so tired right now, but just can't sleep.