I have jury duty today. I'm praying for WiFi in the waiting room to keep me from dying of teh boredom....
'A Hole in the World'
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.
Sumi, I hope Ivan turns up soon.
I got Owen's teachers gift cards for Applebees. Lame, probably, but I just didn't have it in me to do more than that. I'm getting movie gift cards for the girls that work in the daycare center at the gym.
Oh, trust me, whatever you do is appreciated!
Signed, Never got a single parent present as a teacher (but did get wee gifties from my poor-as-dirt students, god love 'em all)
I'm not a teacher, but I would love a gift certificate to Applebee's! I meant to say this before, but that and the movies sound just right -- you shouldn't be spending a ton of money on a gift, so a g.c. that they can just use without adding a lot of their own money is perfect.
JenP, I adored The Two Live Crew Job beyond reason.
Oh yeah, good one.
SUICIDE DOGS The Overtoun Bridge Mystery
He then explained that a number of dogs, over a period of decades, had inexplicably lost their lives ‘jumping off’ Overtoun Bridge, near Dumbarton, in Scotland. Locals had believed in a range of conspiracy theories - dogs were mesmerised or attracted to the sound of water or some kind of ‘optical illusion’ - others believed that nearby electricity pylons produced something that confused the dogs. There was even the suggestion the bridge might be haunted as a local man, now sectioned under the Mental Health act, had thrown his baby off the bridge. However, I was looking for a more scientific explanation. The preliminary guesswork, based on my research as a human and animal behaviourist, eventually proved to be the most likely explanation.
X-posted with the Lost thread - Lost seasons 1-5 are Amazon's deal of the day for $72.99 (blu-ray $103 or thereabouts).
Possibly for Hec: 6 Adorable Cat Behaviors With Shockingly Evil Explanations
Holiday party today. Too bad I can't chew anything.
Was up way too late last night due to looking at houses excitement. Shirley Manson was on Craig Ferguson - it was a Scottish accent party. awesome.
Was up way too late last night due to looking at houses excitement. Shirley Manson was on Craig Ferguson - it was a Scottish accent party. awesome.
I'm going to have to find this online.
I just called and rescheduled my surgery follow up appointment for tomorrow. The weather is supposed to be NASTY and the surgeon's office is a 45 minute drive for me. I'm hoping it doesn't get as bad as they're predicting but I decided not to chance it.