I would, too. But that sounds like a job to me.
Exactly this, which is why that post was so short.
That's one spunky little girl you've raised. I'm gonna eat her.
The Mayor ,'End of Days'
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.
Lee - Jan 24, 2007 10:38:30 am PST #5518 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Jesse - Jan 24, 2007 10:39:28 am PST #5519 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
In physics you can say that the smallest amount of energy (actually, energy times time, so it even takes into acount the procrastination!) you can talk about is measured by Planck's constant. You can't have less than that. Even if your job is really really boring. Even if you're posting about it. It's in the laws of the universe. The universe forces us to have some sort of minimal interest, no matter what we want. There should be something there about free will, though, right?
Heh. I once knew something about Planck's constant, but that was many years ago. Actually, it's like earlier today, I walked past my boss's office, and she was listening to a voicemail on speaker, and it was from someone I worked with at a past job -- kind of weird and disorienting.
DavidS - Jan 24, 2007 10:41:24 am PST #5520 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Huh. The Tunguska Event is fascinating. I don't remember hearing about it before.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 24, 2007 10:43:13 am PST #5521 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Among this crowd? How is that even possible?
Dana - Jan 24, 2007 10:43:16 am PST #5522 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Planck's constant
I'm sure Mrs. Planck is glad to hear it.
t /obscure literary joke
Aims - Jan 24, 2007 10:46:00 am PST #5523 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Huh. The Tunguska Event is fascinating. I don't remember hearing about it before.
Among this crowd? How is that even possible?
No kidding. On the anniversary, Joe puts a lamp on his head and runs around kicking down trees in the next town over.
sarameg - Jan 24, 2007 10:48:12 am PST #5524 of 10001
I don't remember hearing about it before.
OK, this is like bizarro day. I'm supposed to be the person who hasn't heard of these things due to my strange academic upbringing and suspicion of the humans.
That's twice today. It's kind of scaring me.
Now if shrift turns up sunny and perky and bursting with bubbly energy, I'll know I did, in fact, stay in bed today and this has all been a strange and traumatic dream.
DavidS - Jan 24, 2007 10:48:48 am PST #5525 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Among this crowd? How is that even possible?
No kidding. On the anniversary, Joe puts a lamp on his head and runs around kicking down trees in the next town over.
Clearly I need to hang out with Miracleman on this anniversary, or read more whackaloon biographies of Tesla.
eta: Huh. There's even an X-Files episode about it. There's even a band called The Tunguska Event.
Nutty - Jan 24, 2007 10:53:07 am PST #5526 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Tunguska is somethign I learned about (1) from the X-Files and (2) from the History channel during bouts of insomnia. In both cases, alien theories were prominent.
I just found out something myself. Wikipedia claims that the word "hosey" is a local word for me. That would explain why when I said it the other day some Buffista (I don't remember who) was like, "You're going what now?"
hosey: (esp. parts of MA & ME) to stake a claim or choose sides, to claim ownership of something (sometimes, the front seat of a car)
Tom Scola - Jan 24, 2007 10:55:59 am PST #5527 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.