I've thought about making a cross-stitch pattern for myself, an award for the Best Brass-Polisher on the Titanic, with the motto: "Her brass shone the brightest. Too bad about the iceberg."
These are stone killers, little man. They ain't cuddly like me.
Jayne ,'The Train Job'
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.
Theodosia - Jan 31, 2019 8:08:13 am PST #4633 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Connie Neil - Jan 31, 2019 10:52:17 am PST #4634 of 30019
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Five and a half work days till vacation. I'm getting twitchy. It's been a surprisingly fraught three months since the last vacation.
Sheryl - Jan 31, 2019 12:57:39 pm PST #4635 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Health ~ma for your dad, JZ.
Connie Neil - Jan 31, 2019 2:30:09 pm PST #4636 of 30019
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I've been reading about the effects of trying to function outside in the polar vortex. One of the plot points in the movie Wind River (such a good movie, so sad it didn't get proper appreciation) is the effect on the human body of heavy exertion in extremely cold weather. A commenter on one of the stories thought that was ridiculous, your lungs couldn't possibly sieze up and kill you if you're trying to breathe heavily in sub-zero air. I laughed at him. I imagine other people would be laughing at him now.
Theodosia - Jan 31, 2019 4:06:39 pm PST #4637 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
There was an incident in a nonfiction book about an Arctic explorer who nearly died from basically frost-bitten tonsils. From breathing in the super-cold air!
-t - Jan 31, 2019 5:58:51 pm PST #4638 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ugh. A small tube of bubblegum flavored toothpaste somehow ended up in my bathroom. Ptui.
Vortex - Jan 31, 2019 6:15:20 pm PST #4639 of 30019
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
The pants are still long on me despite being cut for my height, alas. I mean, wearable especially with heeled boots, but I guess I will do the full customization next time.
I noticed when I was changing the length on a dress that they said that it was floor length in 3 inch heels. If they make the same presumption for trousers that might be the issue.
Connie Neil - Jan 31, 2019 7:10:42 pm PST #4640 of 30019
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I had no idea there were so many Canadian accents. Strong French, all-but-standard-broadcast-American, New Englandish, a little British, and odd pronunciation coming when I least expect it.
edit: "It's supposed to be body temperature. It doesn't say whose body."
Fred Pete - Feb 01, 2019 3:18:24 am PST #4641 of 30019
Ann, that's a ferret.
A commenter on one of the stories thought that was ridiculous, your lungs couldn't possibly sieze up and kill you if you're trying to breathe heavily in sub-zero air. I laughed at him. I imagine other people would be laughing at him now.
I don't know if they can or can't. But why take the chance?
Jesse - Feb 01, 2019 3:45:39 am PST #4642 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I had no idea there were so many Canadian accents. Strong French, all-but-standard-broadcast-American, New Englandish, a little British, and odd pronunciation coming when I least expect it.
And that just sounds like the eastern part of Canada!