(Been reading a lot that make me angry and hopeless and still buoyed by Baltimore resilience, but Christ, for how long? I'm staying because my calculus is easy and not daily trampled. That's privilege.)
I know I'm a bad poet, but I'm a good man. All I ask is that... is that you try to see me—
William ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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 - Oct 14, 2017 6:50:52 pm PDT #17757 of 30002
msbelle - Oct 14, 2017 6:51:17 pm PDT #17758 of 30002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
The neighborhoods with struggling schools are perfect for me to buy in, stability, tax revenue, and no kids. I think that is where retirees and near retirees should look to live to stabilize at risk neighborhoods.
sarameg - Oct 14, 2017 7:35:06 pm PDT #17759 of 30002
I'm also still mad I couldn't formulate a response to the racist old bat in the y locker room. All I could manage was Jesus fucking Christ and a hand flapping. And I've encountered her before. Uhg.
P.M. Marc - Oct 14, 2017 7:46:39 pm PDT #17760 of 30002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Jesse, I'm sorry. May it be peaceful.
Zenkitty - Oct 14, 2017 7:47:08 pm PDT #17761 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm really sorry, Jesse.
I bought an antique Windsor chair for $20 at a yard sale. It's in excellent condition and looks great in my living room. That's my news of the day.
DavidS - Oct 14, 2017 8:46:53 pm PDT #17762 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Wishing you and your family peace, Jesse.
In the last two days I've wandered through two independent bookstores in San Francisco which are slated for closing. And while shopping there listened to the clerks/owners talk about all the bookstores which have closed in the City and Berkeley. It was a sad litany.
But I did find some cool mysteries including a Lovejoy book (I'm only dimly aware of the series on TV) and a non-Ripley Patricia Highsmith. Also a writer who Neil Gaiman always trumpets, Brian Aldiss, who I've never read.
Also, I saw Blade Runner which put me in a weird mood as I walked around a very busy Mission on a Saturday night. So many young techsters on the loose in the streets.
aurelia - Oct 14, 2017 8:49:25 pm PDT #17763 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I'm sorry, Jesse.
Jesse, if it would be a welcome distraction, you should get ridiculous cat toys for the new guy and see what he likes.
I bought a fidget spinner for my cats that seems to have gone over well. My downstairs neighbor might not love it.
I just offered to send a copy of the constitution to the White House twitter feed. It could be entertaining to see if that attracts any trolls.
It rained enough in Chicago today that the river is flowing toward the lake instead of away. I hope that doesn't thwart Asian Carp control efforts.
Dana - Oct 14, 2017 11:25:46 pm PDT #17764 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I'm sorry, Jesse.
Fun adventure this morning: Airport limo guy left without me. Good thing I can float the cost of a cab and demand a refund when I get home. This is really the only thing that's gone wrong for the whole trip, so I'm just rolling with it.
Beverly - Oct 14, 2017 11:37:54 pm PDT #17765 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Wishing all of you peace and comfort, Jesse.
That's amazing furniture luck, Zen! Congratulations!
May the refund be swift, Dana.
Dana - Oct 15, 2017 1:17:35 am PDT #17766 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Okay! So the trip to the airport took maybe an extra 45 minutes because there was an accident that closed all but one lane of the airport access road. I still had time before my flight, so I wasn't worried. And turns out I really didn't need to be worried, because my departing flight is delayed! Enough that I will miss my connection!
So now I am rebooked through Atlanta, and I will arrive home at midnight instead of 7:30. I do not think I will do a lot of work tomorrow. And I also have rehearsal from 7:30 to 10PM. Ha ha ha ha. Ha.