these drabbles are like little treasure boxes opening for me today
Jayne: Here's a little concept I been workin' on. Why don't we shoot her first? Wash: It is her turn.
'Serenity'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Laga - Mar 10, 2008 9:02:13 am PDT #9858 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Connie Neil - Mar 10, 2008 9:13:59 am PDT #9859 of 10001
brillig
The magic box (a little long)
"She's your mother," I tell Hubby, "you distract her." He sighs and goes into the kitchen. I turn the computer box around and undo the screws.
"--can't open it!" my mother-in-law is saying. My long-suffering husband again tries to explain that computers aren't run by fairies and magic smoke.
I take off the side panel. As I suspected, the power supply for the hard drive wasn't seated correctly. I check the other cables, pull out a dust puppy, then close it back up. I reconnect everything, then push the power button. It beeps, then Windows gives its little chime.
MIL comes out of the kitchen and stares at the computer. "It works now?"
I take the coward's path. After all, it took three people and an hour to convince her that if you filled up hard drives, you didn't need to throw them away and get a new one. "Yes, it works."
Laura - Mar 10, 2008 9:46:01 am PDT #9860 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Hee! Amy and Connie are both making me smile. I can see both scenes so clearly.
Laga - Mar 10, 2008 9:56:39 am PDT #9861 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I love the theme of children and the elderly not understanding how the boxes work
Connie Neil - Mar 10, 2008 10:04:36 am PDT #9862 of 10001
brillig
I don't know if my mother ever got a computer. She thought ATMs were tools of the devil. I don't think Hubby's mother ever did quite trust that we weren't just telling her tall tales about computer storage and the like. I do enjoy laughing at women who try to say, "Oh, I'm 45, I don't understand computers." "Ma'am, I'm 47, and I do tech support." ". . . . oh."
hippocampus - Mar 10, 2008 3:02:08 pm PDT #9863 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
this boxes drabble rocks.
:: cheers on bev and laura, and Perkins (because), and amy and connie::
Miracleman - Mar 11, 2008 8:29:59 am PDT #9864 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Update for my betas (nothin' but love fo' ya): Nearly done with Chapter Four and have made further revisions to the other three. I may be bothering you again in the next day or so.
You Are Warned.
erikaj - Mar 11, 2008 10:31:40 am PDT #9865 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
What advice would you have for me about getting new writing assignments? All I've proven I can write is disability and television.
Miracleman - Mar 11, 2008 10:54:21 am PDT #9866 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
All I've proven I can write is disability and television.
And often they're the same thing!
Ba-DUM-bum! Wakka wakka.
erikaj - Mar 11, 2008 10:59:50 am PDT #9867 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
More than I would like, yeah. And I'm not even talking about "House" this time.