Uh, are we gonna fight, or is there just gonna be a monster sarcasm rally?

Stoner Vamp ,'Lessons'


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.


Lee - Sep 12, 2005 11:54:01 am PDT #6794 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Here's what the LA Times is saying:

A large portion of Los Angeles was hit with a blackout Monday afternoon.

The city was investigating the cause and extent of the outage. But Sgt. Catherine Plows, a police spokeswoman, said terrorism was not suspected.
Electrical power was knocked out shortly before 1 p.m. after two power surges. Fire officials said they received reports of people stuck in elevators, and traffic was snarled at intersections throughout the city when stop lights went dark. Some neighboring cities also were affected.

The Police Department went on "full tactical alert," meaning no officers were allowed to leave duty.

The blackout came a day after ABC aired a videotape of a purported al-Qaida member making terrorist threats against Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia, on the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Heavy power usage on hot days can lead to blackouts. But the weather in Los Angeles was not unsually hot Monday.

Outages were reported from downtown to the coast and north into the San Fernando Valley.

eta: I'm glad Em is okay, Aimee. (and the rest of you as well)


P.M. Marc - Sep 12, 2005 11:54:34 am PDT #6795 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Thankfully, there are very few actors on whose behalf I would subject myself to a viewing experience like that. (Too bad that Christian Bale was one of the few...)

Yeah, you and me both.

L.A. without power is freaky.


Zenkitty - Sep 12, 2005 11:55:08 am PDT #6796 of 10002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Weird power outages. Portent? Nah.

Bush = pants on fire.

I have phone dread, because I don't have the best hearing and on the phone I can't rely on facial cues for what the other person is saying/thinking. Also, in my job, almost everyone I have to talk to has a heavy accent, and that compounds my inability to understand them, which is embarrasing.

Jobs: farm hard, Kinko's, library, bookstore, Wal-Mart (2 weeks), bakery (2 weeks), telemarketing (see a downward trend?), exotic dancer (there's that trend), pulling self up by bootstraps, mental health case worker, proofreader, copyeditor, production editor (current).

/TMI


Sean K - Sep 12, 2005 11:55:45 am PDT #6797 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

For fans of The Ref, the American Girl Dolls have a very special Christmas outfit.

Sweet!


lori - Sep 12, 2005 11:56:06 am PDT #6798 of 10002

No power outage here at my work, in Pasadena.


Steph L. - Sep 12, 2005 11:56:33 am PDT #6799 of 10002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Hell, why didn't they just name it Lucia and be done with it?

Except Lucia would take some newlywed with her. Hurricane Tosca at least would only kiss the corrupt politicians. Hmmm . . .

t loves Connie 4EVAH


msbelle - Sep 12, 2005 11:58:06 am PDT #6800 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

People in LA area need to all be safe when going home tonight.

Perhaps start home now. ijs.


erikaj - Sep 12, 2005 11:59:01 am PDT #6801 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!

No way, Aimee.(snickers) "I get to talk because I have the gun."


Jessica - Sep 12, 2005 12:01:06 pm PDT #6802 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I was just coming to post about the blackouts -- our entire LA office (Burbank) is down, and I wasn't sure if any LAistas would have power to post about it.


Connie Neil - Sep 12, 2005 12:06:10 pm PDT #6803 of 10002
brillig

Well, I meant to say "kill", not "kiss" the corrupt politicians, but it looks cool that way.