Dying Today

ThePhan: Hmm. I appear to have an itchy rash on my wrist. Probably I'm going to die.
Sentynel: Phan: It sounds like you've been checking WebMD.
TalkingDog: Itchywristrastuffis is dangerous. Especially if you wear an Irish wristwatch.
ThePhan: LOL to both Sent and TD.
TalkingDog: *Itchywristrash-itis
ThePhan: Oh. Hmm. I wonder if I was just lying on my wrist weirdly.
ThePhan: There appears to be a fingernail print in it, like I was inadvertently pressing the nails of one hand into the wrist of the other.
ThePhan: That would also explain how red it was. And its being itchy could just be a coincidence.
ThePhan: Looks like I won't be dying here today, folks.
Goosey: Yay not dying!
wintermute: Phan: To be fair, your heart could always explode unexpectedly.
wintermute: Or a bus could crash into your house.
ThePhan: True!
wintermute: In conclusion, you have a 85% chance of dying today.
ThePhan: ...That is a higher chance than I would have suspected.
Goosey: LOL
wintermute: I might have made a small error in the maths.

No Talking About Introversion

Sentynel: Phan: There is a minor typo in your new blog. Point 1 says "If you're talking about introversion/extroversion with someone, start with the assumption that they know the basics of what it's all about. If they don't, you can't tell them."
Sentynel: Which makes knowledge about introversion sound like Fight Club.
Sentynel: If they know already, you can talk to them. But if they don't know, you're not allowed to tell them.
ThePhan: Sent: LOL, thanks.
ThePhan: DON'T TELL ANYONE ABOUT INTROVERSION
ThePhan: It violates the very spirit of the thing.
Goosey: LOL
Dave: The first rule of introversion is we don't talk.

Enjoying J. L. Rothdiener's Books

ThePhan: Well, hey, I've found the problem with Skye: http://jlrothdiener.wordpress.com/about/
ThePhan: It says "This web-site is designed to help you understand and enjoy the books I have written."
ThePhan: But he never finished the website.
ThePhan: If he did, then I could understand his book.
Goosey: *snort*
ThePhan: And possibly even enjoy it.
Sentynel: It was probably hacked by the wives of communists.
Sentynel: LOL, the best bit of that site is the tag line.
Sentynel: "She was on a collision coarse with her past..."
ThePhan: OH GOSH
Goosey: Collision coarse!
Sentynel: I prefer fine collisions with my past.
Randy: LOL LOL
ThePhan: He can't even get the tagline for his own book right.
Goosey: hahhaaha
Nyperold: Your blog is doing a better job than his site, though probably not in the way he intended.
Goosey: hehehehe

I Still Like Your Necklace!

ThePhan: LOL, Mom just posted on a friend's wall reminding them of one of my favorite stories about kids in general.
ThePhan: My sister Elizabeth was babysitting for this friend's three kids.
ThePhan: One of them is a little girl who really enjoys Elizabeth's sense of style and is always telling her how beautiful her clothes, jewelry, hats, etc. are.
ThePhan: One day, this little girl got really mad at Elizabeth for not letting her do something.
ThePhan: She yelled, "WELL, I DON'T LIKE YOUR SHIRT!" and turned around and stomped out the doorway.
Goosey: LOL
ThePhan: When she got to the door, she turned back around and yelled back, "BUT I STILL LIKE YOUR NECKLACE!"
Goosey: HAHAHAHAHA
Goosey: I LOVE KIDS
ThePhan: It was the most awesome half-insult ever.
Goosey: They are so frequently unintentionally hilarious
ThePhan: So every once in awhile Elizabeth will say that to one of us if she's pretending to be mad: "I don't like your shirt, but I still like your necklace!"
Goosey: hehehe

Bella's Hobbies

wintermute: Actual word-for-word conversation that just happened for real in this house:
wintermute: Bella: I'm borrrrrred.
wintermute: Amy: Well, what can you do?
wintermute: Bella: *thinks*
wintermute: Bella: Kill someone?
Goosey: O_O
ThePhan: LOL LOL
ThePhan: Oh my.
ThePhan: I think you need to help her rethink her hobbies.
TalkingDog: Yeah. You can't get ransom money for a dead person.

YOU ARE MINE

ThePhan: This lovely cheesy inspirational meme posted on Facebook was rather startling at the end, since it never specified who was telling me all these things: https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/1604737_10152188558843729_1207833884_n.jpg
ThePhan: Not to mention it suddenly being in all caps.
ThePhan: I felt like I had suddenly been abducted.
Goosey: LOL LOL
Goosey: Also, it really says "You are you are mine"
wintermute: cREEPY.
ThePhan: "You are YOU ARE MINE"
Goosey: hahaha
wintermute: You can almost taste the chloroform ;)
ThePhan: LOL LOL

The Polar Bear

Sentynel: The internet informs me it is so cold in Chicago they had to keep the polar bear inside.
Sentynel: At the zoo, I mean.
Sentynel: Crucial bit of that sentence missed.
Sentynel: Chicago doesn't just have a pet polar bear wandering around.
Sentynel: As far as I know.
Goosey: Hahahaha
Sentynel: Can you tell how little sleep I got last night?
iwpg: Every city should have one.
LaZorra: Sent: Indeed it is. The best story I've read about that referred to the bear by name, with the modifier, ".., the city bear,..."
Sentynel: LOL
Goosey: LOL
Sentynel: That makes him sound like he lives in an apartment somewhere and commutes to work on the metro.
Goosey: hahaha
LaZorra: LOL
LaZorra: Yeah, basically.
LaZorra: I bet he had to cancel all his Monday meetings.
Sentynel: The local seal population must be very relieved.