Cereal : The new Oatmeal made me cry too. I can't believe I never knew that.
Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.
'Time Bomb'
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 - Nov 10, 2015 4:56:42 pm PST #8895 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Burrell - Nov 10, 2015 5:00:45 pm PST #8896 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
but I do have tomorrow off!
So my kids and my DH, but not me. So they have at least a 50-50 chance of doing something more fun than visiting my campus and hanging out while I teach class.
Steph L. - Nov 10, 2015 5:09:05 pm PST #8897 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Shin splints are such a betrayal. You're trying to do something healthy, and your body responds with HAHAHAHAHABUTNOFUCKYOU.
I have tiny amounts of points that I am going to lose, so I am getting gift cards for Christmas.
My stepdad had to cash in a bunch of points one year, which is how we ended up with a giant gift card to Best Buy for Christmas, which is the story of how we got the KitchenAid.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 10, 2015 5:27:22 pm PST #8898 of 30003
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!
Are these Citi Reward Points that expire? I thought they built up indefinitely.
Jesse - Nov 10, 2015 5:30:34 pm PST #8899 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Apparently not -- you have to use some every year, I think.
DavidS - Nov 10, 2015 5:52:10 pm PST #8900 of 30003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I made a reservation at a hotel in the Ballsbridge area of Dublin because it's close to the office and I tried about five nicer hotels, and none had availability for when I would be there. I'll still poke around at some of the swankier places to see if anything opens up, though.
Are you doing the Guinness tour at the factory? I hear it's worthwhile, and it's right across from the prison where all the heroes of the Irish rebellion were executed (also a good tour).
Vortex - Nov 10, 2015 6:04:56 pm PST #8901 of 30003
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
And free beer at the end. But, even better, an amazing 360 degree view of Dublin.
lisah - Nov 10, 2015 6:26:40 pm PST #8902 of 30003
Punishingly Intricate
I can highly recommend the Jameson's tour. Because, whiskey!
shrift - Nov 10, 2015 6:42:37 pm PST #8903 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Oooh, which one was it, Shrift? I've stayed at Ariel House a couple of times and really like it. It's a small inn type of place, but nice rooms and a good breakfast.
I'm booked at the Grand Canal as a safety, but Ariel House is in my budget and has availability, so maybe I will change my reservation.
Are you doing the Guinness tour at the factory?
Ha ha ha, I have made zero fun plans yet. I need to get my paperwork sorted and start scheduling work meetings before I can focus on tourist stuff I want to do.
But y'all should continue making suggestions so I can make note.
-t - Nov 10, 2015 7:36:10 pm PST #8904 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I feel kinda guilty about how pleased I am that the spooks are listening to Alicia again on The Good Wife. They amuse the hell out of me.
OTOH, I am unrepentant in the joy I take in the phrase "Janice in Accounting doesn't give a fuck". I'm gonna have to watch myself not to bust that out somewhere inappropriate. Fortunately, our accounting department does not, so far as I know, have a Janice but still.