Because this is a small town, I'm almost guaranteed to know the individuals involved.
And people will want to talk about it. That sucks, too.
Zoe: Is there any way I'm gonna get out of this with honor and dignity? Wash: You're pretty much down to ritual suicide, lambie-toes.
'War Stories'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Jan 11, 2016 7:51:06 am PST #13208 of 30003
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Calli - Jan 11, 2016 8:13:14 am PST #13209 of 30003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
That's awful, Maria. I'm sorry.
Dana - Jan 11, 2016 9:06:21 am PST #13210 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh, good, the window washers are back.
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Jesse - Jan 11, 2016 9:48:30 am PST #13211 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh Maria, that's awful.
In silly news, I was just scrolling through Linked In, after connecting with a former coworker, and there was someone on there that I remembered really fondly, but couldn't remember what her job was, so I clicked through and realized she was my friend from the bathroom! Our jobs didn't intersect at all, but I saw her in the bathroom all the time.
P.M. Marc - Jan 11, 2016 10:07:06 am PST #13212 of 30003
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Maria, I'm so sorry. That's awful.
sarameg - Jan 11, 2016 10:17:58 am PST #13213 of 30003
Dana ? [link]
Dana - Jan 11, 2016 10:22:56 am PST #13214 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
HA. No, not me. As irritating as these guys are, I hope I'd notice if they were banging the windows for help.
Steph L. - Jan 11, 2016 10:24:58 am PST #13215 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I was just at the library, and someone put a picture of David Bowie on the side of the CD shelves, with "1947-2016" underneath. Go library! Or go random person who stuck the picture up!
Dana - Jan 11, 2016 11:31:57 am PST #13216 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I can't decide if it would be fun or not to speculate about all of the things I'd do with the Powerball jackpot. (Note that I have never bought a lottery ticket.)
I'd pay off house loans for my family members. I'd buy a beach house somewhere. I'd figure out if there was any amount of money I could spend to meet Stephen Sondheim. I'd go to Broadway shows frequently, so I guess I'd need a place in New York.
I'd hire a personal chef and shopper. (And probably personal security.)
I'd take a long luxurious cruise around the world (paying for internet access onboard the whole time). I'd pay whatever amount of money was necessary to get out of a relationship with Comcast and get my internet from somewhere else.
I'd give some money to the cons I usually attend and to AO3. I'd fund the board forever. I'd probably pay someone money to develop the best fandom-centric social media site.
Charities: food banks, women's shelters, performing arts organizations, higher ed funding in Louisiana, cancer research, animal shelters.
Jesse - Jan 11, 2016 11:55:44 am PST #13217 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Hilariously, my mother has decided she wouldn't want to win THAT much money, so is not buying a ticket. NB: I don't know that she's ever bought a lottery ticket.