I think my poor depth perception was part of the problem....
Probably part of it, but I've seen places with exactly the design you're describing, and it happens all. the. time.
But your fault or not, I'm glad you and the glasses are mostly okay!
Everybody dies, Tracey. Someone's carrying a bullet for you right now, doesn't even know it. The trick is to die of old age before it finds you.
Mal ,'The Message'
Natter 59: Dominate Your Face!
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.
amych - Jul 25, 2008 7:17:01 am PDT #9467 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
tommyrot - Jul 25, 2008 7:36:57 am PDT #9468 of 10003
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 so-called "Spam King" recently escaped from prison with the help of his wife. So then he killed his wife, daughter and then himself.
Fugitive spammer dies in murder-suicide
Dana - Jul 25, 2008 7:55:22 am PDT #9469 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
OMG you guys I am so bored.
Lee - Jul 25, 2008 7:58:01 am PDT #9470 of 10003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Tell us about your weekend plans!
Tom Scola - Jul 25, 2008 7:58:22 am PDT #9471 of 10003
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Dana - Jul 25, 2008 7:59:59 am PDT #9472 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Tomorrow: Do everything that has to be done before husband leaves, like finish cleaning out the house and his office.
Sunday: Husband leaves. I possibly inspect our current house, which should *fingers crossed* be newly painted and carpeted. Then I spend the rest of the day somewhere with free wireless.
Dana - Jul 25, 2008 8:01:06 am PDT #9473 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Also, Jupiter is super-cool!
tommyrot - Jul 25, 2008 8:04:16 am PDT #9474 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Pretty pictures of Jupiter! [link]
Those pictures are amazing.
BTW, scientists are now thinking that solar systems like ours (rocky planets close to the sun, gas giants further out from the sun) are actually pretty rare. Which might make life on other plates less likely, as Jupiter probably protects the Earth from many meteor collisions.
sarameg - Jul 25, 2008 8:08:37 am PDT #9475 of 10003
So Devi isn't the only cat with an odd habit: [link]
Shir - Jul 25, 2008 8:11:58 am PDT #9476 of 10003
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I just walked into a plate glass window and bent my glasses all to hell....
That happened to me with a door-net once, but the one time I actually managed to bent (and partly break - a lens popped out of place) my glasses was when I needed them most: it was my second day of my US trip, I'm all out and about and oh - without a spare pair, because hey - it's only a month, right? What could possibly happen in a month? - and humm, let's just say. Me? Tough. Seattle's sidewalks? TOUGHER.
ION, Nilly says hey to all.