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'


Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Steph L. - Mar 27, 2009 7:26:19 pm PDT #4869 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

My flight today had a connection in Detroit. At the Detroit airport, to go from one terminal to another, you have to walk through this tunnel with glass walls. There's weird synthesizer music playing, and colored lights behind the glass change color in time to the music. Those are the only lights in the tunnel, so the whole tunnel is turning green and blue and red in time to this music. It's so bizarre.

I totally LOVE that tunnel!!! Seriously. With the trippy Tangerine Dream-esque music, and the way it's dark except for the changing colors, and the colors are behind frosted glass -- I want that tunnel in my house.

t edit I know I'm a freak.


Dana - Mar 27, 2009 7:26:51 pm PDT #4870 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Is it anything like the trippy O'Hare light tunnel?


brenda m - Mar 27, 2009 7:29:15 pm PDT #4871 of 30000
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

Oh, it's worse. Or better? I think better. I've been through both in the past month.


DCJensen - Mar 27, 2009 8:52:00 pm PDT #4872 of 30000
All is well that ends in pizza.

Red River Valley flood:

My brother Jim lives in Moorhead, MN, the sister city to Fargo.

He has 100 gallons of drinking water in a barrel in his garage and his front stoop sits at 43-1/2 ft above flood stage. The flood waters already have passed the record of 40 ft AFS and are headed for 42-43 ft AFS Saturday or Sunday.

If the sandbags and dikes break, he's going to have a very close encounter.

They already can't use the sewer system in the area.


Laga - Mar 27, 2009 9:09:24 pm PDT #4873 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

eep Daniel! I hope he has an escape plan. Last time I was in a flood the waters kept rising long after the rain stopped.


DCJensen - Mar 27, 2009 9:26:19 pm PDT #4874 of 30000
All is well that ends in pizza.

Yeah, the rain stopped a couple of days ago, this is mostly just seasonal, with some bad timing and extra quick warm-up.

He says there were sandbagging volunteers sleeping in their cars this morning everywhere around him, and his wife and he were making lunch for volunteers as we spoke.

What a mess. Apparently volunteers in the area filled 500,000 sandbags in one day this week.


omnis_audis - Mar 28, 2009 6:53:57 am PDT #4875 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

He has 100 gallons of drinking water in a barrel in his garage...They already can't use the sewer system in the area.
Yikes! Does he have another 100 gallon barrel for waste? Either way, I hope the water calms down for him (and everyone). The news reports make it out to be crazy, but the level of community involvement is beautiful. I heard high schools being closed so the kids can help sandbag, and things like that.

ImemeN, Due to the cold snap here, I finally read the manual to the programmable thermostat I installed last weekend. LOVE! It was nice to leave it on all night, not wasting energy, and to wake up to a warmish apartment. Best $40 spent in awhile!


omnis_audis - Mar 28, 2009 7:35:12 am PDT #4876 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

unintentional serial: t rant

Catching up on a few TiVo'd items. Watching Smallville. Two, count them TWO severe weather interruptions, both right at pivotal plot points. Ya, those folks living 3 counties north of me should be warned. But. WAH!

t /rant


omnis_audis - Mar 28, 2009 8:56:55 am PDT #4877 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Unintentional bacon & eggs:

Observation: not all bacon is created equal. Cheap store brand bacon apparently substitutes some of the meat for salt, equal amounts in weight. So not worth the savings.


Calli - Mar 28, 2009 9:13:46 am PDT #4878 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

True, that, omnis. Do you have a Whole Foods near you? Their applewood smoked bacon is delish.