Now you can luxuriate in a nice jail cell, but if your hand touches metal, I swear by my pretty flowered bonnet, I will end you.

Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


Natter 36: But We Digress...  

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.


§ ita § - Jul 07, 2005 4:13:18 am PDT #7700 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I called home, and they're bracing calmly for the hurricane in 4 hours. Not as bad as either of the ones that swept by last year -- my father seems pretty blasé about the whole thing.

He's spoken to my sister, so I e-mailed her instead and left the phone lines to people who don't know their loved ones are okay.

Gah. I don't have words, and I still haven't showered.

I'm going to be thinking mighty peaceful thoughts today.


Topic!Cindy - Jul 07, 2005 4:14:20 am PDT #7701 of 10001
What is even happening?

I called home, and they're bracing calmly for the hurricane in 4 hours. Not as bad as either of the ones that swept by last year -- my father seems pretty blasé about the whole thing.

I am glad to know that, ita. It seems like last years' just happened.


Volans - Jul 07, 2005 4:14:55 am PDT #7702 of 10001
move out and draw fire

Poor kitty...has he called the ASPCA to get the "lion cut" outlawed?

Why is Bush even at the G-8? It's not like he's a big believer in global warming, and his stance on the redistribution of wealth clearly doesn't include ending African poverty.

AP is saying 4 bombs, now.


Jesse - Jul 07, 2005 4:15:41 am PDT #7703 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

And I just learned that the NYPD will be doing drills outside work today.

Yeah, pre-planned subway terror drills here today. Nice timing.


Tom Scola - Jul 07, 2005 4:18:59 am PDT #7704 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

The BBC is reporting that contrary to earlier reports, there were four explosions.


Fred Pete - Jul 07, 2005 4:27:38 am PDT #7705 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.

Poor kitty...has he called the ASPCA to get the "lion cut" outlawed?

Not that I know of. But I don't know what the cats do while we're at work.

Hubs called (he's at work). Says Metro was normal for the commute in at 7-8 a.m., Eastern U.S. time.


Nilly - Jul 07, 2005 4:36:29 am PDT #7706 of 10001
Swouncing

so I e-mailed her instead and left the phone lines to people who don't know their loved ones are okay.

ita, I'm glad that things seem OK for your family. Also, very thoughtful of you, to keep the phone lines open.


lori - Jul 07, 2005 4:36:45 am PDT #7707 of 10001

Good ol' internet - source of reassurances that relatives of friends are okay, and cat talk. Glad to hear that sis is fine, ita. Hope everyone hears from loved ones soon.

So, how's that war working out again?


Jessica - Jul 07, 2005 4:37:46 am PDT #7708 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Gah. What a morning. Woke up (late) to the news about London. Listening to NPR online right now.

(Thank god all of my London friends/family remembered to post that they were okay, or I'd be a wreck.)

All my London co-workers are fine, but on a security alert, so work's gonna be slow today.


-t - Jul 07, 2005 4:38:26 am PDT #7709 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I'm glad to hear Jamaica is not too worried about Dennis. I was all prepared to stress out over the hurricane all day, and then woke up to the London news. Which promptly took over most of worrying capacity.

And which no one is talking about here at work. It's weird.