No studying? Damn! Next thing they'll tell me is I'll have to eat jelly doughnuts or sleep with a supermodel to get things done around here. I ask you, how much can one man give?

Xander ,'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 - Dec 15, 2017 8:35:49 am PST #19901 of 30002

We're pretty flexible in accommodating unplanned time off in my group, so citing the liberal leave status is just strange looking.

He's an odd duck. And I really don't understand why people pay those rents, given other options nearby. And the construction ain't that great! You can see it in how the building has weathered in the short time, and I've heard plenty about the quality inside (plus, I know some folk who did some work during construction & were just appalled at some of the stupid fuckups & shortcuts taken.)


Connie Neil - Dec 15, 2017 8:40:23 am PST #19902 of 30002
brillig

I deliberately chose an apartment complex that was a few years old rather than one of the several fancy brand new ones, because I figured the new ones are going to have surprises show up after a full cycle of seasons.


Calli - Dec 15, 2017 8:49:29 am PST #19903 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Yeah, the shiny new library at my university was built to look like the ones built in the 1920s. However, the first hard rain showed that they weren't built near to the same quality standards. Industrial fans roared for days, and the repairs lasted almost as long as the initial construction.


Sue - Dec 15, 2017 8:54:27 am PST #19904 of 30002
hip deep in pie

It's my last day before Xmas vacation so I am cleaning my desk very conspicuously so my boss knows I am doing nothing. I am hoping he'll tell me to go home early, but I don't think it's going to happen.


Laura - Dec 15, 2017 8:58:33 am PST #19905 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

before the internet, this would take months and probably over a hundred dollars.

So very true. And part of my concerns over the end of net neutrality. Sob.

I got a filling today that I don't have to pay for

Must be the time for free dental work. I had a gold crown put in last spring and it lasted about a month and came off. Since I was in NY and it didn't bother me I waited until a couple days ago to deal with it. Because I am a champion grinder the crown had a hole in it! They took a look at it and said they had made it too thin and were replacing it for free. So 4 hours in the chair putting in another temporary, since the last temp lasted less than 24 hours. Cool that they didn't blame me and are doing all this stuff free. (Yay Dental School)


Jesse - Dec 15, 2017 9:02:27 am PST #19906 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Seems like the obvious moral to the story, Jesse. Might be best to stay away from cleaning entirely. To be sure.

I mean, better safe than sorry!!


flea - Dec 15, 2017 10:39:55 am PST #19907 of 30002
information libertarian

Casper got a 61 on her Latin exam! It's a Christmas miracle! (She had a 52 for the second quarter, and her last 4 test grades in latin ranged from a high of 62.5 to a low of 20. That is, 20%.)


Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 15, 2017 10:42:48 am PST #19908 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

I deliberately chose an apartment complex that was a few years old rather than one of the several fancy brand new ones, because I figured the new ones are going to have surprises show up after a full cycle of seasons.

Yep. Getting into a 70+ year old building, I can at least be sure the basic construction is sound. Also, as it turns out, I like having layers of brick between me and shots being fired. Other people had to tell me about the recent gunfire directly behind my building rather than me hearing it myself and wondering what was going on.


Sheryl - Dec 15, 2017 12:47:22 pm PST #19909 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Cold here, and it snowed. Still, I'm settled in for the night.


EpicTangent - Dec 15, 2017 1:04:03 pm PST #19910 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

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