Topic: LOSING MY MIND (Read 42237 times)

Matt H. · « **Reply #210 on:** July 25, 2007, 02:26:06 PM »

Heading down now to read more of HALF BLOOD PRINCE. I only got one chapter in this morning before I started on lunch.

WBBL.

Matt H. · « **Reply #211 on:** July 25, 2007, 02:28:18 PM »

Page Eight Harry and Mad-Eye Moody Dance!!!

Matt H. · « **Reply #212 on:** July 25, 2007, 02:28:35 PM »

And now I'm really going!

MBarnum · « **Reply #213 on:** July 25, 2007, 02:28:46 PM »

FEDex just e-mailed me to let me know something has been delivered to my home environment...I know not what it is, however, but it was someone with a name sounding like Chinese food.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #214 on:** July 25, 2007, 02:35:14 PM »

Quote from: Ginny on July 25, 2007, 02:10:52 PM

As of today, there are NO nonstops from Dayton and only a few back. I might just put this on the back burner until we return from Wisconsin.

Well, I'm puzzled: I just checked the US Airways site for tentative dates Sept. 25-Oct 2, and there are four nonstop flights from Dayton to LaGuardia.

Flight 2322 leaves Dayton at 9:30 and arrives in LGA around 11:28.

There are three nonstop flights back to Dayton during the day.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #215 on:** July 25, 2007, 02:36:25 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on July 25, 2007, 02:28:46 PM

FEDex just e-mailed me to let me know something has been delivered to my home environment...I know not what it is, however, but it was someone with a name sounding like Chinese food.

Mamayaking, perhaps?

JMK · « **Reply #216 on:** July 25, 2007, 03:00:55 PM »

To those who have received their MGM Musicals department (sorry MattH): are you noticing the severe soundtrack degradation on The Pirate, as I am? I don't remember it being this bad in the That's Entertainment clips (but I'll have to go back and check--maybe it was always this bad). For instance, listen to the first 5 minutes of the film, with fairly severe high frequency hiss and distortion, and then magically at 5:05, it all clears and everything's great (for about 3 minutes, when it goes back again). Curious to hear from others on this.

JMK · « **Reply #217 on:** July 25, 2007, 03:01:38 PM »

BTW, MattH, just so you don't want to throw *too* many things, I went to Border's and bought one today, since I had a 30% off coupon--which brought my price right down into the DDD range.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #218 on:** July 25, 2007, 03:02:50 PM »

It is gray and windy out. Wish us some rain!

I hear thunder.

Edisaurus · « **Reply #219 on:** July 25, 2007, 03:06:29 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on July 25, 2007, 02:16:22 PM

I'm enjoying it as much as PSYCH and THE CLOSER this summer.

Bite! Your! Tongue!

Edisaurus · « **Reply #220 on:** July 25, 2007, 03:14:31 PM »

Well, we found out this afternoon that it looks like they have found Susan Fast, thorugh the GPS records from her car. Her son is on his way home to Florida and another editor will take over on-lining SAVING GRACE & HEARTLAND since he'll probably be down there for several weeks. It's very bad, but at least it has been resolved and the family will be able to have some closure.

Thanks to DR's who sent their vibes---they will certainly need them now.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #221 on:** July 25, 2007, 03:17:26 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on July 25, 2007, 01:09:07 PM

Years of watching Lassie, Leave it to Beaver, Family Affair and such. I owe it all to growing up in front of the tube watching mild mannered, humanist shows TV shows.

Kinda makes me wonder what Bill O'Reilly, Michael Moore and Ann Coulter watched when they were young.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #222 on:** July 25, 2007, 03:24:51 PM »

Edisaurus, we were hoping for good news. But I'm glad at least that they found her.

JMK · « **Reply #223 on:** July 25, 2007, 03:31:38 PM »

Quote from: S. Woody White on July 25, 2007, 03:17:26 PM

Kinda makes me wonder what Bill O'Reilly, Michael Moore and Ann Coulter watched when they were young.

I'm pretty sure Coulter simply watched a tape loop of

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Tomovoz · « **Reply #224 on:** July 25, 2007, 03:37:47 PM »

Someone made mention earlier of DR TCB. He's Ok but has "screwed up" his shoulder again.

I think François should be due back tomorrow.

Jane · « **Reply #225 on:** July 25, 2007, 03:49:39 PM »

Quote from: DearReaderLaura on July 25, 2007, 01:12:45 PM

I find it highly disturbing that social security numbers and names are available online.

Only once you don't need them anymore.

Jane · « **Reply #226 on:** July 25, 2007, 03:57:20 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on July 25, 2007, 01:38:31 PM

I told you!

