I'm a vision of hotliness, and how weird is that? Mystical comas. You know, if you can stand the horror of a higher power hijacking your mind and body so that it can give birth to itself, I really recommend 'em.

Cordelia ,'You're Welcome'


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.


Atropa - Mar 14, 2019 10:54:38 am PDT #5951 of 30019
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I'm kind of with Jessica on used book stores. There was a store in Chapel Hill, NC, called The Bookshop where you never knew what you'd find -- in a good way. Sadly, they closed some years ago.

Yeah, all the good ones in Seattle have closed. There's supposed to be one near Olympia that specializes in SF/Fantasy/Horror/Vintage Romance, which means I need to do some research and convince Pete he wants to do a road trip.


Jessica - Mar 14, 2019 11:00:21 am PDT #5952 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

My grandparents closed their bookstore when it my grandmother's health started to deteriorate and they had to move into assisted living housing. (The bookstore was in the barn attached to their house, and to get from one to the other you had to either walk down the icy narrow steps outside or the rickety narrow steps inside. After the third time Nana fell, her kids staged an intervention.)

Most of the inventory went to another store a couple of towns over, and my grandfather is still involved in managing those sales, but I'll always miss the family tradition of going into the barn to "shop" for our own Christmas presents.


Toddson - Mar 14, 2019 11:30:52 am PDT #5953 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

We have a local group that takes books, DVDs and CDs as contributions, sells them cheaply and uses the money to fund literacy programs. I donate to them regularly ... and if you have enough books, they'll come and pick them up.


Jesse - Mar 14, 2019 12:44:08 pm PDT #5954 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Someone just asked me if I'm available "next Saturday." I said, "do you mean this Saturday or the 23rd?" She said, next Saturday. So that means the 16th, right??


Sheryl - Mar 14, 2019 12:46:58 pm PDT #5955 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Alas, I have no pie.


Steph L. - Mar 14, 2019 12:53:56 pm PDT #5956 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Someone just asked me if I'm available "next Saturday." I said, "do you mean this Saturday or the 23rd?" She said, next Saturday. So that means the 16th, right??

I hate questions like that. I always just verify the date.


EpicTangent - Mar 14, 2019 1:33:04 pm PDT #5957 of 30019
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Yeah, all the good ones in Seattle have closed. There's supposed to be one near Olympia that specializes in SF/Fantasy/Horror/Vintage Romance, which means I need to do some research and convince Pete he wants to do a road trip.

I know there was at least one that I hit in West Seattle when I was up there. I can ask my nieces what's still up there. I think it was...California St...that was the big main drag with thrift stores and used book stores and whatnot.

Someone just asked me if I'm available "next Saturday." I said, "do you mean this Saturday or the 23rd?" She said, next Saturday. So that means the 16th, right??

I would read that as the 23rd, but you're definitely right that it's unclear.


Jesse - Mar 14, 2019 1:37:12 pm PDT #5958 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I hate questions like that. I always just verify the date.

I tried! But feel dumb asking again. Now I'm just going to see if she shows up on Saturday or not.


-t - Mar 14, 2019 1:38:27 pm PDT #5959 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

So that means the 16th, right??

I have no idea! Follow up with "day after tomorrow?"


Connie Neil - Mar 14, 2019 2:18:03 pm PDT #5960 of 30019
brillig

The next vs this debate raged on unresolved for thirty years between Hubby and I.