When I was visiting the Sea of Cortez lo these many years ago, there were these tiny tiny midges that totally ignored all the bug spray we used. They didn't bite, but they tried to land and drink our sweat. We were basically Happy Meals on legs to them.
River: I didn't think you'd come for me. Simon: Well, you're a dummy.
'Serenity'
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 - Apr 09, 2019 1:59:46 pm PDT #6758 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"
Topic!Cindy - Apr 09, 2019 2:14:35 pm PDT #6759 of 30019
What is even happening?
Oh yuck, Theo.
Hey, how is your roommate's recovery coming along?
I had a bug land on my eyeball once, at the end of a long bicycle trip with our old church's youth group, when I was about 13 or 14. I still remember my friend yelling that the bug was in my eye (like I didn't know that already), and me yelling that she had to get it out.
-t - Apr 09, 2019 2:32:37 pm PDT #6760 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Sorry to hear that, Matt. And for your rough time, Cindy.
Oh wow to the sweat bees. Dang.
Tangentially, I just recently read something about butterflies drinking dinosaur's tears before flowers evolved. Insects, man.
sj - Apr 09, 2019 3:57:26 pm PDT #6761 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Hugs all around. I'm sorry that so many people are having such a tough time of it at the moment.
Job~ma, Dana.
I have the most sarcastic 3 year old I've ever met, and I'm fairly certain it's mostly my fault. Oops.
Theodosia - Apr 09, 2019 4:58:50 pm PDT #6762 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"
The poquitos (as we were told the locals called them) live on the tears of seagulls. Which is kind of poetic, but also ick.
msbelle - Apr 09, 2019 5:26:35 pm PDT #6763 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am seeing that Bibi lost the election. anyone else? I have been off world news for a bit. Is this good? bad? pretty much the same?
Theodosia - Apr 09, 2019 5:41:16 pm PDT #6764 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"
Oh I hope he loses. He's arguably as big an impediment to Mideast Peace as Hamas. (Note that I wouldn't argue it very hard, because Hamas is like having the bastard children of the Mafia and MS-13 running your country.)
msbelle - Apr 09, 2019 5:43:47 pm PDT #6765 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I thought mac and I were making progress/reaching a truce, but I guess I was wrong. He was up and out of the house before 7 this morning (school does not start until 8:40) - I have no idea with whom or doing what. He did not respond to my texts all day and he has not been home yet.
msbelle - Apr 09, 2019 5:51:55 pm PDT #6766 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
BBC says no clear winner, so I guess the thing I saw was not a trustworthy source.
Shir - Apr 09, 2019 11:19:35 pm PDT #6767 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I'm so sorry about mac, msbelle.
It looks like four more years of Netanyahu. They should be finishing counting the absentee ballots in a few hours (in about four hours), and then we'll know for sure what the results are. I've updated my current hopes to 1. the other Arab minority party reaching the threshold, and 2. for a good minister of health and a good minister of environmental issues. The rest will remain the about the same.
For those who are looking for some kind of hope/silver lining: the trial on the criminal charges against Netanyahu should begin in July, if he will not be able to postpone/erase it.