Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.

Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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.


beth b - Dec 16, 2010 12:07:19 pm PST #11636 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

good stuff:

I've been on vacation since last friday

DH and I had an amazing three day s in SLO

I went out with friend last night and drank lots of wine

Tonight is my goodbye dinner for moving from part time to fulltime

the worse thing about this week: I had planed to read books and watch movies this week -and I haven't done much of this


Consuela - Dec 16, 2010 12:07:37 pm PST #11637 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Good things: My Tivo managed to call in successfully and download data.

Erm. I have a job with sick leave so I can take today off and get paid for sitting on my couch and watching The Good Wife.

I get to re-apply for my current job this week.

Someone said something very nice about my writing, and it wasn't anyone I knew.

Oh, and Barb, if you're around: My niece liked Stars!


Sue - Dec 16, 2010 12:07:40 pm PST #11638 of 30001
hip deep in pie

My boobs are of a mass that those little magnets, as strong as they are would have no effect.


Allyson - Dec 16, 2010 12:11:18 pm PST #11639 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Reading people's good stuff is always happy-making.


Amy - Dec 16, 2010 12:11:33 pm PST #11640 of 30001
Because books.

Good stuff: I caught Young Frankenstein on cable earlier, and I just ate two Candy Cane Joe-Joes.


Atropa - Dec 16, 2010 12:14:46 pm PST #11641 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Good stuff: I got writing done last night, I came up with a story idea for a project I've tentatively been offered, and tonight I'm going out for drinks and nibbly food with two amazingly creative people I know.


smonster - Dec 16, 2010 12:15:44 pm PST #11642 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

I just ate two Candy Cane Joe-Joes.

I just ate six! Or so.


Consuela - Dec 16, 2010 12:17:55 pm PST #11643 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I just ate two HobNobs, which my niece gave me for my birthday.


JZ - Dec 16, 2010 12:19:13 pm PST #11644 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

Good thing: Last night I shot off a pitch letter to a local children's book blogger who also happens to be an incredibly busy speaker and kids' library advocate and activist and was on the Caldecott committee in '09, and less than two hours later he wrote me back asking for a review copy of Allyson's book.

Other good thing: The laid-off person whose job I'm being moved into just got her own new job, so I no longer have survivor's guilt. Subsidiary good thing to that good thing: they want her to start ASAP, so instead of me moving on January 10 I'm moving on January 3, which means that in six work days I will be seeing my last for a long time, possibly ever, of Rage Nurse and Vengeance Doc.


lisah - Dec 16, 2010 12:21:06 pm PST #11645 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate

Good thing: MY husband is coming home from his business trip tonight!