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 64: Yes, we still need you  

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.


Barb - Aug 18, 2009 3:46:25 am PDT #4302 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”

Bainbridge is a little closer, but still - island living is island *living*.

Yeah, that's the thing. It's like I said, in theory, it sounds lovely to my slightly misanthropic soul, but probably not so much with the practical and for me, practical tends to outweigh misanthropic. I mean, half the draw of Seattle for me is the fact that I have FRIENDS, you know?

Also: the ferries stop at about 1am. In my social circle, that's criminally early. YMMV of course; not everyone is a blood-sucking child of the night.

::snerk::

For me, 1AM is up writing. Or a late night in the bar at a writing conference. Because, y'know, I'm a geek like that. Also, having munchkins makes 1AM nights out a thing of the long ago and far away. And again, for practicality's purposes, I like the freedom of being able to get where I want to be with relative ease.


Barb - Aug 18, 2009 3:47:31 am PDT #4303 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”

Dr. Spencer Reid can't be seen having arms like that.

Oh yes he can.


Jesse - Aug 18, 2009 3:55:29 am PDT #4304 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

It's the hair that's killing me in that picture.


Jessica - Aug 18, 2009 4:14:29 am PDT #4305 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Real Science Dealing With Important Issues:

If zombies actually existed, an attack by them would lead to the collapse of civilisation unless dealt with quickly and aggressively.

That is the conclusion of a mathematical exercise carried out by researchers in Canada.

They say only frequent counter-attacks with increasing force would eradicate the fictional creatures.

The scientific paper is published in a book - Infectious Diseases Modelling Research Progress.


Tom Scola - Aug 18, 2009 4:39:48 am PDT #4306 of 30001
They pay me in WOIMS

So do I want the shoe, or the boot?


Jesse - Aug 18, 2009 4:46:56 am PDT #4307 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I have to say the shoe, although I flipped back and forth several times.


Jessica - Aug 18, 2009 4:53:20 am PDT #4308 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I vote boot.


Steph L. - Aug 18, 2009 4:58:55 am PDT #4309 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Shoe.


Jesse - Aug 18, 2009 5:00:31 am PDT #4310 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

If the boot had more eyelets or whatever the hole for the shoelace is called, I would have voted boot.


Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Aug 18, 2009 5:03:18 am PDT #4311 of 30001
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"

If zombies actually existed, an attack by them would lead to the collapse of civilisation unless dealt with quickly and aggressively.

There was actually a report about this on the very serious 'Today' programme on BBC Radio 4 this morning.

Do they call this time of year 'silly season' over there, too?