Angel: Will you just shut up for once?! Illyria: What? Angel: My God, the speechifying. Has it ever occurred to you that now might not be the best time for when-we-were-muck stories?

'Time Bomb'


Natter 64: Yes, we still need you  

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 - Nov 23, 2009 2:21:30 pm PST #20986 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Me-OW! Cat survives outage-causing run-in

CARROLLTON, Ill. - A cat went from meow to ow when officials say it accidentally made contact with a substation's fuse, causing an outage to about 1,500 homes and businesses in southwestern Illinois.

The feline apparently survived the encounter early Monday in the Greene County city of Carrollton.

Workers responding to the outage found the cat still on the ground several feet from where it apparently touched the fuse. An Ameren spokeswoman says the animal eventually managed to get up and walk away.

Most of the affected Ameren customers had their power restored within hours.


Calli - Nov 23, 2009 2:36:53 pm PST #20987 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I hope the cat gets superpowers out of it.


tommyrot - Nov 23, 2009 2:43:35 pm PST #20988 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

IOCat-relatedN, Cats Against Climate Change (VIDEO)

eta: My cat found the video interesting and informative.


bon bon - Nov 23, 2009 2:45:00 pm PST #20989 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

But perhaps this is just a testament to the fact that I eat out too much.

Well, no more Alessio! Next time you are around here you should try Lum-Ka-Naad or Village Tandoor.

Did I read someone say they can't make pasta on a weeknight? I feel guilty for how much I make, because that is practically the easiest thing to cook ever.

Tonight I feel I should get rid of all my fresh veggies before leaving town, so I think it's a grilled corn/steamed spinach/plum tomato salsa night.


brenda m - Nov 23, 2009 2:46:43 pm PST #20990 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Did I read someone say they can't make pasta on a weeknight? I feel guilty for how much I make, because that is practically the easiest thing to cook ever.

Yeah, but she means make it. Like, from flour and stuff.


§ ita § - Nov 23, 2009 2:47:20 pm PST #20991 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Well, it was Vortex who said she doesn't do it. I'm surprised she cooks anything on a weeknight, with the amount of detail she goes into. I just toss some stuff into a pot and leave it alone for a while. That's not how she rolls.

Tech guy! Come back from your other conversation and come back to your desk! I have questions for you...


bon bon - Nov 23, 2009 2:50:06 pm PST #20992 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

(FTR, I do not block Vortex, I just saw someone quote it while skimming and was too lazy to go back and find out who said it.) After reading that ragu recipe the other day I bow to her culinary prowess. But I understand not wanting to make fresh pasta on a weeknight. I doubt I will ever want to do that.

ETA2: I'm so lazy, I just remembered I don't even have school nights. I could make pasta all day if I wanted to.


§ ita § - Nov 23, 2009 2:56:45 pm PST #20993 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Homemade pasta is like home made ice cream. It's just that much better.

I don't mind the mechanics of making it. It's the drying of it that annoys me. I don't have a rack anymore.


Jesse - Nov 23, 2009 3:03:41 pm PST #20994 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I got my voter registration in the mail! And a good thing, because I just spent two hours making calls for my candidate... Along with the registration was a think saying they are looking for poll workers. I am seriously considering signing up.


Jesse - Nov 23, 2009 3:04:16 pm PST #20995 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh! Burrell, I don't think you need an account with Paypal -- I think you can just do it with a credit card.