Well, that was an exciting basketball game.
Now hold on, I'm gonna press the right pedal harder. I expect us to accelerate.
Anya ,'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.
Consuela - May 03, 2016 8:57:44 pm PDT #20869 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Calli - May 04, 2016 2:11:12 am PDT #20870 of 30003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Oh, ugh, Maria.
I'm . . . happy, I guess? that the most Republican person I'm close to can't stand Trump. This may be the first presidential election she's gonna sit out in 36 years. So her FB feed has a lot of puppies and boats and I can go there without fear of rage blackouts.
And then there are the others, but screw 'em. I'm happy to defriend anyone who's not my big sis.
In non-election-related news, I got "exceeds expectations" on my yearly review yesterday. The three possibilities are needs improvement, satisfactory, or exceeds expectations, so I'm pretty happy. At my previous job, i singlehandedly saved a multimillion dollar contract that I wasn't even assigned to, and I still only got "satisfactory" that year, but I suspect they decided what they wanted to do with staff and rated accordingly instead of the other way around. While the nine months of unemployment sucked, I'm so much happier at my present job.
Laura - May 04, 2016 3:27:12 am PDT #20871 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.
I have a few Trump lovers in my FB feed. I'm not going to bother to waste my time until after the conventions. See tag.
sarameg - May 04, 2016 4:26:41 am PDT #20872 of 30003
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhrrrrrrrrg.
Gudanov - May 04, 2016 4:42:48 am PDT #20873 of 30003
Coding and Sleeping
Clinton is going to clean the floor with Trump.
I don't know. I would think so when he hits a more diverse electorate in the general, but my gut says it's going to be close. A lot of people really hate Hillary and maybe that will get a lot of angry white guys to the polls.
Hard to see how he overcomes the electoral advantage Hillary has with a close race though.
Theodosia - May 04, 2016 4:45:05 am PDT #20874 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"
Still don't know what to do about Muppet. At least I know the bridge situation will be relieved (a little, with a temporary) so that I can bite and talk without pain later today.
In the meantime, I'm working on my latest Udacity project, and trying to get my head around function closure. Which I am terrifying close to understanding.
Gudanov - May 04, 2016 4:47:31 am PDT #20875 of 30003
Coding and Sleeping
Closures. Sounds like Javascript.
Steph L. - May 04, 2016 4:55:17 am PDT #20876 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
A lot of people really hate Hillary and maybe that will get a lot of angry white guys to the polls.
A lot of people ALSO really hate Trump, including his own party. Last night there was a LOT of talk about "Republicans for Hillary," the NotTrump movement, etc. And then you have people like my dad, who are horrifying misogynists and won't vote for Clinton, but also won't vote for Trump because he's the fucking devil.
I think it'll be a horrifically ugly campaign, but I really think Clinton's got this.
Steph L. - May 04, 2016 5:00:48 am PDT #20877 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
The only thing I don't get today is this outcry of shock/horror/whatever that Trump is now the de facto nominee.
Like, I slacked off on the exercise and also hit up the M&Ms too hard at the same time, and when my jeans were too tight...I WASN'T SHOCKED. Because I could see it coming.
Why is there ANY shock about Trump today? I for real don't get it. Everyone saw it coming.
Gudanov - May 04, 2016 5:03:32 am PDT #20878 of 30003
Coding and Sleeping
It's always sudden.