Well, the doctor officially pronounced me OK after the accident. The car's being taken to the State Farm lot, and I should know if it's fixable soon.
My Dad is pushing for a new Prius. Anyone looked at one of those recently?
This isn't a come-on. I'm in a very serious relationship with a landscape architect.
Oliver ,'Conviction (1)'
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.
chrismg - Apr 14, 2016 8:00:07 am PDT #19567 of 30003
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
msbelle - Apr 14, 2016 8:02:57 am PDT #19568 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
My brother just bought one. Found buying a new one just as cheap as buying used.
Burrell - Apr 14, 2016 8:15:17 am PDT #19569 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Questionable parenting choices: sending a sick kid to school dosed on Advil so he could take his class picture, then sending a parent up to school to bring him home once it was over. But but but in my defense, he really wanted to be part of the picture! Okay, not a good excuse, but oh well.
-t - Apr 14, 2016 8:15:33 am PDT #19570 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 officially okay! You should get a certificate.
-t - Apr 14, 2016 8:16:22 am PDT #19571 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Defensible, Burrell.
Burrell - Apr 14, 2016 8:18:38 am PDT #19572 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Thanks -t, I do have a bit of guilt about germs although he clearly caught whatever it was from there to begin with.
WindSparrow - Apr 14, 2016 8:33:20 am PDT #19573 of 30003
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
chrismg, I'm glad you're ok after that accident.
Steph L. - Apr 14, 2016 9:09:00 am PDT #19574 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Please don't let me yell at my anti-vaxxer friend on FB. Please don't let me yell at my anti-vaxxer friend on FB. Please don't let me yell at my anti-vaxxer friend on FB.
I mean, good god, there will NEVER be double-blind randomized clinical trials of vaccinated vs unvaccinated children, and you know why? IT'S FUCKING UNETHICAL.
And don't tell me "reputable studies have duplicated Wakefield's claims and proven the link that thousands of parents already KNOW about why our children's lives are ruined." Because (1) citation needed, I mean REALLY, if you're going to claim that peer-reviewed randomized clinical trials exist that prove a connection between vaccines and ASD, and (2) you're a shitty parent if you proclaim your child's life is "ruined" because of an ASD diagnosis. Go fuck yourself.
So, yeah. I'm not going to post that because there is no reasoning with crazy-ass antivaxxers. SCIENCE HAS PROVED YOU WRONG so shut the fuck up, wingnut. And try viewing your kid as a person instead of something that's "ruined."
P.M. Marc - Apr 14, 2016 9:23:53 am PDT #19575 of 30003
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Do they have redeeming qualities that make up for the anti-vax shit? (It's totally a dealbreaker for me, but I expect, as you are awesome, they must have some good points.)
Steph L. - Apr 14, 2016 9:29:14 am PDT #19576 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
They have a lot of good points, and are exceptionally smart, which is why I'm so boggled at the antivaxxer stance (other than the part that this friend and his wife are raising the wife's nephew with ASD, so they have a personal stake in it). (But, you know, lots of other people who have a personal stake in it also manage to RESPECT THE SCIENCE OH MY GOD.)