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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.


Steph L. - Jan 22, 2016 2:48:15 pm PST #13999 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Tep, we paused at an entire gluten free bakery stand and thought of you. (And uh, bought treats at the other bakery.)

Frontier Airlines has added cheap flights from Cincy to SF. Though that's an extreme way to get gluten-free baked goods.

Tim is picking up Mediterranean food for dinner (my post about the big cone of lamb meat made me REALLY want shawarma) and I have a decent cider. Begone, you lousy week!


DavidS - Jan 22, 2016 2:50:04 pm PST #14000 of 30003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

It was this place, Tep: [link]


brenda m - Jan 22, 2016 2:55:45 pm PST #14001 of 30003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Take your time and get one when the time is right, for sure. But don't lock into somewhere where you'd have to move to make it happen, is my advice.


Liese S. - Jan 22, 2016 3:01:05 pm PST #14002 of 30003
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

That is awesome!!

I'm pretty excited. There's also a chance I might go to an event they hold where the online kids all converge on site. It would be kinda nice to visit campus before I graduate! That would be this summer, I think.

I had a prof over sabbatical that was super supportive and is a mentor-y type. He really encouraged me to pursue it, so I'm appreciative. It's a lot of money, but ideally it would be helpful to me long-term. Plus, it's really something I just want to redeem from my misbegotten youth. Ok, pretty tame as far as youthful rebellion goes, but you know.

That prof has been sending me to these networking events, and I'll be doing another one in February, so I'll get to see him then too. He used to head up A&R at Warner. He's written for Flo Rida, Tim McGraw, all sorts of folks. And he knows daggone everybody, so he's been a great resource for me.

Which reminds me! LA-istas! If I were, purely hypothetically, driving through your fair city on Wednesday, Feb 24th and/or Sunday, Feb 28th, would any of you be available to get together? I would normally be there this weekend for NAMM, but I am clearly sitting on my couch in Arizona and not wrangling massive crowds in Anaheim at the moment. This is a different event, up near Santa Barbara.


Anne W. - Jan 22, 2016 3:18:35 pm PST #14003 of 30003
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

My Jeeves did okay in a teeny-tiny apartment with no outside access, and the two current brats do just fine as indoor only.

Speaking of the current brats, Finn is happily playing a game for cats (titled "Game for Cats," appropriately enough) on the iPad. It's adorable.


Jesse - Jan 22, 2016 3:23:12 pm PST #14004 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

There's also a chance I might go to an event they hold where the online kids all converge on site. It would be kinda nice to visit campus before I graduate! That would be this summer, I think.

Well, I have a spare bedroom if you need!


Sophia Brooks - Jan 22, 2016 3:27:45 pm PST #14005 of 30003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I have a single cat in an apartment, and I think she is fine. I wouldn't lock myself in to a no pet apartment ever again, because I hate moving, and I really was pining for a cat for several years.


Steph L. - Jan 22, 2016 4:06:22 pm PST #14006 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

It was this place, Tep: [link]

I've heard good things about Mariposa on some of the GF blogs I read. Yum!

My shawarma was excellent. It came with stuffed grape leaves and really good hummus. Nom.


Burrell - Jan 22, 2016 4:12:59 pm PST #14007 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Liese, I'm usually around so I'll say yes, although finding a way to see Jessica and DH is proving challenging this weekend. phooey!


Hil R. - Jan 22, 2016 4:23:01 pm PST #14008 of 30003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I was planning to have tacos for dinner tonight, but the shredded cabbage that I was going to use was part of that listeria recall, so I microwaved some frozen pad thai instead.

I really need to clean my apartment, but I'm hurting and cleaning will probably make me hurt more. Although, having to step over all the junk on the floor isn't really helping on the pain front, either. At least I've got a few days work on it. I don't have anything I have to do on campus on Fridays this semester, and having that extra day when I don't have to walk across campus is really helpful.