Here is your cup of coffee.  Brewed from the finest Colombian lighter fluid.

Xander ,'Chosen'


Natter 69: Practically names itself.  

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.


§ ita § - Mar 03, 2012 10:04:41 am PST #25072 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Gawker or Jez reposted a story about this Whitney Houston greeting (??) card, and like buzzfeed, I'm trying to work out in which situation you give that to someone. Is that ever an answer? It's gotta be a gag gift.

Speaking of gifts, the vendor we did a project with gave me the strangest branded swag I've ever gotten in my two decades of IT--a wine cooler bag. It's big enough to fit a neoprene wine crate, but tailored to fit as a plane carry-on, and has wheels and a handle. And their logo.

I don't even know. I've never owned that much wine at one time, much less bought it in one shot. It's such a weird thing to assume everyone in the project is a drinker, and a wine drinker, and sufficiently an afficionado that that would be appreciated. I mean, statistically assume, anyway.

Internally, we got pens and stick-on cellphone screen cleaners with the project logo on it. The pens are pretty decent and the reusable screen wipes are undeniably handy for just about everyone, even if totally random. Project logo is on my phone all the time now. Pretty nifty.

Damn, I really do need to tidy my living room.


Jessica - Mar 03, 2012 10:17:51 am PST #25073 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I don't want to live near any natural disasters, but if I had to pick I'd stick with blizzards because that's what I'm used to. And since NYC has buried power lines, they don't do as much damage here as other places.

Turns out sometimes the Starks are wrong.

I'm going to start referring to global warming as the beginning of the Long Summer.


Jessica - Mar 03, 2012 10:20:42 am PST #25074 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Oh shit, I was supposed to buy groceries on my way home! It was so nice outside I completely forgot. Cereal for dinner, kids!


Amy - Mar 03, 2012 10:22:21 am PST #25075 of 30001
Because books.

I would vote for the Long Summer, in a heartbeat.

I don't want to live near any natural disasters, but if I had to pick I'd stick with blizzards because that's what I'm used to.

This. I can deal with a Nor'Easter, but earthquakes and tornadoes and hurricanes freak me out.


Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 03, 2012 10:38:07 am PST #25076 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

We have tornadoes, earthquakes, flash floods, and the occasional brushfire here. Tornadoes are definitely the ones I'd most like to do without.


sumi - Mar 03, 2012 10:39:45 am PST #25077 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

Weather is just weird.

We got about 3 inches of snow in under two hours and my best friend who lives 45 minutes east of me has almost none.


sarameg - Mar 03, 2012 10:44:22 am PST #25078 of 30001

For some reason, they sent me another corporate card. With a different number. A month later. I don't even know. Not looking forward to sorting this out.


DavidS - Mar 03, 2012 10:45:29 am PST #25079 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Cereal for dinner, kids!

Order pizza!


Calli - Mar 03, 2012 10:45:37 am PST #25080 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Here in NC we get the occasional tornado, hurricanes, and once every 10 years or so, some serious snow.

Oh, and an earthquake in 2011.

It's a good thing NC's pretty.


§ ita § - Mar 03, 2012 10:47:01 am PST #25081 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Fuck! Where is my Nook?

For some reason I'm really panicky about this. Last time I remember having it was outside. Calm down, ita ! Go sign up for art class and then tidy a little. Shit happens.