You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.

River ,'Objects In Space'


Natter 45: Smooth as Billy Dee Williams.  

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.


Jessica - Jul 10, 2006 5:00:08 am PDT #6067 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

A 3-story building exploded and then collapsed in NY this morning.

I just read about that -- all the subway announcers were saying was "due to a [garblegarblegarble] delays [garblegarble] thank you for your patience" (translation: All the trains are fucked this morning and we're not telling you why! Whee!)

Do they have any idea what caused it yet?


Fred Pete - Jul 10, 2006 5:01:18 am PDT #6068 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.

Fred Pete - Jul 10, 2006 5:02:20 am PDT #6069 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.

Ack. First put in too much, then deleted it all.

Anyway, radio doesn't say anything about the cause except it ISN'T terrorism.


Tom Scola - Jul 10, 2006 5:03:05 am PDT #6070 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Do they have any idea what caused it yet?

It's too early to tell, but neighborhood resident and noted munitions expert Larry King called into CNN and said it sounded like a bomb.

I'm betting it's a gas leak.


bon bon - Jul 10, 2006 5:03:29 am PDT #6071 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Someone told me gas explosion on the way in today.


Jessica - Jul 10, 2006 5:03:48 am PDT #6072 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I've been hitting refresh on 1010wins.com, but they're not really saying anything new.

I've seen one speculation that it may have been the doctor's office on the ground floor (oxygen tanks).


Amy - Jul 10, 2006 5:04:02 am PDT #6073 of 10002
Because books.

NBC is saying an "odor of gas" was reported in the building next door.


Theodosia - Jul 10, 2006 5:04:35 am PDT #6074 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

It's not quite the building exploding, but I came into work this morning and found out that the impending outsourcing of my entire department is OFF. You would have thought they'd nailed down the important numbers -- like, would they save money on the deal -- long before they announced that it was imminent.

Management by Dilbert's boss -- or Michael from The Office....


Tom Scola - Jul 10, 2006 5:06:03 am PDT #6075 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Theo, that means you get to keep working for the PHBs! Yay?


Frankenbuddha - Jul 10, 2006 5:10:03 am PDT #6076 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

My social obligations for the summer are DONE!!!

I ended up enjoying them much more than I had expected (I was being a tad - a really BIG tad - Eyore-ish about them), but I still think 3 weddings in 3 weeks (with two of them less than 24 hours and 350+/- miles apart) is at least two too many for a year (IMO) let alone less than a month.

It also made me resolved to get my car situation (or lack thereof) resolved, although I think that will be taken care of in August.

Timelies. And pinch of gronk.