Hey, I've been in a firefight before! Well, I was in a fire. Actually, I was fired from a fry-cook opportunity. I can handle myself.

Wash ,'War Stories'


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.


Burrell - Jun 01, 2016 6:50:54 pm PDT #22391 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Ugh Kat, poor K's mom. Let me know if I can help

Can I say DH was so very blase about the UCLA shooting? He was said he was trying to ignore it so he could work.

If you have to have dementia, the way he's got it isn't too bad. He sleeps, he watches tv, he goes on outings, he eats, he drinks a little beer.

Honestly, it is great that you can frame his dementia that way, especially since you can't make it go away. But I do know that you had to take a long road to get to this point.

And back to Kat's post, what is the purpose of calling the police on a 6 year old? I can see calling the parents, but what are the police going to do? It's been a rough school year now that I think of it. I didn't mention either event at the time, but one of Isaac's poor classmates had a massive meltdown and attacked both several teachers and students (Isaac suspects she was bullied), and one of Franny's classmates died after going into cardiac arrest at school. Truly tragic, I think I didn't mention them because they both seemed so unreal and awful and yet they didn't directly involve us. Frances didn't really know the boy, but she had friends and especially teachers who were very sad. All of which is to say, in a very mememe way, there's clearly too much strain on kids these days.


Burrell - Jun 01, 2016 6:52:27 pm PDT #22392 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Kat, I have a friend who runs a pet sitting business, if you need a dog sitter rec


Burrell - Jun 01, 2016 7:03:44 pm PDT #22393 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Oh crud, I just found out the victim in the UCLA shooting was a young professor


-t - Jun 01, 2016 7:22:47 pm PDT #22394 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Cute dress.

Good luck with the time allocation, shrift, that sounds like a good move.

Oh, Kat, what a hard day! I wish I could help with the logistics, somehow.

And that is a lot, Burrell. Those both do sound unreal and awful.

I have heard very little actual facts about the UCLA deaths. I suppose I should look into it. Maybe tomorrow, I can't imagine that would be restful research to do.

Excellent Tai Chi class tonight: the Four Corners and Lead the Horse to the Stable. Couple more classes and we'll have covered the whole form.


Burrell - Jun 01, 2016 7:30:02 pm PDT #22395 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

That's cool, -t


Connie Neil - Jun 01, 2016 7:47:17 pm PDT #22396 of 30003
brillig

I decided to take a dip into Leverage on Netflix, considering how many people here love it. I didn't finish the first episode, because I saw the plot twist coming ten minutes before it played out, and I can't fast forward through the 2nd episode's Bad Actress Proving How Bad She Is scenes (plus the How They're Doing Our Vets Wrong premise is a bit anvily). Is this a case of a new series just finding its feet? Should I just bear with it for the character backgrounds, or is there an episode I should jump to where things start to gel?


meara - Jun 01, 2016 8:52:44 pm PDT #22397 of 30003

Oh my gosh. Calling police on a six year old? Wtf? And Burrell, that sounds horrid, wow.

Why is it that the one morning I don't have an early meeting (tomorrow) is the morning that trash and recycling pickup is, and the trucks come through around 7am right outside my window? Sigh.


aurelia - Jun 01, 2016 9:19:23 pm PDT #22398 of 30003
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Oh, Kat and Burrell, that is all too much.

When I was in grad school there was a shooting. A failing grad student shot a professor during a final. I was across the street at the time and saw the distraught students from the class, followed by the shooter, come out of the building. This was... 1999 I think. And the only thing that has changed is the procedure for what happens after a shooting.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 02, 2016 12:24:43 am PDT #22399 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

Unless the biting incident is playing out like a scene from Interview with the Vampire I'd say calling in the police is an indication that the school board should review its choice in administrative personnel.


-t - Jun 02, 2016 5:37:29 am PDT #22400 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I'm going to live on the edge and wear open-toed sandals to work today.