I'm so happy for you that you found that job, Theo! And happy that msbelle gets to leave hers! I hope very soon
Willow: Yikes. Imagine the things...Buffy: No! Stop imagining! All of you! Xander: Already got the visual.
'Dirty Girls'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
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.
lisah - Dec 07, 2019 4:29:57 am PST #14411 of 30019
Punishingly Intricate
Sophia Brooks - Dec 07, 2019 4:37:55 am PST #14412 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
What lisah said. So happy for Theo and msbelle
Inspired by Kat's post on Facebook, I just started aCoursera course on Modern and Contemporary poetry. It is pretty good. I like poetry, but I don't really read it outside of a classroom setting, because what is really satisfying about it, to me, is the discussion and everone's insights coming together, and I obviously don't get that from solo reading. This course has pretty robust forums, and it looks like a bunch of people who just keep taking the course over and over and become moderators and TAs. I am still in Emily Dickinson, who I am pretty familiar with, but next is Walt Whitman, who I haven't really read in a classroom except in high school. (And I think I am familiar mostly because of Dead Poets Society!)
Calli - Dec 07, 2019 6:02:36 am PST #14413 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Which course,, Sophia? I've been thinking I'd like to refresh my understanding of poetry, especially the more modern stuff.
sj - Dec 07, 2019 7:19:52 am PST #14414 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Have I mentioned that ltc wants to make her own Gashlycrumb Tinies books?
Sophia Brooks - Dec 07, 2019 7:38:24 am PST #14415 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Calli. Modern & Contemporary American Poetry ("ModPo") University of Pennsylvania
Katerina Bee - Dec 07, 2019 8:08:52 am PST #14416 of 30019
Herding cats for fun
A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs....
Does she want to do her own drawings or make up new names and rhymes? So excellent. I want a copy!
Atropa - Dec 07, 2019 8:12:09 am PST #14417 of 30019
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Have I mentioned that ltc wants to make her own Gashlycrumb Tinies books?
Eeeeeeeee! Please tell her I would like an autographed copy.
sj - Dec 07, 2019 8:20:14 am PST #14418 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
She wants to plan the death of all her dolls. She also wants to be an author and illustrator, so she wants to put them in a book probably, but the book will all be scribbles without actual words because she doesn't read yet. The scavenger hunt for the Gashlycrumb Tinies at Edward Gorey house made a big impression on her because she's still talking about it 4 months later. And her daddy reads her the book sometimes. She also wants to be a baby doctor.
sj - Dec 07, 2019 8:27:50 am PST #14419 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Tea: ltc's fever is still spiking at noon on the spot, but her appetite isn't affected. She just ate a huge lunch.
Zenkitty - Dec 07, 2019 9:47:22 am PST #14420 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
msbelle, holy crap, what a total waste of time. I would've been livid.
I am so burned out and over corporate bullshirt. I'm not sure I even want another corporate job. My ability to deal with stressful stupid crap is almost at zero. If I can make a living at freelance editing, I'm about ready to just do that. The company I'm going to be doing freelance editing for doesn't pay much, unfortunately, but it's a start. The downside is having to buy my own shitty health insurance. Countdown: Nine years to full retirement age.