Mal: Well said. Wasn't that well said, Zoe? Zoe: Had a kind poetry to it, sir.

'Out Of Gas'


The Crying of Natter 49  

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.


Pix - Jan 12, 2007 6:27:14 am PST #2275 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

I have it off. I'm not doing anything fun, though. It's kind of a "get shit done" weekend.


Topic!Cindy - Jan 12, 2007 6:28:19 am PST #2276 of 10001
What is even happening?

how does evan rachel wood figure into this?

Her moral center is chock full of Trumpy goodness?


Liese S. - Jan 12, 2007 6:29:10 am PST #2277 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I have the opposite of off. I work MLKJRDAY but no one will show up. The school will be closed, the youth center will be lacksadaisical and it's probably going to be snowing. Which will either mean we get no one or we get ten thousand kids, none of whom actually want to learn to play instruments.

We don't get Columbus Day off working with Native American kids, 'cause, duh. Kind of a loss, that one.

But then, I've been working all break so it doesn't really feel like I'm getting back on the horse.


tommyrot - Jan 12, 2007 6:30:22 am PST #2278 of 10001
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 used to get MLK day off - back when I worked at a progressive mail-order place, and then at two different banks. But not so much since I took my programming job.

This weekend I'm going to build a sonic death ray. OK, actually a thingie that uses an ultrasonic range finder to build a picture of what's in front of it. I guess you'd call it a sonar camera.


shrift - Jan 12, 2007 6:31:59 am PST #2279 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

How many other people get MLK Jr. day off, and what are people doing this weekend?

I do! I'm planning to possibly get Indian food with the Chicagoistas, do laundry, buy new shoes as current black pair of boots need trashing, make cookies or cupcakes, and a big pot of miso soup, and write.

And maybe read a book.


Theodosia - Jan 12, 2007 6:33:31 am PST #2280 of 10001
'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"

I'm going to Arisia this weekend. Which is downtown Boston, so I get the best of both worlds -- fun SF con, plus sleeping in my own bed.


§ ita § - Jan 12, 2007 6:34:14 am PST #2281 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

The OC last night was a flashback to olden times. It was sweet and funny and sad. Oh, and with some scandal thrown in.

The absolute best parts were the references to Grey's Anatomy ("Seriously?" "Seriously" and "...but we learnt an important lesson about family.").


juliana - Jan 12, 2007 6:36:08 am PST #2282 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

I do not get MLK Day or Columbus off, and I am planning to spend the weekend fighting off the Ick that seems to have taken residence in my sinuses.


tommyrot - Jan 12, 2007 6:36:57 am PST #2283 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Oh, and I'd like to propose that we do a watch-n-post when the New Horizons spacecraft does its flyby of Pluto. Mark your calendars for July 14, 2015.


Vortex - Jan 12, 2007 6:39:39 am PST #2284 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

How many other people get MLK Jr. day off, and what are people doing this weekend?

I do! I'm going to play trivia with my BFF and her DH tonight, he's competing in that trivia challenge thing in New York. Tomorrow, running errands and babysitting my niece while my bro and SIL go to his holiday party. (makes so much more sense to do it in January. Much cheaper, and no conflicts). Sunday, no plans. Monday will lay around in my pajamas, slow cook something, and watch TV and read.