Why do some people hate Cory Doctorow so much?
It's probably the zeppelin. And also the red cape. Much like matadors, except that matadors don't have dirigibles.
Fred: The size and depth of the wound indicate a female vampire. Harmony: Or gay! Fred: Um…it doesn't really work like that.
'Harm's Way'
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.
Theodosia - Dec 17, 2007 7:53:21 am PST #7766 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"
Connie Neil - Dec 17, 2007 7:54:43 am PST #7767 of 10001
brillig
Dear national company with a large network of people using our software:
Next time you decide to give a couple of thousand people one day to do a major upgrade of their computer systems, please send a large bribe to the tech support department of the program they're upgrading with. This will reduce the number of curses and voodoo dolls being created in your name.
kthx
Sophia Brooks - Dec 17, 2007 8:11:35 am PST #7768 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I have no idea who cory whosis is either-- is he related to E.L. Doctorow?
Last night I did the stupidest, funniest thing I have ever done in my life. I fell asleep in the late afternoon, woke up at 6:45, and thought it was the next day, which happens!. But I actually got up, got ready and got all the way to work, on the bus, in a blizzard before I realized it was night! And I thought I was late, so I called and left messages saying I was late! Quel embarrassing, but REALLY funny!
brenda m - Dec 17, 2007 8:12:19 am PST #7769 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Good lord, Sophia. That's one for the ages.
bon bon - Dec 17, 2007 8:16:19 am PST #7770 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Sophia, that is amazing. I know I've gotten up and gotten ready for school at four in the morning, but I didn't make it out of the house!
Sue - Dec 17, 2007 8:18:47 am PST #7771 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Sophia, I have gotten up and gotten dressed for work on a Saturday, but never made it out of the house.
Today, I am in a total brain fog. I can't get rid of that "just woke up" grogginess.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 17, 2007 8:21:40 am PST #7772 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've unknowingly gone to work on days that were supposed to be vacation days before.
§ ita § - Dec 17, 2007 8:24:14 am PST #7773 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I haven't gone in to work today and it is a work day.
Does that count?
I made the mistake of trying to resolve some HMO non-payment of medical bills, and now I feel worse than I did when I woke up, which is quite unproductive considering how I had felt then.
Sophia Brooks - Dec 17, 2007 8:30:16 am PST #7774 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Sophia, I have gotten up and gotten dressed for work on a Saturday, but never made it out of the house.
I think it was at least partially because I don't really wake up all the way before I get to work-- I kind of doze on the bus on the way in. But all these clues kept happening that I ignored... like the bus coming at the wrong time (which I attributed to the weather), having all new people on the bus and a new driver (which I attributed to the lateness of the bus), and the fact that it never got light (which I attributed to the storm). I sort of felt like I was in the twilight zone, but I didn't get the fact that it was Sunday evening until I couldn't actually get in the door to the hospital at work (I walk through it to get to my office) without using my swipe card, because it is locked in the evening!
My best friend and I could not stop laughing about this all evening (I called her for a ride home)
bon bon - Dec 17, 2007 8:36:45 am PST #7775 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I think it was at least partially because I don't really wake up all the way before I get to work-- I kind of doze on the bus on the way in. But all these clues kept happening that I ignored... like the bus coming at the wrong time (which I attributed to the weather), having all new people on the bus and a new driver (which I attributed to the lateness of the bus), and the fact that it never got light (which I attributed to the storm).
This series of sleepy justifications is what happened to me, too! It was pitch black outside (I guess it's still too early for sunrise). I was exhausted (too much schoolwork, need a break). The clock reads four a.m. (!) (must have been a power outage four hours ago).