You can keep yammering if you want, ita. I mean, seriously.
A transit official told us to hold off on going to work this morning, so that's nice. I guess that means I should check my work email from here, but eh.
No studying? Damn! Next thing they'll tell me is I'll have to eat jelly doughnuts or sleep with a supermodel to get things done around here. I ask you, how much can one man give?
Xander ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 53: We could just avoid making tortured puns
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.
Jesse - Aug 08, 2007 3:24:21 am PDT #3275 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesse - Aug 08, 2007 3:28:25 am PDT #3276 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Hmm. The subway website makes it look like I should be able to get to work relatively easily, via an alternate route, but I am skeptical.
§ ita § - Aug 08, 2007 3:29:25 am PDT #3277 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Don't take any risks out there, Jesse! Sounds like the end of the world, and you don't want to meet that with damp feet.
Jesse - Aug 08, 2007 3:30:56 am PDT #3278 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Heh. The actual weather is fine right now (although at 6:15 this morning it did feel like the end of the world), but the subways really can't handle a lot of rain all at once.
Theodosia - Aug 08, 2007 3:31:24 am PDT #3279 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"
ita, I'll be AFK all day, so I'm hoping you'll get to go home in a reasonable time and reasonable (!!!) amount of pain. Reading of your travails through yesterday (I caught up this morning) is daunting, though not as daunting as actually going through it.
We're seeing news reports about the deluge in N. Jersey and NY. Good thing that this portion of PA is pretty unaffected.
sarameg - Aug 08, 2007 3:33:43 am PDT #3280 of 10001
See, while you ar drowning, Jesse, out here in Alabama, it's baking. 99 today. Seriously? I thought I left this shit back east. Of course, I am in the deep south now, so...
Getting in my couple hours of quiet until the hoards awake. I had to seriously kick D back upstairs at 10:30 last night. He was determined for a slumber party. Kid, you were at top volume, racing around and not likely to stop for until midnight (summer hours) and I have to get up at 6:30. Don't think so. Still heard him harassing his dad at 11 for applesauce and BATTLE.
ita, you'd like this kid.
Nilly - Aug 08, 2007 3:33:53 am PDT #3281 of 10001
Swouncing
the subways really can't handle a lot of rain all at once
Are there things you can do from home? It seems like it's going to be quite an adventure, the actual physical getting-to-work process. Maybe see if the better weather continues and come in late?
Jessica - Aug 08, 2007 3:35:09 am PDT #3282 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Trips123.com says there's a tree down at the station nearest to my apartment and Q trains aren't running in either direction. Looks like DH is going to be late for work!
[eta: Wow, trips123 is currently reporting incidents on ALL lines. I vote everyone gets to stay home today.]
Tom Scola - Aug 08, 2007 3:38:17 am PDT #3283 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Holy fuck, Jess, Gothamist is saying that there may have been a tornado in your neighborhood!
msbelle - Aug 08, 2007 3:39:22 am PDT #3284 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Nothing but the 7 running at my station and it was over a 30 minute wait to get on one of those. I am home, at least for the short term.
mac is being a righteous PITA this morning to both me and his grandma.