Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.

Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'


What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35  

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.


sarameg - May 12, 2005 4:53:03 am PDT #3525 of 10001

Mal to the rescue!

The lone a/c maintenance dude stopped me en route to my car to tell me he hadn't forgotten about me, he's waiting for a motor to arrive. Which is reassuring and I was very nice to him. And funny. I suspect anyone who deals with me in any sort of customer service role thinks I am schizo. Give me bad service (not talking about bad news, just bad customer service) and I become a real hardass, and tell you how to do your job. Start doing it, and I become sweetness and light. And I can do this in the same phone call/interaction.

I think I might be a difficult customer.


Cashmere - May 12, 2005 5:12:08 am PDT #3526 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

Seriously, my baby purchases alone probably account for that.

Oh, yeah. Seriously expensive little buggers, aren't they?


Dana - May 12, 2005 5:13:56 am PDT #3527 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Alias:

Someone's been beefing up for the Worst Spy IN THE WORLD competition. First, no one thinks to keep their eyes on the priceless Rambaldi papers during the auction? Second, Vaughn and Dixon blithely sit there while the guy sweetens his coffee with cyanide? Guys, I saw that one coming, and I'm not supposed to be a first-class spy.


tommyrot - May 12, 2005 5:17:10 am PDT #3528 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Free online graph paper!


bon bon - May 12, 2005 5:20:59 am PDT #3529 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I also haven't had problems with my CC feed from TWC.

I am concerned, however, that Jesse's mom is giving her 18 or 19 year old self all this advice about DRINKING! Very shocking.


Jesse - May 12, 2005 5:26:33 am PDT #3530 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

My mom (and/or her friends) knows what's up. And I was 17.


Kate P. - May 12, 2005 5:38:09 am PDT #3531 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

I'm catching up on QaF and you know, I'd be happy to delight Brian Kinney.

Oh god yeah.

Question about last night's Alias: what exactly does the Rambaldi device do? Does it actively cause aggression in people and/or bees? What does it have to do with the orchid and the stuff that Sloane has been putting in the water all over the world? This is the first season I've watched this show, so probably a lot of this stuff was covered in past seasons, but I'm adrift.

Also, question for NYCistas: I'm leaving for my trip from JFK tomorrow evening. I'm planning to take a bus from Hartford into the city, which puts me at Port Authority. How long should I expect it to take to get to JFK from PA, and what's the best way to do it?


Volans - May 12, 2005 5:41:14 am PDT #3532 of 10001
move out and draw fire

Oooh! Good link, tommyrot!

I am such a nerd.


sarameg - May 12, 2005 5:41:47 am PDT #3533 of 10001

Kate P, near as I can tell it does anything they want it to do convenient to the plot.


Tom Scola - May 12, 2005 5:42:57 am PDT #3534 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

From the PA, you can take the E train to Jamaica Station in Queens, and then take the AirTrain to JFK. It costs $2 for the subway, and $5 for the AirTrain. It shouldn't take more than 40 minutes, but I would plan for an hour, just to be on the safe side.