It's April 11 and I haven't done my taxes. That'll take care of my weekend.
These are stone killers, little man. They ain't cuddly like me.
Jayne ,'The Train Job'
Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!
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.
Fred Pete - Apr 11, 2008 7:33:27 am PDT #1136 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Miracleman - Apr 11, 2008 7:42:05 am PDT #1137 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
There aren't just pre-electronic, they're pre-electric, calculators.
I read about those in Pattern Recognition by William Gibson. Neat little things.
Consuela - Apr 11, 2008 7:42:42 am PDT #1138 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I'm happily home on my day off, and right now I'm going to pick up my dog from my sister's house, take a long walk, go to UPS to get a package, and hopefully do some writing. Writing would be good.
There's also some new movies out, as well. And I might go to the climbing gym tomorrow.
Helicopter flight was a success: I got to sit in the copilot's seat. What I learned: helicopters are really frelling loud and there's no graceful way to get in and out of them. I had to wear a survival suit over my clothes, and I'm so glad it fit! Pity about the view, though: it was mostly grey and overcast, so we didn't see as much awesome scenery as I would have liked. But the guys were awesome, and I'd love to go again some time.
Sean K - Apr 11, 2008 7:45:03 am PDT #1139 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I have to file extensions for both S and I. Taxes are not going to happen by Tuesday.
Aims - Apr 11, 2008 7:45:46 am PDT #1140 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
It's April 11 and I haven't done my taxes.
Shit.
adds one more thing to the list
tommyrot - Apr 11, 2008 7:47:23 am PDT #1141 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.
A while back I was reading about electro-mechanical analog computers. Amazing. A whole lost art these days....
Integrators also formed the heart of another historically significant line: the military analogue computer. After simple beginnings such as Arthur Pollen's 'Argo Clock' for WW1 battleship target tracking, this technology reached its ultimate development in the work of American scientists Ford and Newell, whose blocky and highly robust computers solved in real time the ballistics equations for naval and other artillery control during WW2 and later. Generally, WW2 forced a convergence of civilian and military expertise in mechanical analogue computing; but at this point the foundations of modern digital computing were also being laid.
The fire-control computers on WW2 battleships were incredibly complex, and took into account the ship's speed and direction, the target ship's bearing, distance, speed and direction, wind speed, curvature of the earth, paralax error, etc. and generated real-time fire-control solutions for the guns....
Scrappy - Apr 11, 2008 7:47:52 am PDT #1142 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
So am I the only single buffistas who is like "yes, I want to date someone and have a partner adn damnit where are they?" Dude, i have a freakin' profeil on a dating site!
I love being part of a couple. Those five years in my mid-thirties when I was on my own were good years, but not as good as being with J. And although I don't think anyone should "settle," you gotta be careful of lists and ideals, especially the first few weeks. When I met J, ALL my female friends tried to warn me not to date him--tto many red flags. He was 6 years younger than I was, separated but not yet divorced, not sure he wanted to be in a relationship, smoked like a chimney, was a workaholic, blahblahblah. He was also smart, honest, fun, caring and kind. He's still 6 years younger, but all the other "red flags" have changed over time, while the good qualities have stayed and grown.
amych - Apr 11, 2008 7:48:58 am PDT #1143 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
He's still 6 years younger
Yeah, I keep hoping S will catch up on me one of these years, but NOoo.
hippocampus - Apr 11, 2008 7:55:36 am PDT #1144 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
ow! Owen! {{cashmere}} also - box is away. it's pretty big...
juliana - Apr 11, 2008 7:55:58 am PDT #1145 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Owen! Happy birthday, and stop freaking out your mom!!!
So am I the only single buffistas who is like "yes, I want to date someone and have a partner adn damnit where are they?" Dude, i have a freakin' profeil on a dating site!
This is... a whole lot of issues for me. For a while I wanted to find someone and be married again, damn it, because I liked being married and having that partnership. And then no, I liked being on my own, and then this whole thing with M, which is complicated, and there are times when I like how independent we are from each other, and times when I just want to be cohabiting again and know that when I come home, he'll be there. And I wonder if I'm settling, and if I should cast off and find someone else, and then I remember how much I love him and how much I know I can depend on him, and then I do the ::flappyhands:: thing.