YAY Kathy! I am so excited to hear about your progress!
River: I know you have questions. Mal: That would be why I just asked them.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Liese S. - Dec 14, 2010 8:37:16 pm PST #11189 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Spidra Webster - Dec 14, 2010 8:53:54 pm PST #11190 of 30001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Congrats, Kathy! I hope the recovery from the surgery is going well as could possibly be.
Here's another cold clime thing I have been ignorant of because I've lived my entire life in coastal CA - Neil Gaiman was just mentioning on Twitter that there are loud crack sounds that frighten his dogs - its the sap in trees freezing as it expands and thus cracking the branches.
DavidS - Dec 14, 2010 9:38:15 pm PST #11191 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Neil Gaiman was just mentioning on Twitter that there are loud crack sounds that frighten his dogs - its the sap in trees freezing as it expands and thus cracking the branches.
Oh, that's a staple of Jim Kjellgaard's books, and many others I presume. But that's where I became acquainted with the phenomenon. Cold icy nights out on the mountains and the sudden, gunshot crack of a tree exploding.
Zenkitty - Dec 14, 2010 11:23:33 pm PST #11192 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Cold icy nights out on the mountains and the sudden, gunshot crack of a tree exploding.
That's cool. Would scare the piss outta me, though.
Grace continues to be awesome. That OT, not so much. How do some people make it through so much training and testing and still remain clueless incompetent assholes?
Kathy, it's great to hear your success stories! Including the pants-falling-off-butt success stories.
Anne W. - Dec 15, 2010 1:07:53 am PST #11193 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
That is an awesome reason to have to buy new clothes, Kathy.
Strix - Dec 15, 2010 2:33:09 am PST #11194 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Aurelia, it looks like, yes, IL and around StL are icy and rainy, but mostly west of StL, it is ok.
aurelia - Dec 15, 2010 3:02:00 am PST #11195 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Here's hoping I can get to StL before the ice starts! I'd really rather not have to stop anywhere since I'll have the cats with me.
brenda m - Dec 15, 2010 3:06:15 am PST #11196 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
OMG I'm so tired. Up until 2:30 on a project last night, and I actually have to get to the office on time today to do an interview first thing. (So, not just in the office but dressed well and able to speak coherently and think critically.) I'm not sure I'm up to the challenge. I've easily put in more than 30 hours already this week, just counting from Monday.
OTOH, today Project Burn PTO resumes. Leaving early for a massage. Working half day tomorrow (and that wouldn't even happen if not for another couple of interviews). Off Friday. In the office next week, though I might take a day on Monday too, since the person I had all day meetings scheduled with apparently just got let go. Then off from noon Thursday through the end of the year.
Sue - Dec 15, 2010 3:13:43 am PST #11197 of 30001
hip deep in pie
I don't know how you chronic insomnia people do it. I've had two nights of crap sleep and I am going to die, I swear.
brenda m - Dec 15, 2010 3:20:11 am PST #11198 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
And, my hot water's out. FML.