Another good cyberpunk novel: Pat Cadigan's Synners.
Do you know what else has blood in it? Blood.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
Spike's Bitches 22: You've got Angel breath
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Ginger - Mar 11, 2005 4:41:57 am PST #5824 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Kate P. - Mar 11, 2005 4:57:08 am PST #5825 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Congratulations, Nora!!!
{{{Maria}}} Sounds like Beej had some good advice. I hope you can find your way out of this mess soon.
Also relieved that sj is OK. I get ocular migraines every now and then; actually, my doctor called them "silent migraines" because I almost never have any pain with them. I hope the same is true for sj, because without all the nasty other migraine symptoms, the ocular migraines aren't too bad (at least, mine aren't).
billytea - Mar 11, 2005 4:57:57 am PST #5826 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Hey, Billytea! Long time no posting with. Or something.
Yeah, I'm trying something new, it involves putting in a full workday. There are benefits to it, albeit not for me. No, that's not true, I'm actually fairly happy with how the job's going so far. But I miss you guys. Because you've all gone to bed when I'm posting, you see, and I'm all "Bugger, missed them again".
Billytea! As I was packing (or at least pretending to) the other day, I found something I want to send you. Can you send me your snailmail address?
Yes!
...
What, now? Um, just a sec...
I'd hate to cost you a dollar plus postage, but one of these days, you should send me a shiny Aussie dollar, BT.
I'm cheap. How about you come over and collect it? I could put you up for the night.
Deena - Mar 11, 2005 5:33:26 am PST #5827 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
BT! Alive and well. Yay! Man, a dollar AND a place to sleep just to come visit Australia. That seems like an awesome deal.
{{Maria}} I kept wishing for a solution. It seems insane that they can tell you that you owe when you know you don't. I hope Beej's solution works for you.
Polter-Cow - Mar 11, 2005 5:36:26 am PST #5828 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I don't think I've hugged Maria. Lemme get on that:
{{{Maria}}}
SailAweigh - Mar 11, 2005 5:38:04 am PST #5829 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I hope Beej's solution works for you.
I hope something works. It took me two years with the state of CA for them to quit trying to tell me I owed them back taxes for when I was stationed outside the country. Even if you get it resolved this time, don't be surprised if they pop right back up next year for the same thing. Just stick to your guns.
beathen - Mar 11, 2005 5:39:01 am PST #5830 of 10001
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
Congrats on the acceptance, Nora!
{{Maria}}
In some ways, I'm glad I go to work during the week. It makes me appreciate the weekends that much more.
juliana - Mar 11, 2005 5:40:13 am PST #5831 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
{{Maria}} I kept wishing for a solution. It seems insane that they can tell you that you owe when you know you don't.
{{Maria}}. The IRS is telling me the same damn thing, and it's uber-frustrating.
erikaj - Mar 11, 2005 5:49:29 am PST #5832 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Tax problems suck, Maria. I'm sorry. (waving at Billytea again)
Ginger - Mar 11, 2005 5:58:36 am PST #5833 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
We've had a shooting here that sounds like it came right out of television. In the middle of a retrial for rape, kidnapping, possession and assorted violence, the suspect grabbed a deputy's gun and shot and killed a well respected superior court judge and the court clerk and shot a deputy. He has since carjacked more than one car, including beating up a newspaper feature writer and taking his car, and is still at large.