I have been on facebook for almost four years.
I want to know how they explain unrelated people "seeing" the same ghost in the same place.
I'm glad you and Franny are doing better, Burrell!
Every planet has its own weird customs. About a year before we met, I spent six weeks on a moon where the principal form of recreation was juggling geese. My hand to God. Baby geese. Goslings. They were juggled.
Wash ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 54: Right here, dammit.
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.
Alibelle - Sep 21, 2007 9:47:27 pm PDT #2237 of 10001
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 21, 2007 11:28:08 pm PDT #2238 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
I want to know how they explain unrelated people "seeing" the same ghost in the same place.
I'm pretty sure infrasound didn't flick on the light switch as I passed an open doorway on two occasions back in 2004. Or turn on the radio in a locked room (though I can't absolutely rule out housekeeping on that one). At least I didn't see any apparitions or get a creepy feeling either.
§ ita § - Sep 22, 2007 2:39:31 am PDT #2239 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Well, so far my weekend plans are hospital. Hope I get sleep soon.
Theodosia - Sep 22, 2007 2:45:43 am PDT #2240 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"
Aw, crap, ita. I'm about to go spend a festive day learning to program, which isn't entirely crappitous but still doesn't count as fun, either. Still, I'd volunteer to trade days with you just one time because it would be like a vacation for you.
Dana - Sep 22, 2007 4:45:51 am PDT #2241 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Am I the only one who is not on Facebook?
No. I don't need to be a real person on the internet. I don't really see the point. I know where my family is, and any old classmates I want to be in touch with, I'm in touch with.
Sue - Sep 22, 2007 5:06:19 am PDT #2242 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Oh ita, feel better.
Burrell - Sep 22, 2007 6:12:05 am PDT #2243 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh dear ita, that doesn't sound good. Call me if I can help at all.
I want to know how they explain unrelated people "seeing" the same ghost in the same place.
I would think the infrasound argument could explain that easily, as the sound source (which presumably wouldn't have been moved) would be the cause of the sightings. On the other hand, it doesn't help to explain Matt's light switch at all.
Back when I had my students write about their dreams several wrote about dreams that they believed were visitations from someone who had died, in a couple cases the person had died at the same time that the dreamer was dreaming.
Jessica - Sep 22, 2007 6:24:49 am PDT #2244 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Real science is pretty much: must be able to reproduce in a controlled experiment.
In which case astral projection counts, because neuroscientists can pretty easily induce out of body experiences in the lab. They can do the same with religious epiphanies. It's not that the experiences aren't "real" - it's simply that they're biochemical rather than supernatural.
Liese S. - Sep 22, 2007 6:26:01 am PDT #2245 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, I can't ever be on facebook. Violating rules of internet!
Of course, I thought I'd never be on lj, either.
Hil R. - Sep 22, 2007 8:42:00 am PDT #2246 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l