That's horrible, Jesse. I hope everyone's OK.
Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle.
Mal ,'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.
Tom Scola - Oct 22, 2007 11:31:37 am PDT #8032 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
JZ - Oct 22, 2007 11:32:01 am PDT #8033 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Oh, Jesse, ow. Your poor dad and his poor brother. Has your dad heard from him yet or been able to reach him?
Jesse - Oct 22, 2007 11:34:16 am PDT #8034 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, everyone's OK -- I had heard that they evacuated this morning. But still! Crazy. In this set of MSNBC pictures, [link] I'm pretty sure the house that is 17608 is my uncle's house.
Sparky1 - Oct 22, 2007 11:38:53 am PDT #8035 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
I'm glad your family is safe, Jesse, and that your dad knew it when he saw the pictures.
§ ita § - Oct 22, 2007 11:39:16 am PDT #8036 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My father just watched his brother's house burn to the ground on CNN.
Shit. Whoa.
Jesse - Oct 22, 2007 11:40:50 am PDT #8037 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm glad your family is safe, Jesse, and that your dad knew it when he saw the pictures.
Yeah, that's a great point. That would have been really horrific, since my aunt doesn't work full-time and I think sometimes has a grandchild at home and etc.
tommyrot - Oct 22, 2007 11:41:09 am PDT #8038 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.
The Calculus of Saying “I Love You”
The Engineer, delightful and rational fellow that he is, made it clear that he would not be saying “I love you” until he was sure. Otherwise, he might waste this very important statement by saying it too early in the relationship, when his love was still growing rapidly, thereby taking away the significance in later weeks/months when his love was much, much greater.
Judy, obviously disappointed by this response, pressed and asked WHEN exactly that would be. His response: when dLove/dt = zero.
Allyson - Oct 22, 2007 11:41:32 am PDT #8039 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
That's terrifying, Jesse. I'm really glad everyone is safe.
Connie Neil - Oct 22, 2007 11:51:15 am PDT #8040 of 10001
brillig
They shall take away my two spaces after a period when they pry them from my cold, dead keyboard.
Jesse - Oct 22, 2007 11:52:39 am PDT #8041 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So, the upshot is, be safe, people! And pack your Go Bag!