I'm always amazed by the 'houses' in Ikea and how much they pack into such a small space. I think I could live there but ....
- Shannon - GlassMistress
The Ikea small spaces cheat a bit, though: the walls are _much_ thinner than any real-world walls. I guess it's not that much in the grand scheme of things.
- Andrew C (✓)
Ya, I found out as soon as I RT'd, unfortunately. Then promptly unsubbed. I imagine it won't have very many followers soon.
- rowlikeagirl
from Android
both yay and boo: yay, no civil war spreading into a regional conflict claiming millions of lives. boo, that asshat is still in power.
- Joe The Sausage
From my sister's facebook status: Doc just talked to us. Gave us 2 options. 1. Fight aggressively (just buying time). 2. Make Frank as comfortable as possible until his lung stops working.
Continuing to pray, Jim. Keep up *that* fight. The storm is rough and frightening but don't look at it. Look at Him. Keep looking. Peace, calmness, strength, comfort to you and your family right now. *shoulder squeeze*
- Melanie Reed
oh Jim I am so sorry will continue praying
- HAPPY VALZ DAY
praying for peace for you and your family :(
- furrworld
You all have my love, prayers, and any comfort I can give.
- Friar Will (:^)
So sorry to hear this. Sending everyone there peace and positive energy.
- Corinne L
Many many many hugs and prayers, Jim. And if anyone says one of those tremendously stupid things to you ("God has a plan for everything" or "Well, it was God's will" or the barftacular "I guess God needed another angel"), then you have my permission to punch their lights out. If you prefer, I'll come up and do it for you. *cracking my knuckles*
- Ladyepiphanybug
:((( Thinking about all of you. Soooo hard, soooo sad. You probably know you will feel like crying, or you will feel like punching people. But you may feel like making stupid jokes or doing other things that look inappropriate to people who don't understand what you're feeling - because nobody but you understands what you need. So be inappropriate. It's appropriate for YOU or whoever needs to express whatever they need to express. Nothing is worse than having to pretend to feel appropriate.
- Auntie Buttinsky Botts
The Love: bought a suit today, which I haven't done in years, and once it's tailored it will look fantastic. The Bitch: The one person who would truly appreciate the significance of this purchase is my mother, and it sucks that she is gone and I can't call her to tell her about it, or send her a picture.
So cold!!! Stacey actually made it to round 2 and had a second opportunity to run through again, but she passed 'cause her hands were frozen. They said the cargo net wall was 15 feet, but it was more like 20!
- rowlikeagirl
"The best-known victim of the circus fire was a young blonde girl wearing a white dress. She is known only as "Little Miss 1565", named after the number assigned to her body at the city's makeshift morgue. Oddly well preserved even after her death, her face has become arguably the most familiar image of the fire. Her true identity has been a topic of debate and frustration in the Hartford area since the fire occurred. She was buried without a name in Hartford's Northwood cemetery, where a victims' memorial also stands. Two police investigators, Sgts. Thomas Barber and Edward Lowe, photographed her and took fingerprints, footprints, and dental charts. Despite massive publicity and repeated displays of the famous photograph in nationwide magazines, she was never claimed. Barber and Lowe spent the rest of their lives trying to identify her. They decorated her grave with flowers each Christmas, Memorial Day, and July 6.[4] After their deaths, a local flower company continued to decorate the grave.[5]"
- rowlikeagirl
from Bookmarklet
Dude, why was I thinking you were only a year or two older than me? You do wear it well, my friend. Stay happy :D
- Starmama
from FFHound(roid)!
I imagine that is some corners I'm considered a heretic Eivind, but I can live with it. "Now we see as through a glass darkly..." and such.
- MoTO Bott
My dad is awesome, not even trying. Of course, I don't try either so it's slightly hypocritical. Apparently, he gave my christmas gifts to my boss to give to me. No phone call or even attempt to come bring it to me first. He drove the 10 miles to town to leave my gift, in the middle of the week when he knows I only work weekends.
I am really sorry, James. I guess just try to focus on the fact that he got you gifts at all. I know it's no consolation but it is something. hugs!
- Tamara J.
I guess. I just can't see the logic in it. I avoid him, because of his wife, but he's never really avoided me at any point in the past decade or so. :/
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
"Ah, sourdough bread… A thick, hearty crust, chewy interior, full of flavor, and absolutely addictive. Or, thick, hearty crisp crust, chewy soft, moist interior, full of flavor, and absolutely addictive. Are you ready to see sourdough bread in a brand new light? Meet our Buttery Sourdough Buns."
