Could just be a hoax, though. I fake some headaches, everyone gets used to poor helpless Spike. Then one day, no warning, I snap a spine, bend a head back, drain 'em dry. Brilliant.

Spike ,'Potential'


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.


msbelle - Mar 23, 2016 5:48:42 pm PDT #18195 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

yeah, I am lying in the hall with the pets. I should go get the dog's leash, good call.

no funnels spotted that I have heard, I should maybe turn on a news stream.


msbelle - Mar 23, 2016 6:17:33 pm PDT #18196 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

it has all passed. going to bed with phones nearby.


Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 23, 2016 6:22:28 pm PDT #18197 of 30003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

If warning sirens go off I move to the bedroom where there are no windows (if I'm not already in there), but I've been living in tornado country far too long and been on the highway during too many passing storm fronts to be very worried. I've been outside and looked up to see clouds spinning as they passed over my house.


-t - Mar 23, 2016 6:50:12 pm PDT #18198 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Glad you are okay, msbelle.

I still have to bake cookies. Who made this terrible plan? But, to look on the bright side, now I know the whole of Grasping the Bird's Tail and the beginning of Bagua Fish, maybe I can practice some when the cookies are in the oven..


-t - Mar 23, 2016 8:15:43 pm PDT #18199 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

In the oven. Tired. Waking up at 5:30 9s gonna suck. And yet, I am confident that figuring out how to carry these cookies in to the office will go better tomorrow morning than if I try to resolve it tonight.


-t - Mar 23, 2016 8:29:57 pm PDT #18200 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Well, those did not hold their shape at all. Oh well, they are still, presumably, cookies and edible, so whatever.


Burrell - Mar 23, 2016 8:31:25 pm PDT #18201 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

now I know the whole of Grasping the Bird's Tail

Oo, I know that one! But not Bagua Fish. We are learning different forms. I want to do Tai Chi with you some time so we can teach each other the different versions


Theodosia - Mar 24, 2016 1:38:18 am PDT #18202 of 30003
'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"

Glad all went OK, msbelle.

I'm waiting for a ping, it may be a while.


Jesse - Mar 24, 2016 2:36:41 am PDT #18203 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh! Theo! Professional question: do you know where the customer is headed before you pick them up? This came up in conversation the other day.

I'm sure the cookies are delicious, -t!


-t - Mar 24, 2016 3:43:54 am PDT #18204 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I was just thinking how we could practice together, Burrell! Seeing what the differences are would be so interesting. I think I am learning Yang-style short form, fwtw.

I'd better sample a cookie or two, make sure they are okay before I feed them to my coworkers...