I always thought the name Serenity had a vaguely funereal sound to it.

Simon ,'Out Of Gas'


Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

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.


Jesse - Feb 04, 2014 4:58:24 pm PST #19126 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I've been feeling vaguely nauseous on and off today and had a headache, but didn't think much about it until my mother said she had the same thing! So maybe it's some kind of weird minor virus? Weird.


msbelle - Feb 04, 2014 5:01:26 pm PST #19127 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Perhaps we could do an iChat live reading of Alexander's no good very bad day for everyone.


hippocampus - Feb 04, 2014 5:08:26 pm PST #19128 of 30000
not your mom's socks.

I hope that's a good Petite Syrah, Consuela. Your poor dad. Your poor you.


Hil R. - Feb 04, 2014 5:09:47 pm PST #19129 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

My day hasn't been too bad, just lots of stuff to do. I think I finished everything I was supposed to do today, though. Tomorrow's plan is writing a whole bunch of stuff (notes for a presentation, outline for a midterm, essay about why I want to work at a Jesuit university) while my students take a quiz. Tomorrow will probably also include trudging through a whole lot of snow, because the university never closes for snow, and we're supposed to be getting eight inches.


Sue - Feb 04, 2014 5:20:06 pm PST #19130 of 30000
hip deep in pie

I went out for beer after work, so my day did get better.

ION, I emailed the HR guy at the OPCW to see what was going on with this 2nd position. He replied that there is still no decision and there may not be for a few more weeks. I am getting all antsy pantsy.

I really need to get plans B thru F into place in case this does not happen.


Consuela - Feb 04, 2014 5:23:29 pm PST #19131 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I hope that's a good Petite Syrah, Consuela. Your poor dad. Your poor you.

Thanks, and yes, it is good! I might be drinking more than I should of it. But it's better than diving into the chocolate. As it is, I already had a cookie today, which was definitely on the verboten list.


Vortex - Feb 04, 2014 5:23:33 pm PST #19132 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I am prepared to work at home tomorrow. I've been to the store and I'm going to make chocolate stout cupcakes out of leftover stout from this weekend (got a growler, so it won't keep). The growler we kicked was Spinster XPA It's a single hop ale, quite marvelous. The tagline? "Alone and bitter."


meara - Feb 04, 2014 5:23:56 pm PST #19133 of 30000

Broken jaw but....they just discharged him? Or is he there without treatment? Wtf?

My day was annoying, but not awful. My flight is delayed, which is annoying. I'd like to get where I'm going. I did not manage to get up and work out today so I need to do that tomorrow (since it'll be about 10pm by the time I make it to my hotel). On the plus side, my throat is much better today.


SuziQ - Feb 04, 2014 5:27:47 pm PST #19134 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

I need to wake up early tomorrow so I can shower before he goes to school. Sponge baths and dry shampoo only go so far. Just kinda worried about my balance.


sarameg - Feb 04, 2014 5:32:02 pm PST #19135 of 30000

Rain has started here. It's below freezing, barely, so here we go. I also brought the laptop home. For various reasons, I'd like to be able to get into the office at some point tomorrow. VPN isn't stable enough for some of the work I need to do. Even an hour will be sufficient, though, so I can go in later.

Suzi, not for tomorrow, but can you get someone to pick you up a stable shower stool?