She's not just a blob of energy, she's also a 14-year-old hormone bomb.

Spike ,'The Killer In Me'


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.


-t - Apr 27, 2014 5:50:27 pm PDT #26271 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

BUNNIES: [link]

They are apparently a New Zealand White and Lionhead cross and seem very sweet so far.


sarameg - Apr 27, 2014 5:52:08 pm PDT #26272 of 30000

It's official, I got too much sun today. Thought I was being careful. Apparently, I can sunburn through that t-shirt. At least I had a tank on under it for the morning?


Laura - Apr 27, 2014 5:54:10 pm PDT #26273 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

And yay happy couple getting married!

They bring on the smiles, so I had to share. They are on a roller derby team and have a zillion friends so I have been enjoying lots of pictures posted from friends and family yesterday and today. Weddings are awesome. They seemed to be in minimal panic in the preceding days which was good. It truly worked out that it was yesterday and not today. They had horrible weather for an outdoor ceremony today, including tornado in Nebraska! They did say it was crazy windy on the bridge.


Laura - Apr 27, 2014 5:55:06 pm PDT #26274 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Bunnies! Beautiful!


Burrell - Apr 27, 2014 6:15:38 pm PDT #26275 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I like yard work in theory, but in practice I have always sucked at it.

I am the obverse. I hate yard work in the abstract (hot, sweaty work that needs to be kept up all year long), but whenever I force myself to do it, I get immersed and find it oddly satisfying.

Not that I do enough of it, because I hate yard work, at least in the abstract.

Bunnies are crazy cute.

Aaaaannd, I need to get back to grading. Ugh. Grading.


SuziQ - Apr 27, 2014 6:44:15 pm PDT #26276 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

I have to share how thankful I am that KCD married B. She has been a great support for both my kids and I can talk with her about my concerns and get great feedback. I talk to him and get reminded of why I asked for the divorce. Both kids are going through some rough stuff right now and between B and I, we are working to help each as best as possible. How many people get so lucky with the second wife?


meara - Apr 27, 2014 6:56:22 pm PDT #26277 of 30000

I am not into yard work at all--probably partly because I'm not good at it but also the whole "it requires constant upkeep". Though I suppose laundry is the same principle --weeds AND dirty clothes just keep coming! But I am very glad to (a) have a landscaper dude and (b) have made most of my yard into a patio, and most of the rest of it into bark-covered or gravel-covered no-plants areas.


Polgara - Apr 27, 2014 7:43:03 pm PDT #26278 of 30000
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS

So, anyone have a link for a semi-reputable online self-test thingie for ADHD? I should probably finally take a look at it.

Jilli, you could start here: [link].

Anyone else take this quiz yet? I'm curious what the average score is. [I got a 35.]


meara - Apr 27, 2014 7:48:36 pm PDT #26279 of 30000

I got a 30, but I wasn't really sure how to answer some of the questions. I kinda figure MOST people could say "sometimes" or "often" about most of those questions. And who DOESN"T have trouble paying attention to a boring task, or buckling down to do something unfun?

...that said, I do think the internet has destroyed my powers of concentration. But not sure how much is that and how much is attempting to not be forgetful. I tend to be doing eight different things at once on my work computer because if I don't start that email as soon as I realize I need to send it, I'll forget, and if I don't also have the travel department tab up I'll forget I needed to book that trip, etc etc. I try to open tabs to what I"ll need to be working on even if it's not right this second, so I don't look at my open browser and go "why did I need this open again?"


beth b - Apr 27, 2014 8:07:10 pm PDT #26280 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

I got 36 - and I do not think I am adhd. I think I should have hit rarely more often. And I have trained myself not to sit for too long a time period - Partly because it is bad for my health - and I rarely get more thn 1 to 2 hourds to do any one thing at my job. and one or two things happened before 12 - but most didn't ....