Ugh, Sheryl. I'm glad no one is hurt.
What should I do, then? Send her a gift? Sacrifice? … Unholy fruit basket?
Angel ,'Just Rewards (2)'
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.
-t - Aug 29, 2016 4:50:54 pm PDT #26780 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Gudanov - Aug 29, 2016 5:07:08 pm PDT #26781 of 30003
Coding and Sleeping
Sorry, Sheryl, that sucks. Glad you're okay though.
meara - Aug 29, 2016 5:32:02 pm PDT #26782 of 30003
That is dumb, Consuela.
This article is fascinating (from a link about the slaves mentioned in the Star Spangled Banner)--I had no idea, but now I really want to read fiction about these people/events! (I mean, nonfiction would be interesting too, but probably written more dryly than I like my reading). People who were slaves who escaped and fought for the British in the war of 1812, and were rewarded with land in Trinidad (or Nova Scotia apparently!?). Pretty cool! (I mean, sad and depressing about the United States involvement in that, for sure)
sarameg - Aug 29, 2016 5:39:35 pm PDT #26783 of 30003
Huma Abedin probably can't have a better boss for right now than she has in HC. I hope.
Sue - Aug 29, 2016 5:56:43 pm PDT #26784 of 30003
hip deep in pie
People who were slaves who escaped and fought for the British in the war of 1812, and were rewarded with land in Trinidad (or Nova Scotia apparently!?).
Yep, Black Loyalists. Americans who stayed loyal to the crown were called United Empire Loyalists. A lot of them came to Nova Scotia. The black folk were given land, but it was not great land. [link]
There is a book called Book of Negroes, that is about Black Loyalists, but I think it's mainly about a group of them who go back to Africa. It was made into a mini-series. (I have started the book but not got very far in, and have never seen the series.) Book: [link] TV: [link]
-t - Aug 29, 2016 6:59:21 pm PDT #26785 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Even worse for the US, there were militias (platoons? I don't know the terminology) made up of free men of color who were promised land for fighting against the English and not only never got what they were promised, they lost a lot of rights and social standing after the war. It's pretty fucked up.
Jesse - Aug 30, 2016 3:38:40 am PDT #26786 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
it's going to be well out of the city center, in a hotel near a mall, maybe two malls. And we don't get to rent a car.
That is ridiculous!
Yep, Black Loyalists. Americans who stayed loyal to the crown were called United Empire Loyalists. A lot of them came to Nova Scotia. The black folk were given land, but it was not great land.
Huh. The (black) guy I went to my prom with was originally from Halifax, but I wonder how long ago his family had gone there.
Consuela - Aug 30, 2016 5:08:56 am PDT #26787 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, no, Cass, how awful! You all must be so frightened, and the kids must be, too.
Dana - Aug 30, 2016 5:20:49 am PDT #26788 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Got up for the 7AM meeting this morning, and my internet went out at 7:15.
shrift - Aug 30, 2016 5:54:21 am PDT #26789 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Got up for the 7AM meeting this morning, and my internet went out at 7:15.
Let us hate everything about this morning together.