My only explanation is that they bugged our living room.
All college alumni associations "work for the state department". Seriously.
Wesley: I stabbed you. I should apologize for that. But I'm honestly not sure how. I think it'll just be awkward. Gunn: Good call. Wesley: Okay.
'Time Bomb'
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.
amych - Sep 16, 2010 6:59:38 am PDT #24171 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
tommyrot - Sep 16, 2010 7:00:51 am PDT #24172 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Doctor shot and in critical condition.
Yikes!
§ ita § - Sep 16, 2010 7:01:39 am PDT #24173 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Shit, Lisa.
So I'm kinda fucked for this Saturday. I can't work out what to do.
JZ - Sep 16, 2010 7:04:04 am PDT #24174 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Grammar/copyediting hivemind assistance requested:
Letter from big boss starts out thus:
I am pleased and committed to continuing as scientific advisor to Dr. Name during her Research Development Award.
Grammatically it should be "pleased to continue" and "committed to continuing," but that would make for one very long and clunky sentence. I've been rewriting it in my head multiple ways and have yet to hit on something concise and elegant; my brain is clearly stuck and needs a jump-start from someone else's brain. The best I've come up with is
I am pleased to commit to continuing as scientific advisor...
which feels okay but not great. Help, please?
(And the more I look at it, the more puzzling it gets; I know it's "pleased to continue" and "committed to continuing," but I don't know why.)
JZ - Sep 16, 2010 7:06:18 am PDT #24175 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
And, shit, lisah, you posted while I was writing. All possible vibes going to everyone there, and to all the locals like you who are not there but are waiting and worrying.
Amy - Sep 16, 2010 7:06:25 am PDT #24176 of 30001
Because books.
Yikes, lisah. What the hell happened?
ita, is it too late to claim a previous thing for Saturday? Like a baby shower or something?
JZ, how about:
I'm pleased to announce that I have committed to continuing ...
Ginger - Sep 16, 2010 7:07:40 am PDT #24177 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I am pleased and committed to continuing as scientific advisor to Dr. Name during her Research Development Award.
I am pleased to be scientific adviser to Dr. Name and am committed to continue that relationship during her Research Development Award. (?)
Vortex - Sep 16, 2010 7:09:22 am PDT #24178 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I am pleased to commit to continuing as scientific advisor...
which feels okay but not great. Help, please?
I don't think that says the same thing. I think that they are using committed in the sense of being dedicated, not in the sense of agreeing to.
JZ - Sep 16, 2010 7:18:10 am PDT #24179 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
It's a formal letter of support for a grant continuation, so he is committing in the sense of agreeing to--stating that he absolutely will continue in this role if the grant is renewed (as far as I can tell from past letters, "I am pleased" is polite-speak for "This will help my patients and also generate a few more publications for my CV so I'm for it").
lisah - Sep 16, 2010 7:21:23 am PDT #24180 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Yikes, lisah. What the hell happened?
Just talked to doctor friend. She said the shooter was in a patient's room, his mother was the patient. His mother had spinal surgery and the doctor was in there explaining to the family about some complications from the surgery. The guy just whips out a gun and shoots the surgeon in the stomach point blank. Doctor taken to ED right away and into surgery, bullet didn't hit his spine. He's in ICU but it's looking pretty good considering.
They have the shooter secured in the room but there still may be a hospital employee in there with him? Not sure if he still has gun.
You don't have to go through any security to go into the hospital but I bet that's going to change.