Gud is the coolest father ever!
You're nice, and you're funny and you don't smoke, and okay, werewolf, but that's not all the time. I mean, three days out of the month, I'm not much fun to be around, either.
Willow ,'Get It Done'
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.
Stephanie - Sep 08, 2005 5:22:42 am PDT #5433 of 10002
Trust my rage
Kalshane - Sep 08, 2005 5:25:16 am PDT #5434 of 10002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Timelies.
Belated Happy Birthday to Lyra Jane.
What's this sleep and dreams you all are talking about? Ugh. I'm hoping at this point that sheer exhaustion will allow me to sleep tonight.
In other fun news, my internet is down at home. Comcast won't be out until tomorrow morning to fix it. Joy. I kept thinking "I'll just pop online and check...oh wait. Damn." last night. Didn't realize how much I take for granted the ability to get to the internet whenever I feel like.
tommyrot - Sep 08, 2005 5:25:47 am PDT #5435 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.
There are places that have large-scale models ("large" being relative here) of the sloar system. I think the biggest one has Pluto 20 miles away from the sun.
BTW, did you know that the sun is a mass of superheated gas? It's also a gigantic nuclear furnace.
Fred Pete - Sep 08, 2005 5:27:15 am PDT #5436 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
There's a model of the solar system on the Mall. The Sun is near the Air and Space Museum. I've yet to see Pluto -- I think it's near the Holocaust Museum, some blocks away.
sarameg - Sep 08, 2005 5:27:23 am PDT #5437 of 10002
I realize I have forgotten just how big the orbits of the planets are.
Use a crazy log scale!
And that's a neat project for your kids.
tommyrot - Sep 08, 2005 5:28:13 am PDT #5438 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.
I kept thinking "I'll just pop online and check...oh wait. Damn." last night. Didn't realize how much I take for granted the ability to get to the internet whenever I feel like.
Yeah, I know what you mean. Earlier today I was thinking to myself, "Gee, remember when I had to use a modem to dial up an ISP, tying up my phone line?" (And then I responded, "Of course I remember that; I'm you, you idiot!") Yeah, back when going online required a modicum of planning ahead....
Gudanov - Sep 08, 2005 5:29:35 am PDT #5439 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
I could do just the inner planets with the Sun being 25cm across and still fit Mars in the yard. The Earth would be about 2 mm across. Small, but doable.
Dana - Sep 08, 2005 5:29:51 am PDT #5440 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Clearly someone didn't drink enough alcohol of sufficiently high proofage to prevent this...
I drank more over those five days than I have ever. And I still got the plague.
Too bad making fun of Kevin Sorbo took priority over our plans to get slightly schnozzled and go to the Harry Potter slash panel.
bon bon - Sep 08, 2005 5:30:41 am PDT #5441 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
My cable/DVR remote is broken. Without it I can only flip through the channels from the box-- can't record, rewind, or watch something I've recorded. It's like the dark ages!
Kalshane - Sep 08, 2005 5:35:02 am PDT #5442 of 10002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Yeah, I know what you mean. Earlier today I was thinking to myself, "Gee, remember when I had to use a modem to dial up an ISP, tying up my phone line?" (And then I responded, "Of course I remember that; I'm you, you idiot!") Yeah, back when going online required a modicum of planning ahead....
Well, I had two phone lines installed as soon as I moved out on my own. I knew I'd be spending a lot of time on the internet and would want my phone free. Still, the phone bills weren't fun. (I think moving to the cable modem and dropping the second phone line and old ISP actually ended up being cheaper for me.) But having to sit there and wait while the modem dialed up definitely took a away from the whole "let me check this real quick" factor.
Funny thing was, I originally told myself I didn't need a cable modem, then I went to visit a friend who had one for a week and immediately signed up for the service when I got home.