Trust but verify.
Everything looks good from here... Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land.' I think we should call it 'your grave!' Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh! Now die! Oh, no, God! Oh, dear God in heaven!
Wash ,'Serenity'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Jan 18, 2009 6:33:26 pm PST #1855 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
msbelle - Jan 18, 2009 6:50:28 pm PST #1856 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am so ridiculous, but I have gotten like giddy excited from 2 friend requests on FB. some jr high crushes I had on older highschoolers. RIDICULOUS
aurelia - Jan 18, 2009 7:29:57 pm PST #1857 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I just got a friend suggestion for Joss Whedon. It's funny, but I don't at all believe that it's legit.
Cashmere - Jan 18, 2009 8:17:51 pm PST #1858 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Since 8 years ago, I was probably still curled up in a fetal position on my couch, I need someone to remind me--was the Bush inauguration this exiting and heartfelt? This celebratory and just fucking awesome?
I'm rewatching the concert since there were spots I missed while we watched football.
Kat - Jan 19, 2009 2:30:35 am PST #1859 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
was the Bush inauguration this exiting and heartfelt? This celebratory and just fucking awesome?
No.
A small example: If I remember the Bush inaug took place on a Saturday. The concert before the inauguration was Ricky Martin. I was slotted to go. I got there late and I was able to (1) walk right in with no problem and no security [granted, the security has changed since 9-11] and (2) get up near the stage no problem. Well, if I wanted to.
I think the transition for the Bush inaug, like most of the administration, was done silently, behind closed doors and by Dick Cheney. I think Obama has been one of the most active transitions we've seen.
So many people are selling commemorative goods!
This just feels super exciting.
Sue - Jan 19, 2009 3:02:09 am PST #1860 of 30000
hip deep in pie
I just got a friend suggestion for Joss Whedon. It's funny, but I don't at all believe that it's legit.
I've had friend suggestions for Tim Minear and Steve DeKnight. The one that made me squee, however, was John Hodgman. ETA: Hodgman is in my people you may know list again!
msbelle - Jan 19, 2009 3:48:24 am PST #1861 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
As excited as I would have been to be there, I don't think mac would have appreciated it or even had a good time.
We have breakfasted and the friend is here, so they are off playing in mac's room. I guess I should get laundry in.
Jesse - Jan 19, 2009 3:55:24 am PST #1862 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
This picture looks like my nightmare. Really cool to see in a picture, but I can't imagine wanting to be in that crowd.
Steph L. - Jan 19, 2009 4:10:47 am PST #1863 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
This picture looks like my nightmare.
Mine, too.
Really cool to see in a picture, but I can't imagine wanting to be in that crowd.
I wish I were the kind of person who could tolerate crowds, because I'd love to be in DC for the inauguration. But being in a crowd like that is total claustrophobia for me. Even for an event like this, I couldn't do it.
Calli - Jan 19, 2009 4:40:48 am PST #1864 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I wish I were the kind of person who could tolerate crowds, because I'd love to be in DC for the inauguration. But being in a crowd like that is total claustrophobia for me. Even for an event like this, I couldn't do it.
Same here. I'm thrilled that we're having such an amazing transitional ceremony, and I'm very happy that I have both online and f2f friends who are attending. I'm equally happy that I can be happy for them from my couch, while listening to Leifur trill at the birds on the feeder.