Now, I can hold a note for a long time...actually I can hold a note forever. But eventually that's just noise. It's the change we're listening for. The note coming after, and the one after that. That's what makes it music.

Host ,'Why We Fight'


Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Sue - Feb 04, 2010 4:54:37 pm PST #6319 of 30001
hip deep in pie

OMG, my sister just called to tell me she now not coming tomorrow. I always think I am flaky about committing to plans, but she takes the cake!


brenda m - Feb 04, 2010 4:59:04 pm PST #6320 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

That's probably better than a $50 bottle of Tequila.

No it's not. Good tequila is good.


sarameg - Feb 04, 2010 5:46:02 pm PST #6321 of 30001

So I had a fun visit with meara, a good swim and I mostly have my work computer working from home. My VPN won't fire up and I'm sure it is a configuration issue (it worked at work from the visitor network!) but now I guess it doesn't like my wireless configs or something.

But I have workarounds (ssh) that are passable, if imperfect and slower. Also, I've used up all the outlets in the livingroom.


§ ita § - Feb 04, 2010 5:49:28 pm PST #6322 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

But I have workarounds (ssh)

I won't tell them.

I mentioned my sister was beating my ass at Scrabble? Now she's beating it worse. I suck.


aurelia - Feb 04, 2010 6:10:43 pm PST #6323 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

I just called out a Northwestern J-school senior over a factual error in an article. I hope he is properly ashamed since the first link on a simple google search would have prevented the error.

eta: And I already have a response!

My goodness, you're absolutely correct. We'll fix this!


beth b - Feb 04, 2010 6:34:23 pm PST #6324 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

I mentioned my sister was beating my ass at Scrabble? Now she's beating it worse. I suck.

both my sisters beat me at scrabble.


sarameg - Feb 04, 2010 6:43:43 pm PST #6325 of 30001

Oh god, the forecast has gone from 16-20 to 18-24". And it's coming in earlier. Maybe if it is faster it'll leave sooner?


§ ita § - Feb 04, 2010 6:52:27 pm PST #6326 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

both my sisters beat me at scrabble.

I used to be good at Scrabble. But she has a huge number of online games under her belt against tough opponents and a 60% win ratio, and I have played once in the past six months. I start out strong, but 3/4 of the way through she pops out the 7-letter words and whoosh!


§ ita § - Feb 04, 2010 7:17:27 pm PST #6327 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

She's gotten two seven letter words on triple word tiles in one game. How is this fun for me?


sarameg - Feb 04, 2010 7:23:21 pm PST #6328 of 30001

OK, I've totally made up the hour I needed to doing work (ok, configuring shit) but I'm not tired. Hope I wake up to call into the meeting and justify staying home tomorrow. I could totally go in an leave when it started getting bad, but this is an experiment, damnit! To see if I can. I already know the vpn is daid, ssh is reeeaaaal slow with the ssh and I can't bring up the dev system without vpn. Call it good?