Ha. I have to tell this jackass story on myself. I drive a lot of country roads late at night. It's common courtesy to dim your brights, and almost everybody does it. But one night I was coming home from rehearsal, tired and cranky and headachey. And I almost never do this, but the oncoming car had its high lights on and I flashed my lights at it to make it dim them. It did, right away. And then got close enough for me to realize it was an ambulance. With a patient in the back being worked on. Gee, Liese, you think maybe they might be better off SAVING SOMEONE'S LIFE than worrying about just how close they are to you before they dim their brights? Hee. Oops.
You're right. He's evil. But you should see him naked. I mean really!
Buffybot ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
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.
Liese S. - Jun 12, 2011 10:56:54 am PDT #12492 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
§ ita § - Jun 12, 2011 11:09:16 am PDT #12493 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Connie Neil - Jun 12, 2011 11:10:24 am PDT #12494 of 30001
brillig
Liese, as someone who deals with assholes who won't dim their lights and who understands your pain, think of it as the driver going "Oh, good, a reasonable driver, I'm glad I won't blind him and possibly have to pick him up later."
I think some of the people around here don't even know they have a non-bright setting on their lights. And don't get me started on those damned halogen lights. I just love staring into twin oncoming dwarf stars on busy streets.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 12, 2011 11:22:34 am PDT #12495 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I have my fingers and toes grossed for Cricket at the Tony's, Pix. I checked, but the costume designer I know who did Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson was not nominated-- just the set designer.
Relatedly, since I do not have ateevee-- does anyone know how/where I can possbly stream the Tonys?
flea - Jun 12, 2011 11:31:43 am PDT #12496 of 30001
information libertarian
So, Amina, "Gay Girl in Damascus" is an American man living in Istanbul. [link]
The sad thing is, there is no authentic voice reaching the west from Syria, and god knows we need one.
sarameg - Jun 12, 2011 12:44:11 pm PDT #12497 of 30001
Had to run back to my car several blocks away in a torrential rainstorm (at least I had an umbrella?) Had to take my shoes off, they were too slippery.
And I come home to discover dripping in the back bedroom ceiling by the downspout. Sigh. Roof's only 2 years old. I oughta call the roofer. And the downspout people.
Consuela - Jun 12, 2011 1:51:01 pm PDT #12498 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So, Amina, "Gay Girl in Damascus" is an American man living in Istanbul.
Seriously?
::sigh::
Dana - Jun 12, 2011 2:05:16 pm PDT #12499 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Oh, you have to read his justification. It's special.
sumi - Jun 12, 2011 2:28:19 pm PDT #12500 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
I'm sure it is.
flea - Jun 12, 2011 2:30:23 pm PDT #12501 of 30001
information libertarian
Andy Carvin explains how they figured it out: [link]