I'm sick to my stomach. Partly for selfish reasons because I will never get a chance to visit NO as it was, but primarily for the massive amount of suffering those along the Gulf Coast are experiencing. It's so very difficult to wrap my head around, and heart-breaking all at once.
Jayne: We was just about to spring into action, Captain. Complicated escape and rescue op. Wash: I was going to watch. It was very exciting.
'Shindig'
Natter .38 Special
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.
Maria - Aug 30, 2005 12:12:48 pm PDT #2680 of 10002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Kathy A - Aug 30, 2005 12:13:25 pm PDT #2681 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Jessica - Aug 30, 2005 12:15:14 pm PDT #2682 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I saw that we-all-freeze movie!
Yeah, but that was killer frost. Anyone can outrun frost.
§ ita § - Aug 30, 2005 12:15:35 pm PDT #2683 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
but that was killer frost
Frost is totally weather!
tommyrot - Aug 30, 2005 12:15:47 pm PDT #2684 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
ION: Gambling Monkeys Compelled by Winner's High
When given a choice between steady rewards and the chance for more, monkeys will gamble, a new study found.
And they'll keep taking risks as the stakes rise and dry spells get longer.
dw - Aug 30, 2005 12:16:26 pm PDT #2685 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
More press conference fun.
Senator Vitter: New Orleans will "absolutely" be rebuilt.
Nothing against the many, many people who have lost everything in NOLA, but a certain scene from Holy Grail keeps coming to mind.
DebetEsse - Aug 30, 2005 12:18:06 pm PDT #2686 of 10002
Woe to the fucking wicked.
But they weren't walking. They were running. And there was a door to stop the weather once they reached it.
And then, and then, they slammed the door in its face!
Jessica - Aug 30, 2005 12:20:38 pm PDT #2687 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Frost is totally weather!
But it's a whole different weather vibe than a hurricane. It's a different temperature and everything.
§ ita § - Aug 30, 2005 12:24:37 pm PDT #2688 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But it's a whole different weather vibe than a hurricane. It's a different temperature and everything.
It's still got water in it. I don't see how they can possibly be different.
Jessica - Aug 30, 2005 12:26:50 pm PDT #2689 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think what we need is a movie where people run from a hurricane. It's the only way to solve this.