Mal: Well said. Wasn't that well said, Zoe? Zoe: Had a kind poetry to it, sir.

'Out Of Gas'


Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.  

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.


§ ita § - Aug 21, 2010 1:41:22 pm PDT #19373 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Ah, my car looks so much better. The big shell-out was to get the interior shampooed. And it's better off for it.

I even almost got my brows done. But that would be a little much accomplishment for the day. Plus the ladies in the salon lied about how long my wait would be. I think they were yelling at me as I left, but @@. Suddenly discovering you have someone to do my brows after 15 minutes of a five minute wait is a bit annoying.

And, as always, after I've driven off from the carwash I become convinced I didn't tip enough.


beth b - Aug 21, 2010 1:51:44 pm PDT #19374 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

hydrogen peroxide, dish soap, and baking soda

that is the skunk smell cure. there are a lot around here.

ma ~~ to Drew, and amyth's brother, and SuziQ's friend J


meara - Aug 21, 2010 2:07:17 pm PDT #19375 of 30001

I woke up late, with a headache, decided since my dinner last night consisted of snacking on someone else's fries, I needed a real breakfast, so I drove up to a place in another neighborhood and had a huge breakfast, then up to Home Depot for all the various lightbulbs the house needs, and some gardening stuff. Just got home, and while desperately trying to crack open the package of bulbs, managed to pop it open so one of the huge, $4, mercury filled bulbs dropped on the floor and shattered glass (and mercury?) all over. ARGH!

But I have replaced all the downstairs bulbs. Can't reach one in the hall without a ladder. Still need to do the bathroom, but have put stuff in the wash, taking an internet break. :)


Kat - Aug 21, 2010 2:12:52 pm PDT #19376 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

how long, ita, did it take to detail your car?


Connie Neil - Aug 21, 2010 2:14:30 pm PDT #19377 of 30001
brillig

Hubby said the nicest thing to me today. We were discussing female voices, and I commented that sometimes people on the phone at work still think I'm a man. "I know I have a low voice for a woman, but still." Him: "Well, your voice is lower than mine, at least from when I've heard mine recorded. It's almost like Marlene Dietrich's." Me: "Oh, I can live with that!" "And it's not just that, you've got the self-confidence. A lot like Marlene's." "That's one of the nicest things I've ever heard!"

If he's right, I'm very pleased.


beth b - Aug 21, 2010 2:18:28 pm PDT #19378 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

Hey, it is what he thinks, so - it counts extra.


§ ita § - Aug 21, 2010 2:34:44 pm PDT #19379 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

how long, ita, did it take to detail your car?

About 45 minutes, Kat.


sarameg - Aug 21, 2010 2:43:30 pm PDT #19380 of 30001

6 spindles done. Only 40 more to go.... [link]

Oh, and detail of the repaired framing on the deck door: [link] Still needs another coat or 2 of paint, but such an improvement


Hil R. - Aug 21, 2010 3:22:40 pm PDT #19381 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

My neighbor plays the drums. Whoever is playing is actually pretty good, but the houses are so close together and there's no way to shut out the noise.


bon bon - Aug 21, 2010 3:59:10 pm PDT #19382 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

ita, you're a soda fiend, right? I was thinking of you today -- there's a soda shop in Pasadena with Izze, Ting, etc. Hundreds of bottles with different flavors. [link]