- Katy S
from Bookmarklet
"The Second Boer War (Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: Tweede Vryheidsoorlog or Tweede Boereoorlog) was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic (Transvaal Republic) and the Orange Free State. It ended with a British victory and the annexation of both republics to the British Empire; both would eventually be incorporated into the Union of South Africa, a dominion of the British Empire, in 1910. The conflict is commonly referred to as The Boer War but is also known as the South African War outside South Africa, the Anglo-Boer War among most South Africans, and in Afrikaans as the Anglo-Boereoorlog or Tweede Vryheidsoorlog ("Second War of Liberation" or lit. "Second Freedom War") or the Engelse oorlog (English War).[citation needed] The Second Boer War and the earlier, much less well known, First Boer War (December 1880 to March 1881) are collectively known as the Boer Wars."
- rowlikeagirl
from Bookmarklet
"On Christmas Day, December 25th, the temperature at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole site soared to an all-time record high of 9.9°F (-12.3°C) at 3:50 p.m. local time, eclipsing the former record of 7.5°F (-13.6°C) set on December 27, 1978. The low temperature on December 25th was a mild (relatively!) 0°F (-17.8°C). Records at the site began in January 1957. Its elevation is 9,301 feet (2,835 meters)."
- chaz2b
from Bookmarklet
Police apologise to parents of Anuj Bidve for failing to contact them before they read Facebook post A police chief has apologised after it emerged that the father of an Indian student killed on Boxing Day found out about the murder on Facebook. Anuj Bidve, 23, was shot in the head at point-blank range as he walked with friends near their hotel in the Ordsall district of Salford, in the early hours of 26 December. The murder is being treated by detectives from Greater Manchester police as a hate crime which may have been racially motivated. Subhash Bidve, the victim's father, said he heard the news on Facebook and is now desperate to get his son's body home to Pune in India. "Nobody official from the UK government or consulate or the Indian government called us and told us about this," he told BBC Radio 5 Live. "I am really surprised because they confiscated his phone and must have known his father's or mother's number. They could have called us and told us what had happened to him."...
Out of 42 shots these are our favorites. There are a few other good ones but this is what we'll be building our package from.
- DB Botts - Just DB Botts
Those are great! No reason to be disappointed at all. You both look wonderful.
- Trish R
from iPhone
The prices are no joke though. I dang near choked when she showed us the price list. We got in on a good Groupon deal she had going. Of course you only get 3 pictures with that though and of course we want more than that so the wallet is about to be in pain.
- DB Botts - Just DB Botts
Y'all are beautiful people, together you're a gorgeous couple; you've been thru so much and I'm thrilled Kesha is following her dream & you're right there with her, DB. I wish you all the success & good fortune! <3
- Starmama
from FFHound(roid)!
Thanks for the kind words everybody. I haven't been on here since early Saturday. All the likes and comments warm my heart. You guys are awesome.
- DB Botts - Just DB Botts
You know, I think House may have actually affected my diagnostic thinking process. Not that I've missed any cases (that I know of) but I think I may need to start testing for lupus more.
"Last year, 14 bomb-sniffing dogs were tabbed to go to Afghanistan to assist U.S. forces. They never made it. The dogs - with names such as Rex, Kimbo and Albert - didn't even make it off the ground in Houston, according to an article in the Houston Chronicle. When the highly trained dogs could not be placed on the same flight, they were held back a day to go together as a team. The company entrusted with transporting the dogs told the owners they would be boarded overnight at the firm's nearby kennel, the Chronicle reports. Instead, they spent the night in a seal, unventilated refrigerated truck, where they died."
- rowlikeagirl
from Bookmarklet
I hate feeling this way, but my in-laws are, um, disconcerting. They're very high-strung, so it's a test of wills to visit them. You feel like you're walking on eggshells through their museum-like home. It's a week of pure stress. But I'm HOOOMMME!!!
- rowlikeagirl
Fuck you stupid finance person who traced me on some report saying I never responded to their SUPER IMPORTANT SOX REQUESTS and CC'ed the HEAD of my operating company (my boss's boss's boss's boss). Someone needs to teach you to scroll right on a spreadsheet so you can see where my responses for the last 12 months have been logged. FUCK. YOU.
Did you reply to all with ”Scroll to the right.”
