Woot! Tiny Victory Thursday!
Zoe: My man would never fall for that. Wash: Most of my head wishes I had.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
Laura - Oct 11, 2018 9:56:22 am PDT #658 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
amyth - Oct 11, 2018 10:00:40 am PDT #659 of 30019
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Congrats, erika! sj, I hope your ankle is ok. Glad you got your meds, Dana. askye, I hope your dad stays safe. Interview ~ma for Tim!
Here at UNC, they declared adverse weather conditions as of 2:00 p.m., (meaning we can go home) right around the time that the county we are in sent out a warning not to drive unless it's an emergency because of flash flooding. Brilliant!
Two conversations I had with my 26-year-old co-worker today:
1) Me: "You should go see the new Joan Jett documentary. It's really good."
Her: ::writes it down:: "OK. What's it called?"
Me: "Bad Reputation."
Her: "OK. Who's Joan Jett?"
2) Her: "Haha, the guy I'm responding to has a really hilarious last name. Shelley."
Me: "...What's funny?"
Her: "I don't know...like he lives in a shell...like a turtle?"
Me: "Is it spelled S-H-E-L-L-E-Y?"
Her: "Yes."
Me: "So, like Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley."
Her: "This is going to be another one of those times that you talk about people I've never heard of. I've never heard of those people."
Jessica - Oct 11, 2018 10:09:40 am PDT #660 of 30019
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
26-year-old co-worker
26 is too young to be a Millennial, right? Do we have a name for Young People OMG now that Millennials are grown up?
Topic!Cindy - Oct 11, 2018 10:14:39 am PDT #661 of 30019
What is even happening?
I think people born in 97 are the tail-end of the millennials, so 26 is not too young.
Mental Floss contends 96 was the last year millennials were born. [link]
The Atlantic keeps Gen Y following Gen X, then adds in millennials, who they say were born between 82 and 2004. [link]
Jesse - Oct 11, 2018 10:17:42 am PDT #662 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I am making so many sad faces at your post, amych.
In band the other day, a kid (an actual child, maybe 12?) was trying to figure out how to play a piece of our arrangement of "Respect" and someone asked him if he knew the original song, and the answer was no. I blame his parents, but that is so sad!
Calli - Oct 11, 2018 10:22:40 am PDT #663 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Not recognizing the Shelleys isn't Millennial. It's just someone who needs an English lit refresher.
sj, I hope your ankle's problems are easily resolved.
Job~ma to Tim!
amyth, give me a buzz if you need a ride back home. They didn't let us out early per se, but everyone sort of collectively took a work from home day at noon. So I'm home.
sj - Oct 11, 2018 10:22:59 am PDT #664 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm getting an X-ray.
Connie Neil - Oct 11, 2018 10:24:25 am PDT #665 of 30019
brillig
Here's to cool superpowers!
amyth - Oct 11, 2018 10:32:08 am PDT #666 of 30019
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Not recognizing the Shelleys isn't Millennial. It's just someone who needs an English lit refresher.
Agreed! (Meant to write that earlier, but was so excited about getting a ride home from work, I forgot!)
I would love a ride, Calli! Anny said she'd get me, but she works a lot later than I do, especially today. Thanks! (I'll text you.)
Laura - Oct 11, 2018 11:03:31 am PDT #667 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
I'm getting an X-ray.
I know we all aspire to be like Zenkitty and meara, but no more broken legs!