Come on, Oz, time to step up your game.
Decided to finish reading Cryoburn before diving into chores so now I'm mildly weepy. Should have expected that, I suppose, but for some reason I did not. Perhaps a cup of tea. now.
Bar maid! Bring me stronger ale! And some plump, succulent babies to eat!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
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.
-t - Apr 09, 2016 8:34:08 am PDT #19292 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hil R. - Apr 09, 2016 8:41:54 am PDT #19293 of 30003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I got about $2000 as a refund from my taxes this year. I was technically unemployed for several months (old job ended at the end of May, and new job didn't officially start until the beginning of September, and I didn't get my first paycheck until October), and I had a ton of moving expenses to claim.
Jessica - Apr 09, 2016 9:38:13 am PDT #19294 of 30003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
We owe...a staggering amount this year. Due partly to liquidating an investment fund for a down payment on a house we never bought, and partly to my working in a different state than where we live, and Audible not withholding any NYC local taxes.
I adulted so hard yesterday (signed a contract on a house! did taxes! called a mortgage broker on the phone!) that today I feel like I've earned a day of ice cream and video games. Sadly, there are chores and work and kids.
meara - Apr 09, 2016 9:39:06 am PDT #19295 of 30003
Signed a contract on a house, Jess??
amych - Apr 09, 2016 9:39:09 am PDT #19296 of 30003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
you think you can sneak "signed a contract on a house" in there and we won't notice?
Jessica - Apr 09, 2016 9:59:15 am PDT #19297 of 30003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
We did! Will probably be moving mid or late summer, depending on when the close date is, but after what happened last year I'm skittish about talking about it...still, we did sign the contract so I guess it's actually going to happen this time?
This is the house: [link]
-t - Apr 09, 2016 10:00:45 am PDT #19298 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Wow, Jess, that's some big time adulting! I vote you sneak in some ice cream, at least. Also, reveal more about this alleged house.
-t - Apr 09, 2016 10:01:52 am PDT #19299 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oooh, nice!
DavidS - Apr 09, 2016 10:03:00 am PDT #19300 of 30003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
This is the house:
Mad Man country!
Lee - Apr 09, 2016 10:09:44 am PDT #19301 of 30003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
That is some awesome adulting, Jess! Go you.
I made a good start today--I made it to OSH and Costco by 10:00, but now I seem to have stalled. I should change that.