Did he tell you to take a plane?
Luckily, no. He just tried several times and then said that he couldn't "read" me. *shrug*
Gavin, ask yourself this question. What are you more afraid of, a giant murderous demon or me?
Lilah ,'Destiny'
Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
Tamara - Apr 25, 2005 6:05:50 pm PDT #1389 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Allyson - Apr 25, 2005 6:07:00 pm PDT #1390 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Ah. At least that's honest. Better than making shit up.
Kristen - Apr 25, 2005 6:08:40 pm PDT #1391 of 10001
It was probably interference from the wireless internet service we were "borrowing."
Tamara - Apr 25, 2005 6:10:00 pm PDT #1392 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
I was cool with it. I tipped him $20 bucks and went to get another beer.
The Partyman - Apr 25, 2005 6:52:38 pm PDT #1393 of 10001
[insert something funny here]
Why do I find out about these things a week later? What happened? How can I make it better?
So not your fault. Not anybody's fault. Just one of those things. Statistically, one is never going to have a 100% smiles and giggles factor for tarot readings. People will freak out.
She didn't even say anything bad about Mr. Tarot Reader, just cried a lot and kept running to the bathroom. At first I thought this was because she just couldn't cope with my sexay accent, but then realised it was because she'd just had her cards read.
I imagine that her reading wasn't what she wanted or expected to hear, and I can't comment further than that. I was a bit pissed at the time, but purely in a "girl is crying, must offer hugs" way, as even my general "are you okay?" comments (as in, "are you having a good time here?") were setting off the water works.
But hey, she had a FANTASTIC time at your party, and after 10:30 ish the tears were gone and not mentioned again. In fact, replaced with a rather sweet fangirl grin for much of the evening. I have photographic proof.
Every other person that I know of being read seemed very happy. Given that you can't exactly get a tarot reader to an event and tell him to only say nice stuff (that would defeat the object of the fortune-telling, no?), I'd say it was definitely a fun thing to have had at the party.
How to make it better? Um.... Maybe more Tarot pimping earlier on (he was twiddling his thumbs at the start of the night, and faced with a lengthy queue later on in the evening) so as to enable more Tartot tunaround. Maybe provide a more intimate setting? One thing that put me off having my cars read was the open-ness of the table just *there*. but maybe that's just me. I'm annoyingly super-secret and private at times.
Edited: due to guilt as I am simultanously *headdesking* at OT Thread Hijackers over at The Fuselage, I feel i should add:
I am very very excited that I will be seeing a Serenity Trailer soon!
Allyson - Apr 25, 2005 7:01:12 pm PDT #1394 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
"girl is crying, must offer hugs"
See, now, I see "girl crying" and my inner-Cher slaps her and yells, "SNAP OUT OF IT."
The Partyman - Apr 25, 2005 7:39:28 pm PDT #1395 of 10001
[insert something funny here]
See, now, I see "girl crying" and my inner-Cher slaps her and yells, "SNAP OUT OF IT."
*snerk*
That may have worked.
On the other hand, it may have got me a black eye to go with my Evil Shaving Cut Of Doom.
aurelia - Apr 25, 2005 9:14:10 pm PDT #1396 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Tartot tunaround
Heh. I love this typo.
Tamara - Apr 25, 2005 10:06:09 pm PDT #1397 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Beverly - Apr 25, 2005 10:50:58 pm PDT #1398 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Very nice interview Tamara linked.
But how soon they forget.
But I understood the rhythm and the dialect immediately because it was from the kind of movies my father took me to when I was young. I was a big Warren Oats fan, Eli Wallach fan, guys like that. Struther Martin. So it rang my chimes, and I think there was that synergy with Joss from the get-go.
Warren Oates. Strother Martin.