The Lafayette shooting is horrible. Though a small part of me is wondering, why don't we grieve the (black) lives lost last week, month, year in various shootings? [ETA: in New Orleans] Where's Jindal for that? Where are their prayers?
Spike: You pissed in the Big Man's Chair? That's fantastic! Gunn: Spike, can you please turn off that warm fuzzy? Spike: What, the Lorne thing? Worn off. I just think that's bloody fabulous.
'Life of the Party'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
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.
Nora Deirdre - Jul 24, 2015 8:09:11 am PDT #1545 of 30003
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
-t - Jul 24, 2015 8:16:23 am PDT #1546 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's funny, Gud.
Periodontist says I have healthy gums and a nice set of teeth and we can totally save the broken one. Yay! Waiting to see if my insurance will let us schedule the surgery for later today.
Dana - Jul 24, 2015 8:24:12 am PDT #1547 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Nora, don't you read the comments on NOLA.com? Because black people are thugs who just sponge off the government and deserve what they get.
Fricking Jindal.
(I am in a foul mood because I'm in yet another unproductive meeting where we're going in circles.)
shrift - Jul 24, 2015 11:04:25 am PDT #1548 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Trying to arrange for when movers can come and pack my stuff. If they're available, I may end up missing most of Friday at VividCon because I can't really see packing up earlier than that. I don't want to sleep on a couch in the living room because the cats wouldn't leave me alone, and also the couches are covered in cat hair and I am allergic.
They're giving me a 5-30 day spread of when my crap will be delivered. Which means I could end up in a hotel/AirBNB situation until I can get a couch delivered or an air bed to sleep on.
Why so complicated.
Jesse - Jul 24, 2015 11:06:14 am PDT #1549 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Today was a confusing day at my office -- they are reconfiguring space, so the general word went out that people in that area had the day off, and there was a rumor that everyone else had a half day, but that wasn't really reinforced. So a lot of people were just out, but people who were in seemed all in? Anyway, I left at 3, which I think was OK? Unclear. Whatever.
meara - Jul 24, 2015 11:10:49 am PDT #1550 of 30003
That is weird, Jesse!
I took the train to my meeting and walked a ways...and the doctor is running at least 20 minutes late. Ugh. Want my weekend to start!!!!
Burrell - Jul 24, 2015 11:12:36 am PDT #1551 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Ugh shrift, 3 weeks seems like an awful lot of wiggle room on their part.
Dana - Jul 24, 2015 11:12:48 am PDT #1552 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Can you have them pack everything but your bed? You're probably going to want to toss all of your bedding into a dishpack or wardrobe box so that you can pull it out as soon as your stuff is delivered. So you could pack that one box, and then the movers deal with your bed.
shrift - Jul 24, 2015 11:16:30 am PDT #1553 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
My mom, sister, and two of my nieces are coming to visit me tomorrow. I have nothing planned. There's stuff we could do, like the Lincoln Park Zoo or going to the park & beach. But I haven't done anything to prepare. I just don't have enough spoons to plan a cross-country move AND organize for a visit. So I guess we'll play it by ear?
Dana - Jul 24, 2015 11:17:41 am PDT #1554 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Also, when they pack your apartment, and then when the movers come, either put the stuff that you don't want packed/moved in your roommate's room, or literally put it in a corner and rope it off or label the hell out of it.
The packers will do things like pack trash cans with trash in them, because they're not going to make any decisions about what stays and what goes.