What about one of those alarms made to be thrown? I've considered it...
These girls have the most beautiful dresses. And so do I -- how about that?
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
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Strix - Sep 27, 2010 4:46:53 pm PDT #4284 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
WindSparrow - Sep 27, 2010 5:08:04 pm PDT #4285 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
What about one of those alarms made to be thrown? I've considered it...
I had one in the shape of a hand grenade when I was in college. It was good.
Laga - Sep 27, 2010 5:19:19 pm PDT #4286 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I love Clocky.
Is Jupiter that piercing bright light in the sky? How I wish I had a telescope. I tried binoculars but it just became a slightly larger, very bright, jiggly dot.
tommyrot - Sep 27, 2010 5:20:12 pm PDT #4287 of 30000
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 think Jupiter should be the brightest thing in the night sky besides the moon (if it's out).
Jessica - Sep 27, 2010 5:23:08 pm PDT #4288 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Running out of spoons is not running out of energy, it's running out of *ability*.
Exactly, which is why this sentence in particular jumps out at me as problematic:
Most people start the day with unlimited amount of possibilities, and energy to do whatever they desire
This statement puts the bar for "healthy" so high that most actually healthy people will not meet that standard, and so it ultimately does a poor job of distinguishing between, say, having Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and just being really tired. I think it's a good metaphor hidden in an unfortunately poorly expressed piece of writing.
Hil R. - Sep 27, 2010 5:23:47 pm PDT #4289 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Clocky would drive me nuts.
Laga - Sep 27, 2010 5:28:03 pm PDT #4290 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I don't own Clocky, I just love him. My cell phone has been my alarm for years.
amych - Sep 27, 2010 5:37:00 pm PDT #4291 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I adore Clocky in principle, but I suspect that actually getting one would be the second non-negotiable grounds for divorce (the first being, of course, letting the other win at fencing.)
tommyrot - Sep 27, 2010 5:43:35 pm PDT #4292 of 30000
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 other day I saw an alarm clock that has this approx. 2" ball that sites on top. When the alarm goes off, it throws the ball, and to get it to snooze you have to find the ball and put it back on its spot on top of the clock.
I think that's a more elegant solution that Clocky, who admittedly has a very cool name.
eta: Here it is: [link]
Jessica - Sep 27, 2010 5:43:40 pm PDT #4293 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I do have a Clocky (Paramount swag from a few years back - no idea what movie they were trying to promote with it), but we gave it to Dylan to play with instead of using it as an alarm. If it's still working in 15 years he can take it to college.