Inara: You don't have to die alone. Mal: Everybody dies alone.

'Out Of Gas'


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.


Polter-Cow - Jan 18, 2012 6:03:30 am PST #16969 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I'm so sorry, Perkins.

ita !, I'm reading Discount Armageddon, Seanan McGuire's next book, and the main character's description of Krav maga amuses me:

Krav maga is an Israeli-developed fighting style centered on the idea that when I put you down, you stay down. It's fast, it's brutal, and I love it. Sort of like club dancing but with more eye gouging and less grinding.


smonster - Jan 18, 2012 6:19:21 am PST #16970 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Love watching Cumbersnatch dancing to Thriller.

Krav maga is an Israeli-developed fighting style centered on the idea that when I put you down, you stay down. It's fast, it's brutal, and I love it. Sort of like club dancing but with more eye gouging and less grinding.

Awesome. There have been times when I certainly wanted/need to use self-defense in a club. Once I did - a completely vicious and skilled elbow to the solar plexus of a dude grinding up on me from behind who reached around and tweaked my nipple. My outrage and anger was tempered with pleasure that my instincts had kicked in well despite limited martial arts training.


Maria - Jan 18, 2012 6:25:01 am PST #16971 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

Perkins, I'm so sorry. Much peace and strength to you.

msbelle, I'm currently paying $83 every two weeks for health insurance just for me. If I was to include DH, it would jump to $275 every two weeks. It's a high deductible plan with an HSA. I have to cover the first $1200 before 100% coverage kicks in, though well visits (physicals and gyno) are covered.

aurelia, we'll take the discussion of dinner on the 23rd to email. As of now, I'm still in.


le nubian - Jan 18, 2012 6:25:31 am PST #16972 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Video primer to SOPA:

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Jessica - Jan 18, 2012 6:28:14 am PST #16973 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Anytime health insurance comes up on this board, I realize why I can never quit my job. (I pay nothing for a plan which includes my entire family with no deductible.)


Connie Neil - Jan 18, 2012 6:35:38 am PST #16974 of 30001
brillig

Anytime health insurance comes up on this board, I realize why I can never quit my job.

I have made job decisions based on health insurance.


Amy - Jan 18, 2012 6:38:05 am PST #16975 of 30001
Because books.

I'm thrilled to have insurance again, but it's hard -- paying about $500 for the family also coincides with S.'s draw on commission period being over, which means a double hit.

I'm so sorry, Perkins. I know you're going to miss Perkins the cat. He was very well loved.


aurelia - Jan 18, 2012 6:38:38 am PST #16976 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

aurelia, we'll take the discussion of dinner on the 23rd to email. As of now, I'm still in.

Cool.

I was going to answer that for you, but then it seemed weird! I don't KNOW you are not an actor, I just assumed you were not because you are a lighting designer.

I know many former actors in many areas of theatre, but no lighting designers. I suspect our percentage is much lower than other design areas.


erikaj - Jan 18, 2012 6:40:35 am PST #16977 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!

so sorry about your cat, perkins.


Scrappy - Jan 18, 2012 6:58:20 am PST #16978 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Perkins, I am so sorry. You gave your Perkins a great life.