I'm always nervous at airport immigration. I'm always a little nervous just going through the TSA lines domestically. I don't trust anyone in authority anymore, frankly.
You were very nearly devoured by a giant demon snake. The words 'let that be a lesson' are a tad redundant at this juncture.
Giles ,'Selfless'
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.
Zenkitty - Jul 07, 2016 12:21:48 pm PDT #24194 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Sheryl - Jul 07, 2016 1:05:22 pm PDT #24195 of 30003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Meanwhile, the temperatures here are supposed to be in the mid-to-upper 90s, plus the humidity making it feel even hotter. Yup, summer in DC...
Jessica - Jul 07, 2016 3:20:43 pm PDT #24196 of 30003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Or passive-aggressively poking at each other. "Three NO TRUMP!!!!"
My grandmother has been cheerfully posting on FB for months how much she enjoys playing bridge NO TRUMP.
Dana - Jul 07, 2016 3:37:27 pm PDT #24197 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
All of this fucking drama over the fucking emails, and it comes out today in the hearings that only three of the fucking emails were classified? And not even marked properly?
Consuela - Jul 07, 2016 3:40:56 pm PDT #24198 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Tempest in a teapot.
My fear is that when she gets elected (yes, WHEN!), they're just going to keep going after her, drumming up all sorts of bullshit scandals to investigate. They'll waste her time and our money and nothing will get done about global warming, Zika, police reform, financial reform, etc etc etc. She'll be as hobbled by Congress as Obama was -- possibly even more so.
OK, time to walk the dog.
Jesse - Jul 07, 2016 3:49:38 pm PDT #24199 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My grandmother has been cheerfully posting on FB for months how much she enjoys playing bridge NO TRUMP.
Yay!!
sarameg - Jul 07, 2016 3:59:23 pm PDT #24200 of 30003
A friend of mine (the mom of the kids I sometimes take to school) posted that as soon as the eldest is old enough to drive, he's getting a car. I was immediately filled with dread. But not because the usual teenage driver fuss. No, because he's black. And it's just an additional scenario in which he'll be profiled and at risk at the hands of the police. And it isn't hypothetical.
Calli - Jul 07, 2016 4:31:48 pm PDT #24201 of 30003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I use to travel (3 jobs ago) with an African American coworker. Three trips together--six airport security lines--and she got pulled for extra security questioning every time. I (white) never got pulled. The coworker died of a stroke in her mid40s, and I wonder how much stress from systemic racism contributed. Because that was just the crap I noticed at the time. I'm sure she lived with a ton more, every day.
Laura - Jul 07, 2016 4:42:27 pm PDT #24202 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.
...meara time...
This morning, the mother wrote me back that she absolutely had the correct address and I should stop this right now because she was my mother. Nope.
My 1st laugh today!
Husband just got a call for a job not only in this area, but in the specific suburb we live in. I told him that if he ends up getting a job 10 minutes away, after all of this, I might snap.
My 2nd laugh today!!
I'm stepping away from Facebook for a while. Might be a day, might be a week, might be a few hours...but between the politics and the latest murders and the politics around them...I just can't handle it any more.
I think I have to do the same. See comments 1 and 2 above.
Microsoft addressed a group of its interns as "bae" and invited them to a party with "hella noms" and "lots of dranks." And then closed it with "HELL YES TO GETTING LIT ON A MONDAY NIGHT."
My 3rd laugh today!!!
I could use everyone crossing their fingers that my dentist can see me tomorrow
~tooth~ma~
then asked Mac his age and both names while they had his passport.
I don't know if it is a thing, but when we traveled to Ecuador they asked the boys their names while they had the passports in hand. (eta: and Bobby got his age wrong much to my horror) Although, I do know and understand. My many extra sons from DH's coaching go through so much that my white boys just don't have to endure. It breaks my heart.
Or passive-aggressively poking at each other. "Three NO TRUMP!!!!"
My 4th laugh today!!!!
Seriously, I am just going to stay here and stay off the news and FB.
Sue - Jul 07, 2016 5:23:02 pm PDT #24203 of 30003
hip deep in pie
Something for distraction, pics from ESPN the Body Issue: (NSFW) [link]