There are a range of issues that I know are important, but don't personally care enough to do anything about.
I finally did all of my tasks for the day! Now I want a snack. Maybe I'll go get ice cream.
Everybody dies, Tracey. Someone's carrying a bullet for you right now, doesn't even know it. The trick is to die of old age before it finds you.
Mal ,'The Message'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Feb 12, 2010 11:05:46 am PST #8117 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
tommyrot - Feb 12, 2010 11:07:48 am PST #8118 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.
Are there things that occur that you *know* you should get more het up about because it's offensive, but don't because really you just can't be bothered with one more thing?
Yes.
And I've successfully repressed them, so I can't give examples.
Tom Scola - Feb 12, 2010 11:08:41 am PST #8119 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Now I want a snack.
Tater tots!!
Liese S. - Feb 12, 2010 11:13:11 am PST #8120 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Ooh! I have a three day weekend. We're going to see Riordan Mansion in Flagstaff to look at the nifty Arts & Crafts architecture and Craftsman furniture.
Sadly, it's one of the many state parks that are closing this month due to the state budget crunch. Homolovi Ruins, near our home, is also closing, and I am gravely worried that irreparable damage to the ruins will result without security.
Jesse - Feb 12, 2010 11:13:15 am PST #8121 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Peanut butter and banana won, actually.
Tom Scola - Feb 12, 2010 11:15:32 am PST #8122 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
A luge athlete from Georgia, Nodar Kumaritashvili, was killed in a crash in training on the Olympic track
§ ita § - Feb 12, 2010 11:17:53 am PST #8123 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The simple list is the list of things my sister does actually get het up about.
Except marketing. I can't bring myself to get mad at marketing. But other than that, she's got a pretty sensitive view of the world, but she has to take steps to shut herself off from certain sources of news because it puts a stranglehold on how she lives.
She doesn't ignore well. She boycotts a lot.
But I can pick up a plastic spoon with a lot less stress than her, or one of those veggie plastic bags in the supermarket. For her it's a stress cycle every single time. I have no idea how she functions.
Jesse - Feb 12, 2010 11:19:03 am PST #8124 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, that's why I think it's OK. There's no way I could care enough to do anything about everything important and still function. So I take on my things, and let other people handle the rest.
megan walker - Feb 12, 2010 11:19:25 am PST #8125 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I have no idea how my sister functions either. But that's for very different reasons.
tommyrot - Feb 12, 2010 11:25:31 am PST #8126 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.
A luge athlete from Georgia, Nodar Kumaritashvili, was killed in a crash in training on the Olympic track
Damn. I heard he was seriously injured.
Athletes have complained about the safety of the luge track, the fastest in the world. He flew off the track and slammed into an unpadded pole.