I got hit in the face at a high school dance, and have a deviated septum to this day as a result. I don't remember if xrays found no breakage, or just a hairline fracture.

I also got in trouble with the principal for understating how serious it was - he kinda' freaked when I had to go get xrays....

ita, I have a fandom friend with that. It's the only reason I knew it existed before the recent discovery.

For Allyson: [link]

What is the point of this tatoo? [link]

came from here: [link]

eta: 1st link just a tiny bit not worksafe - has chicks in skimpy clothes....

I'm all about understating school injuries (did that when I stabbed myself with a rusty compass (it's really irritating that compass means so many things). It's been 30 years, and you can still see just where I punctured my finger.

Tommy, howinhell did you get hit in the face at a dance? What were you doing?

I'm assuming that tattoo owner thinks it looks cool.

I have a fandom friend with that

Wow. The article said it's one of the rarest genetic disease. I certainly didn't expect a FOAF to have it.

I think the problem with those 'standign seats' for airlines is 1) I knowe people that can't stand fo ran hour- walk yes, but standing still is a bad. 2) they look dangerous if you don't fit them. On the other hand, I know some taller people that might be more comfotabel because of being more streached out. What I heard said that they were going to be tried in Japan on comuter flight of an hour or less.

Tommy, howinhell did you get hit in the face at a dance? What were you doing?

Some guy (who was drunk or high or both) who knew my girlfriend came up to talk to me while we were dancing. I couldn't understand a word he was saying. My GF tried to pull me away. (I had no idea who this guy was at the time.) He grabbed me, spun me around and punched me in the face. It was all very bizarre.

A few minutes later he appologized profusely in the bathroom while I tried to clean myself up. (Apparantly he thought I was mouthing off to him when I was trying to figure out what he was saying.) I was 17 and he was 18 or 19, so he really could have gotten in trouble for hitting a kid.

Tommyrot's tattoo link:

there is a mercedes Lackey's book where a woman has an intimate relationship with a large bird.

there is a mercedes Lackey's book where a woman has an intimate relationship with a large bird.

I thought the large eagle represented America... then I got confused....

I think the problem with those 'standign seats' for airlines is 1) I knowe people that can't stand fo ran hour- walk yes, but standing still is a bad.

I imagine if those standing seats existed you wouldn't be forced into them, they'd be a cheaper option on the same flight. Say, $75 cheaper for a ticket from NYC-DC, which is about an hour-long flight? I'd consider it.

The thing that pinged me about that article was that the reporter calculated how many seats you could add on the new big jets if they were all standing seats; but why in the hell would an airline do that? Those jets are for long hauls. No airline is going to use a monster like that for short hops.