Timelies all!
Steph, I am sorry this year has been so sucky for you and Tim.
Am not watching the Republican convention. I like my blood pressure where it is, thank you very much.
On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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.
Sheryl - Jul 19, 2016 1:12:03 pm PDT #24801 of 30003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
P.M. Marc - Jul 19, 2016 1:36:17 pm PDT #24802 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
Aww, Tep. :( I wish the year was less 2016 than it's been for you guys.
meara - Jul 19, 2016 1:42:09 pm PDT #24803 of 30003
Toddson that zoo link is kind of amazing--like, do they give he monkeys typewriters too?
Scrappy - Jul 19, 2016 1:55:10 pm PDT #24804 of 30003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Poor Tim! I know you wish you could do more to help, Teppy--but imagine how much harder this would be for him if you weren't there. Just knowing someone has your back is such a help.
sj - Jul 19, 2016 2:32:44 pm PDT #24805 of 30003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The "mess up" with Melania Trump's speech? Seriously, Andrea Mitchell?
sarameg - Jul 19, 2016 3:10:01 pm PDT #24806 of 30003
Today found me darkly muttering under my breath, "just burn it all down and salt the earth..." And that wasn't just referring to the RNC and white peoples.
I flat out refused to do something my boss told me too as it was a horrendous idea. Fallout tomorrow.
Good thing I was wearing a black skirt, because my damn period started stealthily and unexpectedly. And that, folks, was the high point of my day until I was able to swim uninterrupted.
Laura - Jul 19, 2016 3:28:37 pm PDT #24807 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.
Earth is grateful that you got your swim in. That was a close one!
sarameg - Jul 19, 2016 4:06:52 pm PDT #24808 of 30003
When I walked in and saw it was a zoo, Alia, instructor/guard, took one look at me, said "Bad day?" And walked over, tightened the lane lines, plopped a swimming lesson sign in the furthest lane from the chaos and waved me over with an exaggerated flourish. I actually hugged her.
So be grateful for Alia.
Pix - Jul 19, 2016 4:33:41 pm PDT #24809 of 30003
The status is NOT quo.
It's a hot summer day and I'm not working on home improvement for once, so I thought it would be fun to play a game for a bit. I'd read that Brothers on PS4 (originally PS3) was beautiful and a puzzle game, so I thought, sure, sounds relaxing.
The whole damned game is about death. Starts with a kid dealing with the death of his mother; involves a beautiful epic quest with two brothers seeking a cure for their father's illness, and then THE OLDER BROTHER IS KILLED AND YOU HAVE TO BURY HIM and the game ends with the younger brother returning home to cure his father alone. Last scene? Father weeping on the double graves of mother and older brother while younger brother looks stoically off in the distance.
SERIOUSLY? I mean, yes, beautiful and poignant and real, but NOT A RELAXING SUMMER GAME.
msbelle - Jul 19, 2016 4:46:14 pm PDT #24810 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
omg I hate Chris Christie so much SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!
ok - couldn't do that on twitter or fb.
sorry if I am bugging on my feed posting about the RNC. for some reason it is therapeutic this year for me.