I love the people of this city & the city as it is a whole of those people, am blown away at the resourcefulness, but the institutions are broken, if not at times deliberately parasitic, & hold it down.
Nothin'. I just wanted you to face me so she could get behind ya.
Mal ,'The Train Job'
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 - Aug 11, 2018 5:05:49 pm PDT #28268 of 30002
Nora Deirdre - Aug 11, 2018 5:23:00 pm PDT #28269 of 30002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I love the people of this city & the city as it is a whole of those people, am blown away at the resourcefulness, but the institutions are broken, if not at times deliberately parasitic, & hold it down.
+1 New Orleans
Connie Neil - Aug 11, 2018 6:26:52 pm PDT #28270 of 30002
brillig
My current favorite stupidly entertaining big show is Ultimate Beastmaster on Netflix. It's an obstacle course competition with teams from China, Italy, France, USA, India, and Spain. I really enjoy obstacle courses, but the most fun is the various announcer teams from the countries. Italy and France are jinxing each other and poking spikes into voodoo dolls, the Indians are gorgeous, and the girl on the Chinese team is simply adorable. The American announcers are the only ones with two guys, and there's some obnoxious USA chanting and douchebro-ery, but the patheticness of it is certainly obvious.
Consuela - Aug 11, 2018 8:43:44 pm PDT #28271 of 30002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I have had a lovely vacation in Colorado with my siblings, including a great deal of mountain biking. But I'm ready to be home, and instead our flight was cancelled and my SIL had to make another round trip to the airport to fetch us. Cross your fingers that the mechanic shows up tomorrow morning and we make both our flights!
Calli - Aug 12, 2018 2:41:03 am PDT #28272 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Flight~ma, Consuela!
I got back from MI yesterday evening. While it's nice to be back in my space, with my cat, I already miss being near my family and the lakes.
Shir - Aug 12, 2018 5:54:46 am PDT #28273 of 30002
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
re: names
I, for one, will forever cherish Dr. Christian W. Troll. He is a real person and a scholar.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 12, 2018 6:49:19 am PDT #28274 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 found out that the headlining act for the BBQ Festival this year is going to be Smash Mouth. PLEASE let the main stage be at the other end of downtown where I won't have to hear them reverberating through my walls!
Scrappy - Aug 12, 2018 11:38:32 am PDT #28275 of 30002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Hey there, Matt, you're a rock star....
Theodosia - Aug 12, 2018 2:40:38 pm PDT #28276 of 30002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Many years ago, I made a list of the odd names that came through the Beth Israel Ambulatory Billing where I was a file clerk. The only one that I can remember is Dr Jesus Viola.
Sheryl - Aug 12, 2018 3:26:23 pm PDT #28277 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelines all!
The only odd name I can think of (and it's more of a "what were her parents thinking" than anything else) is a former fellow in my lab named Charity Scripture.