Niska: Mr. Reynolds? You died, Mr. Reynolds. Mal: Seemed like the thing to do.

'War Stories'


Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter  

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.


beth b - Nov 21, 2007 9:57:16 am PST #3544 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

wow that art work is amazing. that doesn't look like any game I've ever seen.

I have no idea how smart I am . I thought of myself as average in school, but I hung out with smart kids. It wasn't until I really worked for awhile that I knew I was smarter than average. The difficulty that so many people had with routine procedures. Right now , sweet potatoes are roasting in the oven for the soup.

Yesterday was an interesting day at work - turns out one of my co-workers is a paid blogger for DR. Who. We talked fandom. She hasn't read Allyson's book yet, but she did know if it.


tommyrot - Nov 21, 2007 10:08:57 am PST #3545 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'm going to be without internet access for at least two days.

I have an idea. Everyone take all the posts that you would have made over the next two days and make them now, along with an indication of when they would have been posted. Then I and others who are leaving can threadsuck and thus stay caught up in the thread.

I suspect there may be a flaw in this plan, but I'm intentionally ignoring that suspicion....


beth b - Nov 21, 2007 10:10:31 am PST #3546 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

Future post Thursday around 11am:

First bottle of wine opened. mmm.... mushroom pate......


Gudanov - Nov 21, 2007 10:12:40 am PST #3547 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

I suspect there may be a flaw in this plan

Yeah, if I post about stuff that hasn't happened yet, there could be a time paradox. I'm going to have to play it safe.


§ ita § - Nov 21, 2007 10:12:55 am PST #3548 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I just had a turkey lunch, so that can function as a Thursday post, since I have no plans for turkey tomorrow.

Does that help?


Laura - Nov 21, 2007 10:14:31 am PST #3549 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.

Oh! I do love a parade. I wonder if Santa will show up?


flea - Nov 21, 2007 10:15:40 am PST #3550 of 10001
information libertarian

Houseguests just called to say they left late and don't expect to be here until 7 or 8pm. They had said FOUR. They were going to babysit while I took mr. flea out for dinner. For his birthday. I've already made dinner for them, and now they'll probably eat on the road.

Why can't everyone be as reliable as me? Grrrr.


beth b - Nov 21, 2007 10:16:14 am PST #3551 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

I expect that thursday will be similar to many thanksgivings in the past -- so consider my posts predictive.

Thursday 4pm:

Wait ... dinner, but I've been eating since 11. mmm... gravy. More WIne!


tommyrot - Nov 21, 2007 10:16:24 am PST #3552 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.

Yeah, if I post about stuff that hasn't happened yet, there could be a time paradox. I'm going to have to play it safe.

Oh come on - it's safe and easy!

Like this:

Post from Thursday 2:00 PM.

Wow, when I left Chicago yesterday I never dreamed I'd be kidnapped by genetically engineered intelligent wombats....

I mean, what are the odds of that not happening....

Wait, where was I?

Does that help?

Yes.


Theodosia - Nov 21, 2007 10:16:46 am PST #3553 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"

Unfortunately my posts for the next two days are probably going to be lamenting my state of health, so I'm not going to be able to add much to your plan, Tommy.

Sophia, what's wrong with explaining to your boss in excruciating detail just how hard/impossible it is to do exactly what they're asking in the time they're foreseeing? Proper feedback to managers helps them manage better.