Oh god, what horrible news to wake up to.
Seriously, though Sumi's news makes it a little easier.
I'm not on the ship. I'm in the ship. I am the ship.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Lee - Mar 11, 2011 4:40:16 am PST #27646 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Tom Scola - Mar 11, 2011 4:41:08 am PST #27647 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Jesse - Mar 11, 2011 4:48:45 am PST #27648 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm glad to hear that, sumi.
Sparky1 - Mar 11, 2011 4:49:16 am PST #27649 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
sumi, I'm glad your family is safe, and was able to ease your fears so quickly. One point for this interweb-tube-thingy.
bt, I think my DH will be on the radio program Late Night Live on your continent on Monday. Unfortunately, they are not flying us in for this. Listen for a crying 22 month old in the background!
Jessica - Mar 11, 2011 5:01:24 am PST #27650 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Sumi, what a relief for your family.
flea - Mar 11, 2011 5:04:18 am PST #27651 of 30001
information libertarian
My friends are in Tokyo and have checked in safe. They are stranded away from where they were staying (no transport available), but have gotten hospitality from friends of friends and have a safe place to stay.
I am stunned by the earthquake resistance of the buildings in Japan. This was a BIG earthquake, and very little damage. People report being like popcorn in a pan, but the buildings stayed up. Go team engineering.
Sue - Mar 11, 2011 5:09:03 am PST #27652 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Sumi, I am glad to hear your family are safe.
As quickly as news does come to social media, I'm finding it hard to get my head around the enormity of this quake just from tweets and pictures.
And in happier news, my coworker visited with her goldendoodle puppy, who is already bigger than Boomer, our usual Friday visitor: [link]
Frankenbuddha - Mar 11, 2011 5:17:45 am PST #27653 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Safety-ma for anyone with folks in the area of the quake and the tsunami.
Hippo birdies, tommyrot!
Sue - Mar 11, 2011 5:22:53 am PST #27654 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Happy Birthday Tommy!
le nubian - Mar 11, 2011 5:36:25 am PST #27655 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Can I just state how shitty our news is? I've been watching the news CNN/MSNBC for the past 1-2 hours and it is awful.
I decided to find a ukproxy service and watch BBC video and after 20 minutes, I already feel more knowledgeable about the situation than 2 hours of US cable news. That is a crying shame.
sumi, I'm glad to hear about your family.
I hope others who have yet to check in and their loved ones are safe.