I kind of wonder though if I would be tempted to talk back to the car.
Dashboard: STOP!
Me: NO! YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF ME.
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
Lee - Jul 10, 2009 1:55:14 pm PDT #28502 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
StuntHusband - Jul 10, 2009 1:56:07 pm PDT #28503 of 30000
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
My warning light looked like a human heart. I was all, "I have a blockage in my ventricle?"
Next will be some sort of air-particulate sensor, and it'll flash a wagging-finger sign when you've got a donut in the car.
StuntHusband - Jul 10, 2009 1:56:46 pm PDT #28504 of 30000
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
Me: NO! YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF ME.
Da!
However, at the time, I was all "BY YOUR COMMAND IMPERIOUS LEADER"
Kristen - Jul 10, 2009 1:56:51 pm PDT #28505 of 30000
I talk back to my Sprint Navigation. (I've named her Moneypenny.)
Moneypenny: You are now off track...
Me: No, I'm NOT!
Lee - Jul 10, 2009 2:01:42 pm PDT #28506 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Hee
dcp - Jul 10, 2009 2:03:09 pm PDT #28507 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Visual warnings are good things.
I was halfway to altitude on aerotow once, giving a sailplane ride, when a thin stream of smoke started coming from the towplane.
Very pretty. Just like a display at an airshow.
I called him on the radio. "Ah, Tow One, Blanik Eight Seven Zero, you're showing a little smoke there, everything okay?"
No radio reply, but there was a two second pause and then he gave me the "Release right the fuck now!" waveoff, then peeled off and headed for the runway and made a for-real power-off landing.
Later, the tow pilot said that when I called all the instruments showed everything was fine, but half a second later the oil pressure needle hit the bottom peg. Turned out that the Super Cub's prop seal had blown. No engine damage, though, thanks to just a little warning and some quick reactions.
Lee - Jul 10, 2009 2:19:46 pm PDT #28508 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Eesh. I'm glad he was okay.
So, when I go get my hair cut tomorrow, should I chop off all but about a half inch (the not currently dyed part), or would that be too extreme?
Kristen - Jul 10, 2009 2:24:13 pm PDT #28509 of 30000
I'm considering cutting all of my hair off, too. I'm deeply unhappy with how it looks and think I should just get rid of it and start (almost) fresh.
Lee - Jul 10, 2009 2:28:50 pm PDT #28510 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Yeah, that's where I am. I have no desire to deal with roots, but it would be nice to have more options.
StuntHusband - Jul 10, 2009 2:41:24 pm PDT #28511 of 30000
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark