Uhg, sorry about the work drama, -t.
Can't decide if I dislike an interrupted swim or misreading a storm and skipping a swim more. Otoh, I remedied the sluggish toilet issue that manifested this morning.
Tara: That was funny if you've studied Taglarin mystic rites and... are a total dork... Riley: Then how come Xander didn't laugh?
'Selfless'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
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.
sarameg - Sep 05, 2017 3:30:07 pm PDT #16290 of 30002
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 05, 2017 3:30:34 pm PDT #16291 of 30002
"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
the Jews living in Germany had seized control over the printing shops at introduction of the printing press
Were people supposed to believe that the printing shops in Germany weren't run by members of the Jewish community before the introduction of the printing press? The culture has a millennia-old tradition of scholars and scribes, exactly the people who would have been copying books by hand as their trade!
Laura - Sep 05, 2017 4:43:53 pm PDT #16292 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Tommyrot, so good to hear you get to breathe easier now. Lot of stress for too long.
Good news: got step-dad moved to rehab today. He is healing beautifully. Bad news: big ass beast storm pointed at peoples including my immediate family. I think my biggest fear is it going straight through the Florida Keys. It could completely destroy them, like forever. And always I worry about the island people because they always talk about how they are used to it, but really death and misery isn't something you get used to. DH and son boarded up my house today. Waiting more news before they decide on evacuation, but they won't stay if it is going to hit us. First time in 37 years we have planned evacuation, including when Andrew hit.
-t - Sep 05, 2017 5:15:10 pm PDT #16293 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Glad for good stepdad news, Laura!
tommyrot - Sep 05, 2017 5:32:37 pm PDT #16294 of 30002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Booze is my friend.
Just rewatched Wonder Woman. Now for some reason I'm rewatching Stranger Things for some reason.
ETA: I'm going to leave that post the way it is.
Maria - Sep 05, 2017 6:16:56 pm PDT #16295 of 30002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
-t, I'm sorry for the work insanity.
Good news for your stepdad, Laura.
I said this elsewhere, but if anyone wants to evacuate we have room for you and your pets. Just show up if it comes down to it.
sarameg - Sep 05, 2017 6:20:31 pm PDT #16296 of 30002
Laura, I'm glad they plan to evacuate. Just saw that a nhc scientist evac'd his *cat*, even as he has to stay to monitor the storm. That's telling.
sarameg - Sep 05, 2017 6:21:27 pm PDT #16297 of 30002
I've got room too, though the roof might leak (but not over the bed.)
Liese S. - Sep 05, 2017 7:16:01 pm PDT #16298 of 30002
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Thanks, y'all. I am doing super great, almost all the time, I swear. It's just sometimes super hard. So while I was in the throes of it, I started reaching out to some of my support network, and you guys are a big part of it.
There was a specific thing with the former SO that triggered the meltdown, but the other big thing is, I just hit my birthday, and I think milestones/holidays are tough in transition. But it's my Year of the Answer now! I aim to make it an excellent one.
Yeah, totally with you all on the work thing. I have a really great boss, and I was all avoidy and dreading communication, and she was super perceptive and empathetic. So I needn't have fussed.
Was thinking about your fam, Laura, and some of my other FL peeps. I hope everybody's ok.
amyth - Sep 05, 2017 10:37:32 pm PDT #16299 of 30002
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Lots of love to you, Liese.
I'm glad everything worked out, Tommyrot!
Laura, wishing for safety for your family. I'm thinking a lot about everyone in Irma's path.
I was supposed to fly to Fort Lauderdale Saturday morning for my niece's baby shower, which she is having to reschedule. I'm worried about her--7 mos. pregnant, right in the path of the storm. I offered my place to her and her DH, but they are on the fence about evacuating.