Ah, yes, of course. The gypsies, they gave you your soul. The gypsies are filthy people. Ptui! We shall speak of them no more.

Ilona Costa Bianchi ,'The Girl in Question'


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.


shrift - Dec 13, 2016 6:56:18 am PST #3696 of 30002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

So hey, all of the news is terrible, and I'm beyond freaked out. Twitter used to be fun.

I'm listening to the ocean using a meditation app and trying not to panic. It's not working very well. I need to focus on Yuletide and then finishing off the Stanford class I'm taking. And, you know, work.


Scrappy - Dec 13, 2016 6:58:28 am PST #3697 of 30002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

sarameg--after my hysterectomy, they told me to keep a pillow on my lap and hug it to my stomach when I had to cough. It helped a lot.


Zenkitty - Dec 13, 2016 7:13:34 am PST #3698 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I'm listening to classical music.


sarameg - Dec 13, 2016 7:22:12 am PST #3699 of 30002

Oh yeah, I got one of those for every napping location.


Dana - Dec 13, 2016 7:29:35 am PST #3700 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I did not see an Avengers coloring book! Mine has flowers and paisleys. Very soothing.


Kat - Dec 13, 2016 7:34:55 am PST #3701 of 30002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

So, we have an online learning management system which is where we keep our gradebooks. Last year our school site was in charge of administering ours. This year, the AP in charge of it handed it over to the district wide tech division (for a bunch of reasons, but it is a lot of work to be the admin) Grades are due on Friday. Today, all of my courses disappeared from the system.

This happened when our 15 week grades were due too. YAY?


Steph L. - Dec 13, 2016 7:35:45 am PST #3702 of 30002
I look more rad than Lutheranism

I did not see an Avengers coloring book!

I found it in the school supply section by the crayons. But that was a year or 2 ago.


-t - Dec 13, 2016 7:35:49 am PST #3703 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I don't even know what the terrible news is. Ostriches got nothing on me. Well, they can kick harder.

Anyway, I went to the DMV this morning thinking I was replacing the DL I lost, um, some time ago. Turns out, they had no record of me renewing so I have been driving around on an expired license for almost two years. I know I got SOMETHING in the mail that I certainly thought was my renewed license, but whatever, I didn't get stopped and arrested during that time and all I had to do was pay a slightly higher fee, get my picture taken, and take the test. Not even late for work.

And I had the nicest DMV worker helping me. She said it's possible that something went down the same day my DL was issued and it didn't get recorded or whatever and if I can find my receipt I can get a refund (of, like, $5 I think, so I'm not sweating that) and commented that at least now my picture will capture my cool hair. She'd like to go "fiery cheeto red" but she's not sure that would fly at the DMV. And asked if I lost weight looking at my 2010 picture. So possibly a record-breaking pleasant visit to the DMV.


-t - Dec 13, 2016 7:36:34 am PST #3704 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Ugh, Kat!

Take-it-easy~ma for sarameg.


shrift - Dec 13, 2016 7:40:40 am PST #3705 of 30002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Nice, -t! My CA driver's license arrived yesterday. Now California has to keep me safe from Republicans until 2021, that's how it works, right?