- tiffany
from Android
I had to be very careful with my response since I had to include the opco head in it, so I found a polite way to say "Look at this column over here, you moron". And then asked her how we could go about resolving this issue. Nobody's responded yet. I suspect due to massive facepalming and backpedaling.
- Hookuh Tinypants
Stuff like this SUPER frustrates me. I love busting a slacker as much as the next person. But I make sure all my ducks are 100% in a row before I go charging in. And I'm not sure why she felt it necessary to CC someone so high up. I think CCing my boss would have been sufficient. People who attempt to get results solely via threat of involving higher authority disgust me. You do that only when all else has failed. Not as the only step in your process.
- Hookuh Tinypants
Well, we can only hope that the boss's boss's boss's boss now recognizes what a frakkin idiot the finance person is and will do something about their dipshittery.
- vicster
(but seriously. finance person doesn't know how to scroll to the right in a spreadsheet? and didn't figure that out for 12 entire months? and didn't mention that you "hadn't responded" like 6 months ago?)
- tiffany
Apparently she just received this report from someone else and was asked to help track down the offending parties. Which, if that were me, I'd scroll through the entire thing to see what was up before blasting out e-mails.
- Hookuh Tinypants
Damn. That's some BS, right there. I also enjoy breaking out the big guns when someone doesn't do what they're supposed to, but this is ridiculous! Glad you were able to set them straight. Hope you can enjoy the deafening silence as they scramble to limit the damage.
- WoH: Minding her Botts
Have you talked to your boss about this?
- vicster
He's cc'ed on the e-mail but unfortunately he's in mid-air right now on his way to our Houston office. So he'll get involved soon enough.
- Hookuh Tinypants
Whenever something like this has happened to one of my employees, I made sure that asshattery was called out right back to all of the people up the chain of command who had been cc'ed. I remained polite and professional, but made sure they all knew that I would not tolerate my employees being distracted from their work because someone else had neglected to do their research.
- vicster
"People ask me how I can remain so positive and upbeat about my situation in the face of such uncertainty. Part of the reason is that I don’t see my cancer diagnosis as a drama. I don’t conceive of it as an uphill battle against all odds to beat something that is unbeatable. As a 49-year-old man who already has experienced a lot to be grateful for and who has no immediate dependents, I’m not really interested in that kind of story right now anyway. Right now I see my diagnosis as something else entirely. It is a gift that will give me the opportunity to learn more than I thought I would ever know about the mysterious line between life and death. In the meantime, it will teach me to love the people I love even more, and to hold them more closely than ever. It will bring me incredible amounts of life-giving strength from the support of friends, past acquaintances and even total strangers. Many people don’t ever get that chance. They either just live, or they just die, and they never get...
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- rowlikeagirl
from Bookmarklet
A former colleague passed away this morning. He had been poignantly chronicling his battle with brain cancer on a blog. This is perhaps one of the most profound answers I've ever read. Rest in peace, Sean.
- rowlikeagirl
I didn't like collard greens when I tried them, but I probably didn't cook them properly.
- John (bird whisperer)
For some reason I imagine John cooking them like kale. Collard greens need to be cooked soft, and you should flavor them a lot, not attempt to let their natural flavor through.
- Bruce Lewis
People don't like brussel sprouts? It's like miniature cabbage, with it's own unique flavor. YUM.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
You can add cabbage greens to the list of greens I don't like, and toss those nasty brussels sprouts in there, too! Majorly bitter! Now, I do like some sauerkraut with my brats...
- MiniMage, enterRUPPted
I'm with Mage. No greens, no cooked cabbage or its relatives, but sauerkraut is okay. In fact around here it's mandatory with turkey.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
Who doesn't like collard greens?! Those are fighting words.
- Shevonne
I will fight people over sauerkraut. *shudders*
- Derrick
I've decided that the time I sweltered in classrooms in June is considered enough torture to pass me as a southerner; I don't have to endure greens, as well! :) [edit: or okra; that's only for gumbo, and I wouldn't mind if it were left out of that]
- MiniMage, enterRUPPted
GIVE IT UP, MINIMAGE! THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION.
- Bruce Lewis
I am in the right! I have pronounced 'pink' as 'payunk,' have YOU?
- MiniMage, enterRUPPted
Liking collard greens is not about being southern. It's about being human. OH, THE HUMANITY!
- Bruce Lewis
It has been real-time for me. I like the Circles functionality (though I really should make more use of it), being able to link to users in a post or comment and how G+ displays photos. But I miss the intimate conversations here.
- rowlikeagirl