I'm trying to send 2011 out with a bang!
I'VE GOT ONE MORE DAY.
eta: I'm so glad that they decided that mid-year (and Dec. is mid-year for us) perf. reviews are optional now.
Oh, I get it. You just don't like who did the rescuing, that's all. Wishin' I was your boyfriend what's-his-height. Oh wait, he's run off.
Spike ,'Potential'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
amyth - Dec 30, 2011 1:44:54 pm PST #13668 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Ginger - Dec 30, 2011 1:47:27 pm PST #13669 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I don't have teevee, either, but somehow I know that Snooki is from Jersey Shore.
I only know that because it was a question in the trivia game I play every week. I think we missed it. My trivia team is very weak on reality show questions, which I don't feel too badly about.
The Kardashians are still mostly a mystery to me, but I watched a news magazine show about them. I was happier in my total ignorance.
§ ita § - Dec 30, 2011 1:50:46 pm PST #13670 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So sad.
At least I feel comfortable that these people are using "literally" accurately.
What? It's something.
I think Russell Brand is kind of sexy. Wasted on that Perry chick, seriously. However, I think the message to Tim would be slightly lost if I offered up my goodies to him, so I won't put that as a priority.
Steph L. - Dec 30, 2011 1:51:28 pm PST #13671 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
...wait. I think Russell Brand is kind of creepy. Dang.
Sleep with Katy Perry. THAT will show him.
I think he'd be pretty on board with that.
And by "on board," I mean "cheering like a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader."
§ ita § - Dec 30, 2011 1:54:29 pm PST #13672 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I started reading the Good Riddance 2011 post on Jezebel, but I got to this pretty early on and stopped, because I just don't even know:
I got arrested b/c my now 4-year old son decided to open our front door and go to the market across the street while I slept. I spent five days in jail and now have to do parenting classes
I'm not sure how the kid managed to get the door open, and that's of course completely terrible and highly dangerous for him to do, but is the answer really five days in jail? Also, she lost her teaching job as a result.
So, you know, I don't need the depressing stories of people I don't know. It's bad enough for the people I do.
Also, I'm still at work. So, you know, wrong.
Dana - Dec 30, 2011 1:57:25 pm PST #13673 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
We left work early and got sushi. And I got a cocktail.
In conclusion: woohoo VODKA.
bon bon - Dec 30, 2011 2:04:58 pm PST #13674 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I got arrested b/c my now 4-year old son decided to open our front door and go to the market across the street while I slept. I spent five days in jail and now have to do parenting classes
I'm not sure how the kid managed to get the door open, and that's of course completely terrible and highly dangerous for him to do, but is the answer really five days in jail? Also, she lost her teaching job as a result.
When she blames a five-day jail stay on something her son did, you know you're not getting the truth. This is something my BiL does that makes me crazy.
Amy - Dec 30, 2011 2:08:45 pm PST #13675 of 30001
Because books.
My father was four when he managed to get onto their roof. A neighbor called and told my grandmother. Kids can get into a lot more than you think, especially at that age.
Also what bon said, though. There's definitely way more to that story.
Amy - Dec 30, 2011 2:10:45 pm PST #13676 of 30001
Because books.
Also also, OH MY GOD BRAKE JOB. We're skipping dinner out. Anyway, we can smooch here.
§ ita § - Dec 30, 2011 2:18:11 pm PST #13677 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
When she blames a five-day jail stay on something her son did, you know you're not getting the truth
I'm either more or less pessimistic than you are, because I have no problem conceiving of someone getting raked over the coals on child negligence charges for something like this, especially given the range of things he could have been doing in the market, the environment he had to be in to get there, and the people that would find him and report the parent. Seems plausibly shitty to me.