Those of you who've been text-banking, is it working out okay? I am not prepared to deal with angry people yelling at me, even in text form.
Fred: The size and depth of the wound indicate a female vampire. Harmony: Or gay! Fred: Um…it doesn't really work like that.
'Harm's Way'
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.
Dana - Nov 02, 2018 1:19:17 pm PDT #1494 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
DavidS - Nov 02, 2018 2:04:33 pm PDT #1495 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Once I was lying in bed with Marti the Medical Student and she idly stroked the inside of my arm in an affectionate way.
Then pronounced, "I could get a 10 gauge needle in there..."
msbelle - Nov 02, 2018 4:36:28 pm PDT #1496 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Dana, there are a few angry people each batch. If they tell you to stop, you simply click Opt Out and are done with them.
billytea - Nov 03, 2018 3:58:31 am PDT #1497 of 30019
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Ryan's class had an interesting exercise this week, they each had to give a Powerpoint presentation. (Not something I had to contend with in primary school.) They could choose any hobby or interest for their topic. (One kid chose hunting, which I can't help finding a bit startling.)
Ryan decided to do Doctor Who. (My son!) We had fun setting up the first slide, a photo of our collection (which runs to 129 DVDs, 115 books and 21 audio adventures). He got a couple of laughs from that one. ("This is our small collection..." "My dad has been watching it since he was five years old, and it's probably about time he got some sleep." Ah, kids.)
His teacher advised the class that they should prepare palm cards for the talk. Ryan planned to do his over Tuesday and Wednesday evening. Until he turns up to class on Tuesday and discovers that he's giving his presentation that day, not Thursday. So up he goes and gives his speech entirely without notes. It was supposed to go for two minutes; he did 2:01. His teacher was reportedly quite impressed, he was the only one without cards. (What impressed me: he knew not to let on that it was unintended. My son!)
Anyway, he seems to have developed a taste for public speaking. And just possibly learned to be prepared for the unexpected.
Jesse - Nov 03, 2018 4:00:02 am PDT #1498 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Wow! Impressive kid.
Laura - Nov 03, 2018 4:55:45 am PDT #1499 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Most impressive! I'm looking forward to seeing his TED talks! Not being thrown by giving the presentation 2 days before expected is amazing.
Jesse - Nov 03, 2018 4:55:54 am PDT #1500 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My mother went to the grocery store and votes it's too rainy to go back out to the mall. Maybe I'll put on my rainboots and still go.
-t - Nov 03, 2018 5:03:19 am PDT #1501 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Wow, Ryan! That is a lot of awesomeness.
Rainboots! Or staying when it's rainy out. Both good!
Jesse - Nov 03, 2018 5:19:10 am PDT #1502 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Haha! Never mind -- we're going.
Jessica - Nov 03, 2018 5:54:11 am PDT #1503 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Wow, go Ryan!!
I had tiny hard-to-find veins before I had kids, now they seem to have loosened up. Not that I recommend pregnancy as a remedy...the other side effects might be harder to deal with than bruising after a blood draw.