Did you see my thank you post Monday evening?

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #227 on:** July 25, 2007, 03:58:22 PM »

But can't someone still open an account with your name and birthdate and social security number? How would the bank know said person is deceased?

bk · « **Reply #228 on:** July 25, 2007, 04:02:58 PM »

I'm uncertain what to do about the justified or ragged right issue. The justified looks neat and all, but it's doing that thing I hate, putting spaces between words that are spacier than should be - I don't know if it's the way Grant did it, or if I'd have to live with it, and I won't live with it because it's gross. The ragged, like all my other books, isn't as neat, but there's something about it that I like (although I haven't been able to find one other book in my collection that has a ragged right) - it's different, and the spacing is, of course, perfect. I've asked Grant about the spacing problem - if he gives an answer that makes sense, then I'll go with that, but I'm not going to proof further until I know. The ragged version probably has virtually nothing else to correct, whereas the justified version has introduced some bad breaks, etc. and has to be proofed completely and carefully.

JMK · « **Reply #229 on:** July 25, 2007, 04:06:05 PM »

Quote from: bk on July 25, 2007, 04:02:58 PM

I'm uncertain what to do about the justified or ragged right issue. The justified looks neat and all, but it's doing that thing I hate, putting spaces between words that are spacier than should be - I don't know if it's the way Grant did it, or if I'd have to live with it, and I won't live with it because it's gross. The ragged, like all my other books, isn't as neat, but there's something about it that I like (although I haven't been able to find one other book in my collection that has a ragged right) - it's different, and the spacing is, of course, perfect. I've asked Grant about the spacing problem - if he gives an answer that makes sense, then I'll go with that, but I'm not going to proof further until I know. The ragged version probably has virtually nothing else to correct, whereas the justified version has introduced some bad breaks, etc. and has to be proofed completely and carefully.

As someone who was there at the transition from typsetting (which I did) to word processing (which I did way too much of, LOL), what you need is "leading" (led-ing), i.e., adjusted space between letters and words. I haven't poked around on Word, but I'll betcha it has a leading option.

Jane · « **Reply #230 on:** July 25, 2007, 04:07:27 PM »

Edi-The details are very disturbing. My sympathies are with Susan's family & am wishing them strength vibes while they continue to go through this.

Jane · « **Reply #231 on:** July 25, 2007, 04:10:50 PM »

Quote from: DearReaderLaura on July 25, 2007, 03:58:22 PM

But can't someone still open an account with your name and birthdate and social security number? How would the bank know said person is deceased?

Any financial institution would need to check with social security because of IRS regulations.

Do you feel better now

Jane · « **Reply #232 on:** July 25, 2007, 04:13:40 PM »

WELCOME FiFiLePew!

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #233 on:** July 25, 2007, 04:18:01 PM »

Jane, I guess it's one of those things they keep pounding into you: never drive into a flowing wash, never leave a child around water, never give out your social security number.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #234 on:** July 25, 2007, 04:19:29 PM »

Quote from: Edisaurus on July 25, 2007, 11:16:16 AM

My mom gave up on me years ago!

As my DH says, "Just because she gives you the ticket doesn't mean you have to take the trip."

After my marrige to someone I had only known for 4 days...hey, it lasted a year...anyway, after that my mother still doesn't want me to date...and my divorce was final in 1989!

Cillaliz · « **Reply #235 on:** July 25, 2007, 04:20:34 PM »

Of course I have no desire to date either, so I just let her think she's influencing me

S. Woody White · « **Reply #236 on:** July 25, 2007, 04:28:23 PM »

Quote from: Cillaliz on July 25, 2007, 04:19:29 PM

After my marrige to someone I had only known for 4 days...hey, it lasted a year...anyway, after that my mother still doesn't want me to date...and my divorce was final in 1989!

Tell her you're only dating other women from now on.

Just make sure she isn't carrying a casserole that she's just taken from the oven at the time.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #237 on:** July 25, 2007, 04:36:35 PM »

Live on the news: a rescue from a water-filled wash.

Cillaliz · « **Reply #238 on:** July 25, 2007, 04:39:33 PM »

Quote from: S. Woody White on July 25, 2007, 04:28:23 PM

Tell her you're only dating other women from now on.

Just make sure she isn't carrying a casserole that she's just taken from the oven at the time.

She knows that isn't going to happen, so she'd probably just ignore the comment, or say something like "I wouldn't blame you"

Cillaliz · « **Reply #239 on:** July 25, 2007, 04:41:00 PM »

I was always a bit scared to drive through a wash even when it was dry...you just never know...

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