I watched the Salt Lake City tornado from a window on the 6th floor of a building, stupidly thinking "It looks just like on the Discovery Channel," and not thinking, "Oh, look, flying debris looking for a window to smash and an idiot to hurt."
Willow: It feels like we're going around in circles. Xander: Our circles are going around in circles. We got dizzy circles here.
'Sleeper'
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.
Connie Neil - Sep 16, 2010 4:00:27 pm PDT #24312 of 30001
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Ginger - Sep 16, 2010 4:25:00 pm PDT #24313 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Allyson, maybe not for the release, but have you thought of maybe contacting any local zoos that have a bat exhibit to maybe do readings on weekend day?
Zoo Atlanta has an overnight program for kids that sometimes focuses on nocturnal animals and also has recommended books for kids [link]
sarameg - Sep 16, 2010 4:30:19 pm PDT #24314 of 30001
Oh man, was just looking at the tv guide, and I think the Grey's Anatomy season closer eps are on tonight, with the shooting....sure enough. Man, talk about BAD timing. Eesh. I'm actually surprised they didn't preempt it for this market.
sarameg - Sep 16, 2010 4:50:15 pm PDT #24315 of 30001
You know what's weird? By the time I'd heard the news today, lisah's friend was accounted for and safe and it all seemed at a distance, but even though I missed most of those eps of GA, I don't want to watch them now. Really don't want. Sorta like when I heard they were talking about making a movie or docu about the bowling alley massacre that occurred in my hometown when I was in high school, I just wanted to never see it (claimed a longtime schoolmate's two cousins, and she and her twin were there as well, and was basically the worst crime scene my town had known since the wild west days.) Just...no.
And in lighter news, Loki just fell asleep with his nose in my ear. Really?
shrift - Sep 16, 2010 4:52:40 pm PDT #24316 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Oh, and I should say a belated thanks for the squash recipes! They are bookmarked. At the moment, I'm eating roasted acorn squash seasoned with garlic and curry powder on a bed of arugula.
msbelle - Sep 16, 2010 5:06:23 pm PDT #24317 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
mac did his own version of DINAO to me tonight: "Mom which do you like better, Elliot Moose or Barney?" AHHHHH horrible horrible shows.
sarameg - Sep 16, 2010 5:15:35 pm PDT #24318 of 30001
Ahahaha!
I think I'd compost much of the squash. I like zuchs and yellow squash, and like my pumpkin products, but everything else is texture+taste issues.
I just looked up the bowling alley massacre. 20 years ago this past Feb. And there was a docu made of it. Man. We never went bowling again after that (only bowling alley in town.)
Strix - Sep 16, 2010 5:17:30 pm PDT #24319 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Oooh, I found a new place to spend my imaginary money, and I think a lot of Buffistas ladies will lurve it: unique-vintage.com
ETA:
Ooh, VW, you need this ladybug umbrella! [link]
brenda m - Sep 16, 2010 5:23:52 pm PDT #24320 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
a tornado comes because the women aren`t taking care of their hair properly
My old roommate used to distinguish certain big cities as places "where you have to brush your hair". Mostly that meant Paris, Montreal, NY v. Chicago, Toronto etc.
Kat - Sep 16, 2010 5:25:23 pm PDT #24321 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Other bookstores, Allyson --
There's Once Upon a Page in Montrose, which is tiny, but they like to do local authors, especially local kid authors. Also, Children's Book World on Pico is a good one. Mrs. Nelson's in LaVerne (which is far) does a ton of book fairs etc. so it's a good spot.
What about Dragonfly DaLou? They have a biggish eventish space. and Sean Maher shops and does activities there for his daughter.