Just the sun thing. (Plus the fact that some people will look extra hard at an eclipse, either because it's extra interesting or because they maybe think it's dimmer so okay?? But those are the kind of people who use someone else's email address...)
You do well to flee, townspeople! I will pillage your lands and dwellings! I will burn your crops and make merry sport with your more attractive daughters! Ha ha ha! Mark my words! Ooh! Ale! I smell delicious ale!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
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.
amych - Oct 23, 2014 12:32:48 pm PDT #8742 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Connie Neil - Oct 23, 2014 12:36:06 pm PDT #8743 of 30000
brillig
I've got the sun shining sideways in through the office windows. I'm watching the light on the pillars to see if it changes.
Sheryl - Oct 23, 2014 12:37:24 pm PDT #8744 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Another weekend, another convention. This one is OVFF, in Columbus.
aurelia - Oct 23, 2014 1:07:07 pm PDT #8745 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Did anyone else have a meeting today in which pubic hair was a topic of discussion?
Why do people in offices bring in those Glade Air Freshener things
That's an easy one to take to HR. They can send out a broad "don't to that" message and no one gets singled out as long as the warning is heeded.
The dots in gmail addresses don't mean anything.
True, but Google claims it's not possible for multiple people to sign up for the same address. I think they lie. I know all about my doppelganger's shoe purchases, Mini Cooper lease, sorority alumni activities and personal family issues. I even got a "sorry about my grades, Mom" email. I keep unsubscribing from lists and blocking addresses.
flea - Oct 23, 2014 1:10:36 pm PDT #8746 of 30000
information libertarian
Sometimes I am very glad that I have a nearly unique and unspellable first and last name combination.
Theodosia - Oct 23, 2014 1:13:57 pm PDT #8747 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"
My main Google account is for my user name here. You'd be surprised how much Greek language spam there is out there.
Maria - Oct 23, 2014 1:16:06 pm PDT #8748 of 30000
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
I have a secondary gmail address that uses my married name. I just torpedoed someone's Pandora and instagram accounts.
Theodosia - Oct 23, 2014 1:16:53 pm PDT #8749 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"
Unrelated -- the friend whose diabetic cat I'm watching? Who tried to commit suicide last week? Has signed herself out of psych, argued them into giving her a bus voucher to Boston, and intends "to find a floor to sleep on" tonight.
Did I mention there's Nor'easter tonight here? And she doesn't have a coat (presumably in her luggage, which I have)? And the reason she tried to suicide last week is nowhere to stay?
Connie Neil - Oct 23, 2014 1:21:52 pm PDT #8750 of 30000
brillig
I think cat watching may have just gone long-term.
Theodosia - Oct 23, 2014 1:26:42 pm PDT #8751 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"
At least he's not much of a problem (don't ask the resident cats, though.)
Why is it that people have to have crises when the weather is awful? Why can't we deal with this on a sunny, warm day? Why is she going to be arriving in Boston long after the shelters are full up for the night?
I really really don't want to put her up. I actually hardly know her aside from Facebook, which is not enough to invite into my house. Also, I feel that I'm doing more than enough by taking her cat. It was ON HER to work with the psych hospital and social worker to find a housing solution.
No matter what happens, I'll probably have to go out tonight, if only because SHE DOESN'T HAVE A COAT WITH HER. I don't even think she has a change of clothes.