Book: I believe I just... I think I'm on the wrong ship. Inara: Maybe. Or maybe you're exactly where you ought to be.

'Serenity'


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.


Ginger - Jul 29, 2015 4:35:02 pm PDT #2173 of 30003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

"Whiteness is like the invisible presence of the narrator in a story told from the third person point of view.”

There's an urban London fantasy series (Rivers of London, I think, but I have a fever) in which the protagonist describes every person they come across in a police sort of way as black or white, and it gave me a sudden revelation that most books only point out nonwhiteness.


meara - Jul 29, 2015 4:50:43 pm PDT #2174 of 30003

I think I have actually started to acclimate to some heat--we've had so much of it this summer in Seattle. And today it apparently got to 93 (and 80 in my bedroom--my office is the next higher floor) but it wasn't until late afternoon that I thought it was too warm inside. And it's supposedly still 88 but feels pretty nice out, with a breeze (in the shade). So, yay? But boo global warming.

It feels like the right thing to do, but it turns out we can't just up and leave town on a whim. Who knew? But I think it'll all work out. That's been my mantra this summer, and so far so good.

That seems like a good mantra!

You should campaign to rename them Greater Wacker and Lesser Wacker. And possibly Bigger Wacker.

Talley Wacker?


shrift - Jul 29, 2015 5:26:09 pm PDT #2175 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

You haven't really been to Chicago until you've played the Which Wacker? East West Upper Lower? game.

I think I've convinced myself to order the 90" sofa with reversible storage chaise: [link]

Because additional storage is something I need with the lack of closet space. And a 90" sofa is plenty huge.


sarameg - Jul 29, 2015 5:35:01 pm PDT #2176 of 30003

My friend has something similar. Works well for wine night reclining.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 29, 2015 5:58:57 pm PDT #2177 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

I managed to get on the road this morning within 15 minutes of my planned departure time, which I count as a victory. Alas, it was the 15 minutes that made the difference between touring the wildlife refuge in an air-conditioned bus or walking a couple of miles through hilly terrain under a blazing sun. But I got to see numerous tigers, lions, a liger, a bear, and a coati. I spent a good long while watching this handsome fellow eat his dinner, got a tigress by the name of Izzy to chuff back at me, and apparently fascinated her next-door-neighbor so much that she ignored feeding time in favor of staring at me. (Perhaps she sensed I was about ready to pass out from the heat and become easy pickings?)


shrift - Jul 29, 2015 6:00:52 pm PDT #2178 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

All right! I have added a sofa, a night stand, and bookshelves to a wishlist and will sleep on it before ordering in the morning.

Next up, kitchen table!

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shrift - Jul 29, 2015 6:02:05 pm PDT #2179 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I spent a good long while watching this handsome fellow eat his dinner

YOU'RE A KITTY!


-t - Jul 29, 2015 6:10:50 pm PDT #2180 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Very cool, Matt! If not literally.

I love the look and of the second table. They are all taller Han I'd like, but most people seem to like higher tables just fine.


-t - Jul 29, 2015 6:12:26 pm PDT #2181 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Seven and s half feet sounds like a lot of couch.

Not a criticism.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 29, 2015 6:19:57 pm PDT #2182 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

That second table set is awesome, and would look great against a cloudburst-colored wall.