From a geological standpoint, ocean v. mountain results in a win for the ocean, every single time.
Besides, oceans have mountains. And mountains don't have oceans.
How's it sit? Pretty cunning, don'tchya think?
Jayne ,'The Message'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Trudy Booth - Aug 21, 2008 8:56:49 am PDT #4702 of 10003
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Dana - Aug 21, 2008 9:00:32 am PDT #4703 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I figured it would be, like, Eastern Washington flat, which is to say, somewhat hilly.
I think mountains are just showing off.
§ ita § - Aug 21, 2008 9:01:18 am PDT #4704 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jessica - Aug 21, 2008 9:03:45 am PDT #4705 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Ooh, I like ita's.
Atropa - Aug 21, 2008 9:06:05 am PDT #4706 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I figured it would be, like, Eastern Washington flat, which is to say, somewhat hilly.
Plei speaks for me, go figure. Flat is strange. So are places that don't have a lot of trees/moss/groundcover.
P.M. Marc - Aug 21, 2008 9:06:41 am PDT #4707 of 10003
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
My assorted vistas
[link] (Seattle skyline)
[link] (Looking east to Bellevue)
[link] (Crummy phone photo of the Sound from my parents' place--on a clear day, you see the Sound, Vashon, and the Olympic range)
[link] (The actual view from my Aunt Olive's deck is spectacular, but that just gives a small hint at it. Okanagan Lake in the background.)
[link] (I love the Interior. That's Kalamalka Lake)
[link] (More of the Interior, the greener section where Mother grew up.)
Jessica - Aug 21, 2008 9:07:13 am PDT #4708 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Al Jazeera covers NYC street food. (I haven't watched the whole thing yet, but it seems neat.)
Sean K - Aug 21, 2008 9:09:33 am PDT #4709 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I can't get a great shot of it today, because there's a lot of haze in the air, but here's the vista from my current living room window:
And here's another (quite spectacular) view of it:
§ ita § - Aug 21, 2008 9:10:24 am PDT #4710 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
In unvista news:
Got into an argument with my father this morning. He insists that English has an overarching pronunciation rule that governs the spellng of "words" like Sawtelle and Sepulveda. A rule about where the accent goes if it ends in a vowel or a consonant. I think he's insane, but he's shifting the burden of proof onto me, and he's got my back up. Any suggestions for shooting him down?
Kathy A - Aug 21, 2008 9:13:35 am PDT #4711 of 10003
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
