Given the fact that two storms are heading for New Orleans, I'm having to refrain from calling my parents and panicking at them. I think it will probably be okay, if not for other parts of the city, then for my parents' neighborhood. But still.
Spike: At least give me Wesley's office since he's gone. Angel: He's not gone. He's on a leave of absence. Spike: Yeah, right. Boo-hoo. Thought he killed his bloody father. Try staking your mother when she's coming on to you! Harmony: Well…that explains a lot.
'Destiny'
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 - Aug 21, 2020 5:05:41 am PDT #25145 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
-t - Aug 21, 2020 5:06:17 am PDT #25146 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
{{{Dana}}}
Calli - Aug 21, 2020 6:32:06 am PDT #25147 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I can see where that would be a bit nerve-wracking, Dana.
chrismg - Aug 21, 2020 6:47:06 am PDT #25148 of 30019
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Or maybe they hit Houston and dump forty inches of rain!
AGAIN.
msbelle - Aug 21, 2020 7:01:01 am PDT #25149 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
About to text-bank over my lunch hour. Probably the best thing I'll do all day.
chrismg - Aug 21, 2020 7:24:37 am PDT #25150 of 30019
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Oooh, that reminds me, I did a virtual phone-bank with Actual Beto this week.
I think I prefer doing that with a smaller group and less-famous people. Particularly doing it on a Zoom call, I like the feeling of doing it with people you connect to.
Laura - Aug 21, 2020 7:56:31 am PDT #25151 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Yeah Tropical Storm Laura is headed through my sister and brother's town shortly. The Gulf is so warm. Ugh. I hope they don't build up much.
I know many of you have voted by mail, but I never did until this summer. I finally got around to checking the county website and sure as heck they show that I voted by mail and that my vote was counted. I'm more delighted about this than I anticipated. Whee! Vote!
Jesse - Aug 21, 2020 8:37:07 am PDT #25152 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I still have plenty of time before our 9/1 primary here, but I'm still going to bring my ballot to a local drop box instead of a mail box.
Going back to licking doorknobs, I just suggested to an incoming college freshman that if they can just refrain from all jamming into one room to lick each other for a week, things will probably be OK. He was like, ".... but we're college freshmen!" THIS IS THE PROBLEM!
NoiseDesign - Aug 21, 2020 8:54:41 am PDT #25153 of 30019
Our wings are not tired
That is EXACTLY the problem. I've been teaching at the college level for way too long now, and even the best intentioned college students just cannot be trusted to keep away from each other. Toddlers and college students, the two populations most likely to have their tongues in places they probably should not.
Jesse - Aug 21, 2020 9:32:35 am PDT #25154 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Seriously.