Do you finish an hour earlier, Perkins?
In theory, but 5:00-6:00 can be one of my busiest hours, so I don't know if it will happen.
I like the way the walls go out. Gives you an open feeling. Firefly is a good design. People don't appreciate the substance of things. Objects in space. People miss out on what's solid.
Early ,'Objects In Space'
Natter .44 Magnum: Do You Feel Chatty, Punk?
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 - Apr 16, 2006 4:29:47 pm PDT #1632 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Jesse - Apr 16, 2006 4:31:14 pm PDT #1633 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's bullshit, Perkins. And you can tell them I said so.
§ ita § - Apr 16, 2006 4:35:17 pm PDT #1634 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I just stretched an one of my top ribs cracked.
This is new.
Hmmph. Dilapidated, is what I am.
Why do bones crack? What's that all about?
Lee - Apr 16, 2006 4:38:42 pm PDT #1635 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
That's bullshit, Perkins. And you can tell them I said so.
Eh. I get to leave as long as I don't have any outstanding work requests. The same thing is true if I work 9-6:00
Spidra Webster - Apr 16, 2006 4:55:44 pm PDT #1636 of 10002
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Welcome to the Bay Area, Polter-Cow.
Nutty - Apr 16, 2006 5:06:27 pm PDT #1637 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Hello, all.
Is there a social protocol for when a house in your neighborhood burns down? We looked out the back window (I am on the Cape) and there was a house on fire. Like, really really on fire, all the second-story windows with flames, probably total loss on fire. (As much as we know, nobody was hurt.)
The police shooed us away just as it was coming under control, but in the morning, the gawking and the "Hi, new neighbor! we shall bond over this bizarre disaster which at least didn't touch us!"
Freaky.
§ ita § - Apr 16, 2006 5:09:43 pm PDT #1638 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Who did it touch? Like is there anything you can do for the family? Or were you asking about protocol with the other gawkers?
Nutty - Apr 16, 2006 5:12:56 pm PDT #1639 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Both. From what we've gathered, the owner lives here most of the year, but might not have been home. On the gawker front, I was struck by how many in the neighborhood zoomed out of their houses to stand and watch. It struck me as kind of -- unseemly. Just as they were arriving, I decided to leave.
Jesse - Apr 16, 2006 5:12:58 pm PDT #1640 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Wow, that's really scary. If you don't know them, can you network around and see if there's anything they'll need over the next few days? A place to stay, food to eat, clothes to wear, etc.?
§ ita § - Apr 16, 2006 5:17:51 pm PDT #1641 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's not every day you get to see a house burning down. Hopefully no one was hurt--it's going to be a trauma anyway, but let's spare life and limb.
I don't think there's any gawker etiquette. If you didn't talk to them before, eh.