Ah, yes, of course. The gypsies, they gave you your soul. The gypsies are filthy people. Ptui! We shall speak of them no more.

Ilona Costa Bianchi ,'The Girl in Question'


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.


Tom Scola - Apr 12, 2015 6:36:24 am PDT #24295 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

I'm going to Smogasburg, where I will eat fried cheese curds, then I am going to shoot some rolls of film, which I haven't done in many years. Later there is pub quiz, and then Game of Thrones.


-t - Apr 12, 2015 6:38:14 am PDT #24296 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Thanks, sara, marked for later.

I still do not have a plan for today. I have a To Do List, and it is long, but it is not a plan, as such.


brenda m - Apr 12, 2015 7:14:07 am PDT #24297 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

I have a shit ton of work to do today, but so far have been to Starbucks and out with the dog for a couple hours.


Lee - Apr 12, 2015 7:16:12 am PDT #24298 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Plan part one is done--There are 12 cubic feet of mulch in my car! Breakfast has also been ordered and I am 20 yards or so away from TJs.


brenda m - Apr 12, 2015 7:16:37 am PDT #24299 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

I'm also thinking about going back to Costco to return the really good sale priced kitchen faucet I bought yesterday for the cabin in favor of the really expensive one that i lurve.


shrift - Apr 12, 2015 7:25:57 am PDT #24300 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I coffeed myself several times and ate some yogurt before showering. Now I'm on my way downtown for brunch and Furious 7. After that, who knows?


Hil R. - Apr 12, 2015 7:28:35 am PDT #24301 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I am confused by people today. Someone in a vegan food group posted a photo of some vegan "ribs" she made. Pretty much just a block of seitan with seasonings, grilled. It looked pretty good. Anyway, someone commented that she didn't like foods that are made to look like meat. Which, OK, whatever. But then her examples of foods that she'd prefer: veggie burgers and veggie sausage. Which she is now insisting have nothing at all to do with meat, while veggie ribs are clearly gross because they look like meat.


-t - Apr 12, 2015 7:34:30 am PDT #24302 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

People are certainly peculiar.

You'll be looking at the faucet a long time, brenda, get the one you love! Disclaimer: my kitchen faucet is the cheap-ass one that came with the utility sink in the garage (there's a faucet set into the wall out there so that sink didn't need a faucet) BUT I love it and it makes me happy to use it.


meara - Apr 12, 2015 7:37:35 am PDT #24303 of 30000

That is weird, Hil.

Get what you love, Brenda! It will make you happy when you use it. (Though this is part of my issue with the Marie Kondo school--the clothing pieces that bring me "joy" are really not necessarily the ones I actually need or tend to wear. I mean, sure, the goldfish-patterned knee socks are great, but sometimes a girl just needs boring black socks that don't inspire joy but do go well with the shoes and outfit?)

I have eaten breakfast and coffeed, and am now needing to get my ass in gear and pack (and hopefully run a work report thing that wasn't functioning on Friday afternoon). Don't wanna, though. But I have to leave in an hour to make my flight.


brenda m - Apr 12, 2015 7:46:06 am PDT #24304 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

You've convinced me. I will do at least an hour of work and then go reward myself.