Happy Birthday, megan walker!
Have you heard about the Bennington College podcast?
You want to meet the real me now?
Mal ,'War Stories'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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.
Tom Scola - Oct 14, 2021 11:51:14 am PDT #9925 of 29959
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
-t - Oct 14, 2021 12:19:02 pm PDT #9926 of 29959
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I was trying to fit the rest of the post into the rest of the song.
Same
Sorry about the stress, megan! And the high BP. I am looking forward to my inevitable BP follow-up today as the specialist has a very spa-like atmosphere with a comfortable chair and dim lighting and aromatherapy IIRC - probably why my numbers go down into the acceptable range when I go see her
megan walker - Oct 14, 2021 12:31:18 pm PDT #9927 of 29959
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Have you heard about the Bennington College podcast?
I had not, but since Lethem actually gave the graduation speech the year I taught there (though, as he pointed out at the time, he did not actually graduate himself), I may have to listen. Especially since I love the fact that Tartt hates it (since I really don't think The Secret History is all that.) Thanks for the link.
Tom Scola - Oct 14, 2021 12:32:53 pm PDT #9928 of 29959
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Toddson - Oct 14, 2021 1:09:26 pm PDT #9929 of 29959
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Epic, there's a book called "It Came From The Swamp" - written (many years ago) by a reporter for the Boston paper about the weirdness of DC. One of her comments was that with the heat and humidity in the summer, "it's like trying to breathe clam broth" ... which isn't far off.
JenP - Oct 14, 2021 1:44:21 pm PDT #9930 of 29959
Swamp indeed.
I've been texting a bit with my deceased colleague's former boss -- my former boss, too. She suddenly had the need to know what "fun thing" he chose to do for our (kick-ass) annual meeting in 2017. Going through a bunch of old memories and a couple of docs, I think it was kayaking, via process of elimination. And I found the one picture I have of him from that meeting. Suddenly became very important to me to find at least one picture.
EpicTangent - Oct 14, 2021 1:59:09 pm PDT #9931 of 29959
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Epic, there's a book called "It Came From The Swamp" - written (many years ago) by a reporter for the Boston paper about the weirdness of DC. One of her comments was that with the heat and humidity in the summer, "it's like trying to breathe clam broth" ... which isn't far off.
The only other time I was there it was January - I had no idea what the 3rd week of June was going to be like. And yes, the very air was both thick & wet.
It's great you have such fun memories of him to hang on to, JenP.
(My finger apparently lingered a bit on the "r" in "great". I fixed it since it was my sentiment, not Tony the Tiger's).
JenP - Oct 14, 2021 2:05:09 pm PDT #9932 of 29959
Heh, Tony the Tiger. Yeah, I am glad for that time and memories. I was remote, so I really only hung with those guys a few times in person.
-t - Oct 14, 2021 3:06:35 pm PDT #9933 of 29959
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Aw, Jen.
Sheryl - Oct 14, 2021 3:17:07 pm PDT #9934 of 29959
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
I guess in the 20-something years I’ve lived in the DC area I’ve gotten used to the humidity. It probably helps that I lived in NC for 7 years before that, and spent a couple of summers in Philadelphia. At least I’m in an air conditioned house. (The place I stayed in Philadelphia didn’t have AC.)