Was this one of the joys of a single time zone, or just because you were so far north?
I think the being so far north. Harbin is directly north of Beijing, more or less, and so they would be in the same time zone even if China were divided up.
I just said that you're pretty. Even when you're covered in...engine grease, you're... No, especially, especially when you're covered in engine grease.
Simon ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
zuisa - Nov 05, 2010 4:29:51 am PDT #3807 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
Tom Scola - Nov 05, 2010 4:33:34 am PDT #3808 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Amy - Nov 05, 2010 4:34:55 am PDT #3809 of 30001
Because books.
I *knew* the serial comma was important!
zuisa - Nov 05, 2010 4:37:55 am PDT #3810 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
Haha. Excellent! Hooray for the serial comma!
I had a English teacher once who was not a big fan of the serial comma and remember one day just giving her quite the speech on why she was wrong. I was an incredibly precocious middle-schooler, apparently.
Jesse - Nov 05, 2010 4:44:23 am PDT #3811 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
This is so interesting! Testing the "McDonald's burgers don't rot because they are poison" canard: [link]
Jesse - Nov 05, 2010 4:45:51 am PDT #3812 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
And a happy Diwali to all!
DavidS - Nov 05, 2010 4:58:36 am PDT #3813 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I think I prefer the darkness early in the evening than in the morning. There's something just dismal about going to work when it's still pitch black outside.
That's true, and Emmett and I leave the house before dawn to get him to school. However, it did provide a most spectacular sunrise yesterday as we crossed the Bay Bridge.
msbelle - Nov 05, 2010 5:03:54 am PDT #3814 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I feel like I should wear a sari for Diwali. But no.
§ ita § - Nov 05, 2010 5:03:56 am PDT #3815 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I once got the most dismissive dressing down on the Oxford comma from a boss. She could "understand," she explained, why I thought it was "necessary," but I was "clearly mistaken."
God, I hated her. I wonder where she is now... ::heads off to LinkedIn::
erikaj - Nov 05, 2010 5:14:01 am PDT #3816 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
I think I still have that sari, but I don't wear it because it unfastens.