If there's a dystopian future ahead, China will collapse well before the West does.
That's so interesting, billytea. I knew something about the pollution, but not the rest.
Co-signed
Who died and made you Elvis?
Cordelia ,'Storyteller'
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.
hippocampus - Jan 19, 2016 5:21:02 am PST #13632 of 30003
not your mom's socks.
sarameg - Jan 19, 2016 5:23:09 am PST #13633 of 30003
I forgot my goddamned lunch and I *really* don't want to leave the building if I don't have to!
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 19, 2016 5:40:07 am PST #13634 of 30003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Buffista Island!
Is... that still going to be there in 30 or 40 years? It looks really small, and really close to current sea level...
sj - Jan 19, 2016 6:01:19 am PST #13635 of 30003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I finally was able to get ltc to take a nearly hour long nap in crib after checking on her 8 times and flipping her back onto her back each time to try to convince her it was not tummy time. This might be my new exercise program.
Zenkitty - Jan 19, 2016 6:10:22 am PST #13636 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Matt, that was the first thing I thought too.
Calli - Jan 19, 2016 6:21:52 am PST #13637 of 30003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Is... that still going to be there in 30 or 40 years? It looks really small, and really close to current sea level...
Maybe we should invest in Buffista Peninsula instead, and wait for the waters to rise.
-t - Jan 19, 2016 7:16:31 am PST #13638 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
We could build on stilts. If it's enough of a bargain.
::hugs board tight::
I'm home with an unhappy digestive system (for real, I am not malingering in order to have b.org access that is just a pleasant side effect) but still considering going out to lunch, because Restaurant Week.
That China thing - related to how "wisdom" has to come from exotic places? Kinda surprised at Bacigalupi, I had the impression he did better research than that.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 19, 2016 7:17:09 am PST #13639 of 30003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I've never seriously considered getting a tattoo, but this one makes me wonder: [link]
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-t - Jan 19, 2016 7:29:50 am PST #13640 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, that is beautiful .
Sophia Brooks - Jan 19, 2016 7:33:25 am PST #13641 of 30003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
It is beautiful, and also makes me nauseated.