In one part of his speech, he talked about the safety rule that they wear fire-resistant clothing. It was hot, he said, and he had gotten in the habit of rolling up his sleeves. He then rolled up his sleeves and showed the scar tissue that stopped at the line to where his sleeves were rolled. By the end, I don't think there was a dry eye.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
Ginger - Dec 17, 2007 4:06:40 pm PST #7848 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Theodosia - Dec 17, 2007 4:32:27 pm PST #7849 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"
Shakespeare had a line about armor "that scalds with safety."
brenda m - Dec 17, 2007 4:48:29 pm PST #7850 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
Right on! Chris Dodd just won his fillibuster and Reid has just pulled the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act from the floor of the Senate - the one giving retroactive immunity to telecoms who illegally complied with DOJ info requests.
DavidS - Dec 17, 2007 4:51:42 pm PST #7851 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Shame on you, Harry Reid!
Go Dodd.
My problem at the moment is (a) have to finish a bunch of writing by tomorrow so I get paid; (b) my friend Chip sent me some really delicious toffee. Which I can't stop eating. But I haven't had dinner.
But it's soooo good.
If Lee were around she'd save me from my toffee.
megan walker - Dec 17, 2007 4:54:50 pm PST #7852 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
You need the toffee for energy.
Jesse - Dec 17, 2007 4:59:06 pm PST #7853 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Candy for dinner is one of the perks of being a grownup. Of course, then you feel crappy after.
Lee - Dec 17, 2007 5:00:17 pm PST #7854 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
If Lee were around she'd save me from my toffee.
Wuh?
Jesse - Dec 17, 2007 5:20:50 pm PST #7855 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OMG. I accidentally started watching 100 best songs of the 90s on VH1, and I swear to god, if the songs in 100-90 are this awesome (Gett Off, This Is How We Do It, Stay), I am going to have to tape the whole thing. Luckily, it's not all on tonight.
§ ita § - Dec 17, 2007 5:21:46 pm PST #7856 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So far the most shocking fandom secret yet. At least the one that made me spit up.
Damn, that ain't right.
Jesse - Dec 17, 2007 5:26:24 pm PST #7857 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OMG. 911 is a Joke. I totally have this cassingle.
I'll stop now.