Gunn: We open a can of Machiavelli on his ass. Harmony: It's Matchabelli, Einstein, and it doesn't come in a can.

'Soul Purpose'


Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.  

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.


Dana - Sep 12, 2010 6:19:50 am PDT #23497 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Oh, hello, morning.

Got up at 3:45 in order to return the rental car and make my 6AM flight. I slept A LOT on the plane, though it wasn't very good sleep, and it was the kind of thing where I had a hard time staying awake when it was time for me to be awake.

The funeral was hard. It's good to have a big family, but it also means there are more people around to make you cry.

I think my plans, once I get home, are to nap, watch tennis, and skip my rehearsal tonight. I'm fried.

Oh, and I'm back at SFO. I had a sandwich from Boudin's, which I gather is famous. (Also, I had bao.)


Nilly - Sep 12, 2010 7:03:58 am PDT #23498 of 30001
Swouncing

(Skipping so much so often may be considered as some form of sports, right? Especially from one end of the Jewish year to the beginning of another?)

Anyway.

I'm sorry about my absence, mostly because, well, I am sorry I'm being away and with spotty internet access for so long, but also because I've missed several Buffista Calendar birthdays: on the 9th it was Spidra's birthday, the 11th was Trudy's, and today is Polter-Cow's.

Lots of wishes for all of them, belated or on time!

Oh, and in case I don't have any access tomorrow or the following day, here's an update from the future: the 13th is billytea's birthday, and the 15th is Nora Deirdre's. I do hope I'll be online to post my congrats on time, but just in case I don't - lots of early wishes for them, as well!


Connie Neil - Sep 12, 2010 7:04:35 am PDT #23499 of 30001
brillig

Birthdays! Yay!


megan walker - Sep 12, 2010 7:09:54 am PDT #23500 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Happy Birthdays to Spidra, Trudy, and P-C!


Sue - Sep 12, 2010 7:33:53 am PDT #23501 of 30001
hip deep in pie

Happy Birthday PC!


smonster - Sep 12, 2010 7:39:21 am PDT #23502 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Hi Nilly!

Happy Birthday, P-C!!


Amy - Sep 12, 2010 7:44:00 am PDT #23503 of 30001
Because books.

Nilly!

Happiest of birthdays, P-C! With cake!


Jessica - Sep 12, 2010 7:57:35 am PDT #23504 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Seriously, do robotics engineers not ever watch movies? How is this not obviously a bad idea???

Scientists create robots with the ability to lie to humans:

"We have developed algorithms that allow a robot to determine whether it should deceive a human or other intelligent machine and we have designed techniques that help the robot select the best deceptive strategy to reduce its chance of being discovered," said Ronald Arkin, a Regents professor in the Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing.


Polter-Cow - Sep 12, 2010 7:58:28 am PDT #23505 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Thanks for the birthday wishes!

Scola, are you still online? What are you here for? Doing anything? I have no plans today. Possibly videogames tonight, but otherwise nothing. Do you have my cell?


DavidS - Sep 12, 2010 8:02:25 am PDT #23506 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Happy birthday, P-cow!

Scientists create robots with the ability to lie to humans:

I'm imagining all robots being like Jon Lovitz now. "Yeah, that's right. I calculated your flight path down to the nanonometer. You won't come anywhere near that tropical depression."