Our predicted snowpocalypse was instead a nopocalypse. At least in our county. The counties to the east and south got snow, but even they didn't get as much as the original forecasts threatened.
Can't any one of your damn little Scooby club at least try to remember that I hate you all?
Spike ,'Get It Done'
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 23, 2016 5:18:08 am PST #14030 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Theodosia - Jan 23, 2016 5:35:35 am PST #14031 of 30003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
We had a couple of brief flakes here. The wind is nearly at gale strength, so I think we dodged good.
I just turned in my rental Uber phone, my new AT&T phone runs the driver app really well enough.
lisah - Jan 23, 2016 5:38:17 am PST #14032 of 30003
Punishingly Intricate
And we have thundersnow.
We missed the thundersnow! Unless that's what woke me up at 5 (after which I had no problem going back to sleep). Before bed last night there was screamfightsnow courtesy of the one bad neighbor on our side of the street. His girlfriend was screaming for the neighbors to call 911 so, of course we did. Then I went outside to yell at them that we were calling 911 and they should go the fuck home and act like fucking adults. Which they did, or at least he walked off one way and she did the other while calling me a bitch. Fun times! I should have been more restrained and less "fuck" yelling but, sheesh, it was a beautiful snowy evening that they disrupted with their dysfunctional relationship.
sarameg - Jan 23, 2016 6:24:47 am PST #14033 of 30003
It may have started around the, I woke up suddenly at 5:43....
Shoveled. Need a nap now.
Burrell - Jan 23, 2016 6:28:40 am PST #14034 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
You're welcome, Jesse!
Thundersnow does sound kind of awesome, in the I am struck with awe and mildly terrified kind of way.
I do a similar salad with quinoa, black beans, peppers, cilantro, feta, and avocado...
Yum to that too, although the older I get the less my system tolerates peppers, the bummer, because they do add a certain crisp tang to a chopped salad.
Tom Scola - Jan 23, 2016 6:30:23 am PST #14035 of 30003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Our predicted snowpocalypse was instead a nopocalypse.
Here in NYC, we’ve already shot past the low-end of the predicted amounts, and we’ve still got a long ways to go.
Burrell - Jan 23, 2016 6:33:43 am PST #14036 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Sending keep-the-heat-on vibes to all you snow bound folks!
Zenkitty - Jan 23, 2016 6:42:23 am PST #14037 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Thanks, Burrell! My greatest concern right now is that the power stays on.
hippocampus - Jan 23, 2016 6:52:38 am PST #14038 of 30003
not your mom's socks.
We are upgraded (dowgraded?) to 30". I checked on my parents this morning - they've been on the generator since 3am. (thank goodness they are in a location where they no longer have to plow. I am so grateful.)
flea - Jan 23, 2016 7:26:16 am PST #14039 of 30003
information libertarian
I'm applying for a job in Urbana-Champaign. It's basically the perfect job description for me, and a former colleague who works there now says overall it's a good place to work (although the governor is currently screwing with the entire university system.) But the thought of upheaving my whole family AGAIN is practically killing me, and if I can't put that aside I can't possibly get the job, because they'll know I'm half-hearting it.