Timelies all!
Elections, ugh. Am not looking forward to the inevitable government shutdown.(Furlough2:Now with even more obstruction!)
Simon: I swear when it's appropriate. Kaylee: Simon, the whole point of swearing is that it ain't appropriate.
'Jaynestown'
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.
Sheryl - Nov 05, 2014 1:08:59 pm PST #9786 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
flea - Nov 05, 2014 1:42:18 pm PST #9787 of 30000
information libertarian
There have been several threads on that parenting group on FB that make me feel like the internet is eating itself. One that comes particularly to mind was about fanfiction, and somebody was like, "oh, the best fic I ever read was XYZ" and somebody else was like, "uh, I wrote that." Meanwhile half the people in the thread were all, "what is this, fanficton?"
Connie Neil - Nov 05, 2014 2:00:36 pm PST #9788 of 30000
brillig
Three young men near me are complaining about the election and how people are wrongly blaming Obama for things. They're intelligently discussing things with a progressive leaning and occasionally going "that makes sense" and other encouraging things.
Young white men in Utah are not lost.
meara - Nov 05, 2014 2:02:52 pm PST #9789 of 30000
(I found this parenting blog, now mostly a FB group, because of Flea, and hence because of Buffy. A thread on the FB group just went off on a Buffy tangent and one member jokingly suggested making a Buffy spinoff group. My internet world is eating its own tail.)
That's amazing.
Jesse - Nov 05, 2014 2:03:39 pm PST #9790 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I found this parenting blog, now mostly a FB group, because of Flea, and hence because of Buffy. A thread on the FB group just went off on a Buffy tangent and one member jokingly suggested making a Buffy spinoff group. My internet world is eating its own tail.
Ah ha ha! That's amazing.
Tom Scola - Nov 05, 2014 2:56:17 pm PST #9791 of 30000
hwæt
I’m having a crappy, crappy night. I get home, and my router is dead. I go to the Apple store to get a replacement, and my debit card is rejected! I just used it yesterday! I go to an ATM to try to get cash, and it still gets rejected. My bank balance is fine; I guess it’s because the magstripe on my card died. SO FUCKING ANNOYING. Everything breaks at the same time!
Laura - Nov 05, 2014 4:15:55 pm PST #9792 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I'm sorry, Tom. Not fun.
I'm watching last night's Daily Show coverage, and it's not making me feel *better*, per se, but it is making me laugh. "It's a Red Wedding out there."
Oh! I should go watch that.
I am bad moody. I just went off on my family because I didn't want to watch news and instead of just watching something else had to listen to "reasoning" on why I shouldn't get so upset. Blah blah blah. Just let me have a couple days people! I have a ton of funny stuff I can watch and books to read. I'll be ready for current events again someday, maybe.
sarameg - Nov 05, 2014 4:26:25 pm PST #9793 of 30000
My skin is ANGRY. I don't know why. It's posthormones, I'm hydrated enough, not eating anything that would piss it off. Some windburn Sunday, but the pissy areas are not from that.
So over it.
And it is raining.
Jesse - Nov 05, 2014 4:35:49 pm PST #9794 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ugh, Tom! Ugh, Laura! Ugh, Sara!
I vote soothing things of your choice all around.
sarameg - Nov 05, 2014 5:08:17 pm PST #9795 of 30000
Some of my coworkers...sigh. They are good at what they do. But when faced with a new problem, completely lack initiative. They have worked with this particular system for 20ish years, I barely know how it works, but I'm troubleshooting it and telling you to try something?bDoesn't bode well for Completely New System we're likely getting before the new year. Just...try. A little bit. Don't "I canna" at the first hiccup.