She's terse. I can be terse. Once in flight school, I was laconic.

Wash ,'War Stories'


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.


Vortex - Oct 28, 2020 8:55:43 am PDT #28247 of 30019
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I just got a call that ltc cut her hair at school. My first thought was at least it was HER hair.

I still remember when my friend Jill cut this girl's waist length hair with safety scissors. It took a long time. And it happened at my house, although I was not involved with the actual cutting so I escaped relatively unscathed.

In retrospect, it was straight hateration. We didn't like the kid anyway, and we were jealous of her long blond hair.


Toddson - Oct 28, 2020 9:14:07 am PDT #28248 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I was once in a store and there was a family - mother, father, young boy (5 or so) - and the mother was having a FIT over his haircut. He'd just had his hair cut and the mother was furious about it - she went on for a good five minutes about it. I suppose it was too short, since if it wasn't short enough she could have had more cut off, but maybe it was the way it was cut. It just completely confused me as to how she could be that upset about a haircut on a kid that young, when it would grow out.


sj - Oct 28, 2020 9:20:01 am PDT #28249 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

ltc is currently more upset than anyone else, and mostly she is just annoyed that she temporarily lost scissor privileges at school.


Jesse - Oct 28, 2020 9:28:08 am PDT #28250 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

That is perfect -- clear consequences.


lisah - Oct 28, 2020 9:39:36 am PDT #28251 of 30019
Punishingly Intricate

My friends' daughter cut her long hair short when she was about 3 so she could "look like Bob" (my husband). She's 14 now and has had short hair ever since.


Toddson - Oct 28, 2020 9:49:01 am PDT #28252 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I had long hair in college and, a little less than a year after graduating, it was hip length. It was a PAIN. I had it cut off to about chin length and now wear it even shorter; I don't have the patience or interest to deal with longer hair (also, with the climate I live in, most of the year I deal with extreme frizz ... which is less unattractive when the hair's short).


Jesse - Oct 28, 2020 10:11:44 am PDT #28253 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I was just reminded that at the beginning of this calendar year, I was being inspired by meara and others to think about sending out a photo card myself. Well, then 2020 happened. Would it be funny to take different pictures of myself in my apartment and send that out as a card??


Toddson - Oct 28, 2020 10:23:54 am PDT #28254 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

oh, as usual, dear ... my organization is running a virtual conference, so I've been fielding calls from the frantic, the irate and the just plain confused. In between, I've been doing bits and pieces of work, as possible, and I've gotten hooked on YouTube videos of Say Yes to the Dress. One I was watching, the bride declared she wanted to be naked with sparkles, "vajazzled". They tried her in a dress that was actually too naked ... and she said "exposing my Pikachu" (which made me laugh ... luckily, there's no one around to hear).


meara - Oct 28, 2020 10:25:44 am PDT #28255 of 30019

I think that will depend on where we are Jesse? It could be super funny! Or a depressing reminder of our reality.

I don't remember cutting my or anyone else's hair but remember cutting Barbies hair.


chrismg - Oct 28, 2020 10:44:02 am PDT #28256 of 30019
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

San Antonio and the rest of the county seem to be running around 45-48% have done early voting, which I don't think counts mail-ins. Depending on how many registered voters don't bother, we may already have more than half the votes in!