I got stupid. The money was too good.

Jayne ,'Objects In Space'


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.


-t - Feb 09, 2017 4:33:32 pm PST #7139 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Of course there are.


Hil R. - Feb 09, 2017 4:37:38 pm PST #7140 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Wow. Jason Chaffetz is doing a town hall, streamed live. Utah seems to be angry. [link]


sarameg - Feb 09, 2017 4:57:14 pm PST #7141 of 30002

I can't ntinue to be stunned at the political ignorance of my self proclaimed liberal officemates. They hadn't heard of Elizabeth Warren until the latest dustup with MacConnell (and couldn't even get his name right.) I just....um. They're good officemates for work reasons, but they're slowly figuring out they've got a quiet radical in their house.


-t - Feb 09, 2017 4:59:17 pm PST #7142 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Sue, btw, I'm totally serious, I would absolutely invest in a part ownership of that house. I'm sure it would be at least as good an investment as the random Motorola stock I own - less easy to liquify, but more potential for having an awesome place to stay in Nova Scotia, which seems like a fair trade.


Zenkitty - Feb 09, 2017 5:25:34 pm PST #7143 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Oh, wow, I think I am in love with that house, Sue! I could probably come up with 1/7 of 20% for a down payment...

WANT. So beautiful! I could put in some money on it.

In Sue's mansion, what is the urinal looking thing in the 4 pc bathroom? A urinal?

I think it's a shaving sink.


Sue - Feb 09, 2017 5:29:20 pm PST #7144 of 30002
hip deep in pie

-t, I can't really seriously consider it, because I don't drive and it's not commutable otherwise and I'd have to live there to afford it. As an investment, the market is a kind of slow here, and worse I think in rural areas. I think property is a good longterm investment, we may be talking about a very long term investment here. But it is such a beautiful place. I hope whoever buys it preserves it's beauty.


Consuela - Feb 09, 2017 5:32:52 pm PST #7145 of 30002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Man, that house looks great, but I worry about the condition of the floors. The rest of the woodwork looks lovely: why is there white wall-to-wall everywhere? Hmmm.

Also, the kitchen needs to be renovated: either commit to the age of the house with a big old Wedgewood stove and a farm sink, or just update it. Looks trapped in the early 1990s the way it is now.

That said, love the solar and the ceilings are lovely. And the view! So nice.

ION, I love my neighborhood: someone stole the trap that had been put out to catch the skunk lurking in my yard. STOLE THE TRAP. I just, argh.


-t - Feb 09, 2017 6:02:05 pm PST #7146 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, well, that's a very rational analysis, Sue. Alas.

Wow, Consuela, stealing a skunk trap, that's...I can't think of an appropriate adjective.

I'm having a bit of wine with fresh berries and cheddar to celebrate not having anywhere I need to be this evening, for once. Which sounds pretty fancy until I reveal I'm eating everything straight out of their plastic packages. Still, yum.


WindSparrow - Feb 09, 2017 6:11:42 pm PST #7147 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

A Buffista escape room would be a hell of a good time.

I question the length of time we'd remain in there. I mean, sure, the moment we put our spicy brains to the task of solving the puzzle, we'd be out in two minutes. But how long would we simply be talking and loving on each other and having a lovely time concentrating on everything but getting out? Not that that is a bad thing...

It's a bit like Sammie being under the sheet when I'm making the bed. I once read a pulp magazine article that talked about putting a dog or cat under a blanket to see how long it took for them to find a way out as a quick and dirty intelligence test. You put a sheet over Sammie, and she plays "monster under the covers" for a quite a while. Mind you, in any given day, if I am making my bed, there is a 75% chance that I am doing so not because I give a rat's behind about neatness but because it entertains Sammie. Once she's done playing, she gets out quick.


Consuela - Feb 09, 2017 6:16:30 pm PST #7148 of 30002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

So apparently Netflix is doing a tv series version of Dear White People, and the Pepe brigade is not taking it well. Oy.