My mom was a pediatric nurse when she first got out of nursing school, but her worst shift was when she was called in to help out in the ER the night a couple and their ten kids were in a car crash. The parents both died, as did a few of the children, and the other eight kids were in pretty bad shape. (This was in the late 1960s, so no seat belts or airbags were in the van.) Even worse was the fact that, Joliet being a relatively small town despite its official population, Mom knew the family, as did others on the hospital staff. When she talks about that night, she mostly remembers handling the surviving kids and trying to help them even though the kids just knew that their mom and dad were dead.
Hey, don't worry about it. Nest full of vampires, you come get me, okay. Box full of puppies, that's more of a judgement call.
Jonathan ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Natter 32 Flavors and Then Some
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kathy A - Jan 28, 2005 10:37:35 am PST #1756 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Trudy Booth - Jan 28, 2005 10:38:48 am PST #1757 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
But there was long term consequences to Kellie Martin's character's death -- the whole John Carter becomes a drug addict arc was founded on that incident.
Because Carter was attacked too though.
msbelle - Jan 28, 2005 10:39:07 am PST #1758 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
jesse insent.
Scrappy - Jan 28, 2005 10:42:32 am PST #1759 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Quick, I forgot my ex-SiL's 50th birthday was today. She's a good person and I want to send her a greeting. Anyone know of nice free ecard places online?
msbelle - Jan 28, 2005 10:43:01 am PST #1760 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
blue mountain and egreetings
opps - corrected.
§ ita § - Jan 28, 2005 10:43:48 am PST #1761 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Because Carter was attacked too though.
I think you're under-remembering. No, it wasn't realistic, but it also wasn't thrown away. I remember Carter remembering Kellie.
And this season, they didn't throw away the death of his child -- that was palpable for episodes. Sure, some stuff is abbreviated, but they aren't as strictly episodic as a CSI or a WaT or, lord forbid, L&O.
§ ita § - Jan 28, 2005 10:44:17 am PST #1762 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Anyone know of nice free ecard places online?
I usually use Hallmark.
Jesse - Jan 28, 2005 11:00:29 am PST #1763 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sure, some stuff is abbreviated, but they aren't as strictly episodic as a CSI or a WaT or, lord forbid, L&O.
My point was going to be that I don't want reality in my tv watching, but this make me realize why I do like the episodic better -- you can only watch things happen TO the same characters for so long before it gets annoying. I should say that I can only watch that, because obviously ER (and NYPD Blue and I don't know what else) is still on the air.
Steph L. - Jan 28, 2005 11:13:01 am PST #1764 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I have 2 friends who are ER docs, and they are VERY attractive men.
One of them swears he's going to write a book called "Stuff I Pulled Out of People's Asses." I told him I'd edit it.
Jesse - Jan 28, 2005 11:14:43 am PST #1765 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh yeah, and the most entertainment I've had in the real ER is running into people I know. Again, bad tv.