I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.

Giles ,'Beneath You'


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.


flea - Jan 29, 2019 10:36:54 am PST #4549 of 30019
information libertarian

They've cancelled school tomorrow already; the low is forecast at 0 but with a "feels like" of -20.

Despite the school cancellation, Dillo is having a pissy bitchfest because he has a doctor's appointment today. He needed a shot (routine) and hadn't had a checkup since summer 2017. But he's texting me things like "I'm gonna make him regret making the idiotic mistake that he did" (about mr. flea, whose idiot mistake was making the appointment.)

I'm half very amused and half terrified that this means he;s going to grow up to be one of those horrible irrational people who argues with strangers on the internet. (On the wrong side.)


-t - Jan 29, 2019 10:48:48 am PST #4550 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Stay warm, y'all! I can't even imagine those temperatures.


sj - Jan 29, 2019 10:59:17 am PST #4551 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

ltc is super excited about pajama day at school tomorrow, but it is supposed to be cold and snowy and I'm not sure I'm going to be able to take her in.


meara - Jan 29, 2019 11:11:07 am PST #4552 of 30019

Yikes Dillo, get it under control, it's just a doctor visit! Getting sick would be worse.


Scrappy - Jan 29, 2019 11:16:56 am PST #4553 of 30019
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

School was cancelled on Wednesday and Thursday here. More snow days!!!! Or, to be specific, more so-fucking-cold-that-it-can-kill-you days!!!


P.M. Marc - Jan 29, 2019 11:19:29 am PST #4554 of 30019
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Plei, I'm pretty sure word will get out to the community; I know she was still in touch with the language co-creators.

Are they still involved with EA and the game? Hoping that the community, which is huge, is able to come together and help her family now.

If the Tumblr apocalypse hadn't happened, I would have suggested putting it on Tumblr, possibly with the tags Simblr and The Sims. I'm not sure how active the community is there right now, though.


Laura - Jan 29, 2019 11:22:36 am PST #4555 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

Bonus of working from home: can wear fleece unicorn onesie for warmth and no one mocks you.

To your face anyway! After working from home for many years my family alternates between being amused and appalled by my homewear. Up north this is generally sweatpants and multiple layers on top to strip off as the day progresses. In Florida it is more likely minimal to indecent absence of clothing. Shorts and camisoles with something absurd on my feet because I need cushioning from the tile floors.

I think our cold front ends tonight because it is highs in the 70s the rest of the week.

Massive amounts of health~ma being sent all round.


Hil R. - Jan 29, 2019 11:34:52 am PST #4556 of 30019
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I'm waiting to see if the university cancels classes tomorrow -- it seems like they usually go with whatever decision the public schools make, but so far, there's no announcement. I really don't want to have to go teach in this weather.


erikaj - Jan 29, 2019 11:53:50 am PST #4557 of 30019
Always Anti-fascist!

kind of cool and cloudy here...got the catwoman sweatpants again. I would have to wear everything in my closet to get thru Midwest temps in a typical year...much less anything record breaking.


Atropa - Jan 29, 2019 11:59:10 am PST #4558 of 30019
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

JZ, I'm so sorry.