Are they affected by gravity at all? Does that mean that matter and energy are not completely different planes of existence (stupid phrasing, but I can't think of the phrase)?

Grrragghh!

I was all set to leave early at 3:30 this afternoon to take in my first hockey game of the year. Then rant-inducing co-worker, who's been interrupting me every 5 minutes to look at e-mails or ask why her computer isn't doing things right had to have me hold her hand through the installation procedure for a program she should have had months ago. This delayed me just long enough for a client [who shall remain nameless in case I want to keep this job... which is by no means certain] to begin a flurry of e-mailed questions about one part of the project I just finished Monday. My last answer to her sparked a freakout in which she said that the agreed-upon procedures we'd been using since the beginning of February were insufficient, she had no idea we were ONLY doing that, and she needs to meet with a higher-up Monday to figure out What We're Going to Do About This.

I'ma use Hurley's number on the lottery and warn the relatives I like to get far, far away from me. And then go to that meeting and hug everyone a lot.

But you've been in this country for years now.

See above, re: limited access to Girl Scouts.

Huh. There is a difference of opinion as to whether photons have any mass.

Are they affected by gravity at all?

Yes. Einstein's theory of relativity predicted this, and this was one of the first of relativity's predictions to be tested.

What is the mass of a photon?

MFN, do you have a Corner Bakery near you?

No!!! Corner Backery is The Evil. At least the one in downtown Chicago is.

Happy Birthday, Cindy!

I thought some shotguns had scopes. I'm not positive, though.

Jayne's has a laser sight. Not that this has any bearing on reality.

And the pumpy ka-chunk thing? Shotgun.

Yup. A friend of mine is fond of saying that it's one of those sounds that commands immediate attention.

Are buckshot and birdshot the same? Or is buckshot bigger?

Not a gun expert, but I'd imagine buckshot would be bigger since you're using it for deer.

space penquins

Do the penguins like beans? Do they like George Wendt? Would they watch a movie with George Wendt? Would they watch of George Wendt eating beans?

Dear lord, Buffy fandom just exploded in wank again. It's getting to be so routine, I don't think F_W will even bother.

I want Thin Mints.

Macedonia is just above Greece and next to Albania. My brother's been there! With guns! And he got GS cookies, and I'm sure the peanut butter ones. Which are really good frozen. And I'm being bombarded by photons right now.

Dear lord, Buffy fandom just exploded in wank again.

Wha'happen?

ita, did you order them from someone in the office? I am in search of GS Cookies. I sold enough that you;d think I'd have lifetime access to them.

Yes. Einstein's theory of relativity predicted this, and this was one of the first of relativity's predictions to be tested.

You know, I went to a whole Einstein exhibit, and did I come out of it with any knowledge about relativity? No. I remember that he doesn't seem to have been very nice in his personal life. Also, the thought, "Wow, how much would it suck to be Einstein's son?" Which is fine information, just not the bit I would have preferred to retain.

A friend of mine is fond of saying that it's one of those sounds that commands immediate attention.

It's the one just before all the glass behind the bar explodes and people go flying, right?