Maria, I'm so glad your family is safe. This is so horrible.
My sister and nieces all have friends in Paris tonight, and oldest niece, she formerly of Gwar, is friends with the band that was at Bataclan. We haven't heard from any of them yet.
Well, personally, I kind of want to slay the dragon.
Angel ,'Not Fade Away'
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.
Zenkitty - Nov 13, 2015 4:53:11 pm PST #9101 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Zenkitty - Nov 13, 2015 5:20:08 pm PST #9102 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Band members are okay. One person working with the band was hurt but we don't know who.
I don't understand why anyone would attack Paris. Like, I get why people might hate America, proud American though I am, but France?
quester - Nov 13, 2015 5:33:55 pm PST #9103 of 30003
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
France is easier to get to.
So aweful!
aurelia - Nov 13, 2015 5:39:25 pm PST #9104 of 30003
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Pure speculation, but the attacks could have been planned to happen during the World Climate Summit and bumped up after the Jihadi John news. Who knows?
I found some good news out of my undergrad. [link] I have a tremendous amount of respect for her.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 13, 2015 5:48:14 pm PST #9105 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
Doesn't France have a fairly restrictive policy about allowing Muslim refugees to immigrate? If so, that may have been a factor.
I had planned to make it a Magic Mike kind of night, but I've been dealing with various gastrointestinal upset all day and am currently enjoying moderate heartburn, so volcano fajitas, dancing, and loud noise are right out. I'll show my support for the place another night when my stomach is up to it.
SuziQ - Nov 13, 2015 5:48:55 pm PST #9106 of 30003
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Uggghhhhh. A FB friend is posting hate on the Syrian refuges. I can't even. I think I'll be on an unfollowing spree over the next few days.
Consuela - Nov 13, 2015 6:26:29 pm PST #9107 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
God, the Paris news is so awful.
A FB friend is posting hate on the Syrian refuges. I can't even.
I saw a great quote on Twitter: the people who caused this horror are the ones the Syrian refugees are running away from.
SuziQ - Nov 13, 2015 6:40:07 pm PST #9108 of 30003
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
That is what I posted on FB that sparked the response. Her husband posted, deleted, posted, deleted, and then the wife posted. The first post was pure hate, the second slightly less hate, and the wife's post still has me too mad to respond. I know this family fairly well and they have gotten more and more conservative over the last few years.
Consuela - Nov 13, 2015 7:01:08 pm PST #9109 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, that's awful, Suzi. Argh.
I can't bring myself to read much about this. It's too horrible.
sarameg - Nov 14, 2015 3:22:48 am PST #9110 of 30003
Went hunting for my gloves this morning. Kinda blustery out.