Sending all of my sleepiness towards the insomniacs Amricanistas.
Now, sleep already.
Ten percent of nothing is -- let me do the math here -- nothing into nothing, carry the --
Jayne ,'Serenity'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
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Shir - Aug 03, 2009 12:32:46 am PDT #18419 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
omnis_audis - Aug 03, 2009 12:33:21 am PDT #18420 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
:: TACKLE HUGS SHIR ::
Shir - Aug 03, 2009 12:37:29 am PDT #18421 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Honey, I see that you're not in bed now.
As we all agreed, that's wrong.
:: Tackle hugs back ::
Typo Boy - Aug 03, 2009 12:42:15 am PDT #18422 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Shir, my belated sympathy on the attacks. And I can totally see both how this would be more traumatic because not the "usual" attacks, and a glimpse of how awful it is that there are "usual" attacks.
Shir - Aug 03, 2009 12:50:47 am PDT #18423 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Thank you, Typo Boy. Are you referring to my post in Natter?
I'm still not over the shock. I have friends, both straight and LGBT, who are now terrified to go outside to their usual places in Tel Aviv. I'm gonna go to a sci-fi con there on Thursday, which will include a drag show, and one of my friends who knew one of the victims said she doesn't feel safe around anymore.
Also, I thought you'll appreciate that I can see the hypocrisy by claiming that there are no hate crimes in Israel. There are, we just don't think of them as such. In that matter, there's a new website which I think you'd like: [link]
Shir - Aug 03, 2009 1:38:21 am PDT #18424 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
(X-posted with Natter)
Calling all hiveminders!
(Yes, just got back, and already need you. See how my life work?)
There's a Talmudic quote that says "we don't see things the way they are, but the way we are". I already asked some people about it, including our wonderful Nilly, but nobody seems to know exactly where it's from. And I googled and I googled till I couldn't google anymore. Now, can any one of you give me the reference to this quote? Anyone with Jewish orthodox relatives, by any chance?
Sean K - Aug 03, 2009 1:50:13 am PDT #18425 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I am awake. I have been up all night playing poker with friends (including date girl). I have to be up in two hours to take Drew to LAX. I will probably just stay up (though I have set an alarm just in case).
Laura - Aug 03, 2009 2:38:13 am PDT #18426 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
{{insomniacs}} It took forever for me to get to sleep, but I stayed in bed anyway thinking rest was better than nothing.
{{Shir}} How very upsetting. Feeling safe shouldn't have to be a rarity.
Laura - Aug 03, 2009 2:53:26 am PDT #18427 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
black coffee
Shir, the quote you mentioned seems to be attributed to Anais Nin. [link]
eta: and I see that amych found the same thing responding in Natter
WindSparrow - Aug 03, 2009 4:23:16 am PDT #18428 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
{{{{{Shir}}}}} it's good to see your pixels. What a sad, sad, shameful thing those attacks were. I hope that your friends can find a way to feel safe, along with the rest of the LGBT community there.
I did actually get some sleep - but as it has to make up for what I miss on the weekends I work, I'm sitting here with my eyes closed, typing. Occasionally I open them to check that it's not as badly spelled as a drunk post would be.
Sympathies to all those who need sleep, and here's hoping the insomnia fairy will leave y'all alone tomorrow.