Right now, NORAD says that Santa is at the International Space Station. Which is pretty cool. t edit There's even "video," and Santa has a bubble space helmet on.
Also? Russia is BIIIIIIG.
This here's a recipe for unpleasantness.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 62: The 62nd 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.
Steph L. - Dec 24, 2008 9:39:49 am PST #7846 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Hil R. - Dec 24, 2008 9:41:54 am PST #7847 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
On Christmas Eve in our town, the fire department (which is all volunteers) decorates one of the trucks and someone dresses up as Santa and sits on the back, and they drive around town sounding the siren and waving at people in the windows. (I'm not sure what would happen if there were an actual fire while this was going on -- I think we only have two fire trucks.)
Trudy Booth - Dec 24, 2008 9:43:27 am PST #7848 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Volunteer fire departments back one another up. When one is occupied there is another designated as on call.
Kathy A - Dec 24, 2008 9:45:49 am PST #7849 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I remember the siren at the fire station that would go off and alert any volunteers within earshot to come on in (if they didn't, they'd get a phone call as follow-up). It reached pretty far out into the farmland, which was where most of the volunteers were working.
Barb - Dec 24, 2008 9:53:49 am PST #7850 of 10002
“Not dead yet!”
Well, FUCK. I screwed up the frosting.
Dammit, dammit, dammit
SailAweigh - Dec 24, 2008 9:56:51 am PST #7851 of 10002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
That's too bad, Barb. Do you have enough ingrediants to do it again?
msbelle - Dec 24, 2008 9:59:52 am PST #7852 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I'm the last one here in my department. 10 more minutes, then I can clock out with my 3.5 hours.
kat perez - Dec 24, 2008 10:00:31 am PST #7853 of 10002
"We have trust issues." Mylar
Kwanzaa is really such a sad little holiday. I think black folks should feel compelled to do better in the age of Obama. Having presents involved would go a long way to solving the problem. Or candy.
I believe I may be the only person in my office. Two other folks were here, but I just saw one sneak out with her coat on and I didn't see the other one at her desk when I went to get coffee.
Lee - Dec 24, 2008 10:00:55 am PST #7854 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I have an hour left. It's going to last FOREVEH
tommyrot - Dec 24, 2008 10:03:44 am PST #7855 of 10002
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 am the only person in my building. (Upstairs tenants are all out too.) And now FedEx tells me they're gonna deliver my theremin kit today (after telling me it would be delivered 12/29 for the last half a week). So I am waiting for it to show up before I leave for lunch and/or home.