So my DH had a cool day today. He and the ambassador met with the MIT guy who is doing underwater archaeological surveying here. It's the same team that photographed the Titanic and the Lusitania. Now they are using submersible cameras that are tether-free, which is a necessity as the Greeks don't have any gyroscopically-stabilzed ships. But anyway, this dude is a (the?) professor of Technology and History, what a great field! He unrolled the film, about 6' of photos, of a 4th C trireme that went down between Asia Minor and the Attic Peninsula, and my DH went all fanboy on him. DH's now one of the first 35 people to see this ship and its cargo in the last 2400 years.
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
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.
Volans - Jul 15, 2005 7:53:43 am PDT #257 of 10002
move out and draw fire
sumi - Jul 15, 2005 7:53:48 am PDT #258 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Sophia! What excellent news! Too bad you can't take vacation for at least part of your notice.
sarameg - Jul 15, 2005 7:55:30 am PDT #259 of 10002
That's really cool, Raquel! I swear, I just read/saw a thing on them.
brenda m - Jul 15, 2005 7:56:01 am PDT #260 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Sophia, that's wonderful! I've been wanting you out of that job for a long time. t /allaboutme
DXMachina - Jul 15, 2005 7:56:14 am PDT #261 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I just watched Pitch Black again, and it's three suns.
There. Are. Three. Lights.
Jars - Jul 15, 2005 7:56:33 am PDT #262 of 10002
DH's now one of the first 35 people to see this ship and its cargo in the last 2400 years.
I am so freakin' jealous. I'm seriously considering taking up SCUBA diving so I can get involved in underwater surveying. And that's in Ireland. The conditions in the Med sound a lot more tempting, I have to say.
amych - Jul 15, 2005 7:58:23 am PDT #263 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Sophia, congratulations! I will be happy to give up my @@ of amusement at your insane boss, for the sake of a happier you!
Kristen - Jul 15, 2005 7:58:40 am PDT #264 of 10002
it's 'illegal' (though I suspect that's a strong bit of propoganda on the credit card companies' part) for me to express a preference to my clients for receiving payment by cash or check.
We make our clients pay the transaction fee (I think it's 4% for Amex, 3.5% for everyone else) if they want to pay by credit card. So far no one's balked. If they don't like it, they can always write us a check.
ETA: Congrats Sophia!
DXMachina - Jul 15, 2005 7:58:56 am PDT #265 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Huzzah for Sophia!
Sophia Brooks - Jul 15, 2005 7:59:04 am PDT #266 of 10002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Sophia! What excellent news! Too bad you can't take vacation for at least part of your notice.
your not kidding, especially since I have 5 weeks of vaca to use up. It is not in the cards, though, since old boss will not approve it.