Isn't it a bit premature for the local weather boffins to be blathering on about Perfect Storms when it's freaking five days out?
It is, but I'm selfishly happy to see them use the phrase for an actual storm and not some random minor coincidence.
The King of Cups expects a picnic. But this is not his birthday!
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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.
amych - Oct 25, 2012 7:27:43 am PDT #26976 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Gudanov - Oct 25, 2012 7:28:30 am PDT #26977 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Isn't it a bit premature for the local weather boffins to be blathering on about Perfect Storms when it's freaking five days out?
Five isn't even a perfect number.
Fred Pete - Oct 25, 2012 7:45:43 am PDT #26978 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
DC seems to be right on the edge of Sandy. I'm pulling out my wishes for nasty storms in general. Either stay away, or hit us hard enough to shut everything down for a day or two. Preferably weekdays.
None of this in-between of slogging through things to get to work. Because I know me -- if the office is open, I'll be there.
§ ita § - Oct 25, 2012 7:47:55 am PDT #26979 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It is almost the same as a perfect number.
An IO9 article that was trying to make a point based on an abstract by their clumsiest writer had that phrase in it--he said that 8.5 was almost the same number as 7, except he was saying that 8.5 was almost the same number as 7% which is a whole impossible ball of wax, given what he was working with.
Jesse - Oct 25, 2012 7:48:40 am PDT #26980 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Isn't it a bit premature for the local weather boffins to be blathering on about Perfect Storms when it's freaking five days out?
Yes. That said, snor'eastercane!
§ ita § - Oct 25, 2012 9:01:05 am PDT #26981 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think that if you're somewhere where it's vaguely likely¹ an emergency might rob you of power, it never hurts to have a(n extra) car charger for your phone. It might be the only communication you got.
I think most of my family is on dwindling Blackberry batteries right now. I haven't checked what FEMA suggests in a while (I've got nothing but the phone charging...)
¹ That was our first direct hit since Gilbert, but still--likely enough
OMG, I had been doing pretty well considering the 7am meeting, but...whoa.
Don't people realise that when they come over to your desk to tell you they're on your con call and you're not, it means both of you are delayed in getting back on? Hmm. Judging practicality.
There's this chick on IO9 who really likes me.
That's all. She likes me. I always think it's weird when people do that.
le nubian - Oct 25, 2012 9:05:58 am PDT #26982 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
So, I came to my office at 9am for a meeting with a prospective graduate student. Said meeting was arranged about 2 weeks ago.
At 9:40 I emailed the staff member who introduced me to the person that he did not show up. She responds to me and cc's him wondering if traffic held him up. And she confirmed the day and time I had was correct.
He replied to her (cc'ing me) at 10:50 saying "I'm so sorry I didn't have a chance to contact her - crazy morning. I'm getting married this weekend and running around. Can u please forward me her contact info so I can reschedule?"
In the grand scheme of things, this is just irritating, but I could be home in my sweat pants working.
Second, how could you not notice you cc'd me on the email message? Who did you think was in the recipient list?
Third, why would you arrange this meeting - which was not pressing - like 2 days before you were going to get married? On what planet is that a good idea?
sj - Oct 25, 2012 9:07:02 am PDT #26983 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
From Sunday's Revenge what was in the frame that Nolan's assistant was looking at?
meara - Oct 25, 2012 9:07:53 am PDT #26984 of 30001
Well, boys are sometimes dumb about weddings, but dude. Reschedule. Not the first impression you want to make on a potential advisor!!
ita, I like you. I suspect most buffistas do. Is that weird, or is it not weird because we know you?
le nubian - Oct 25, 2012 9:13:30 am PDT #26985 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
sj,
I don't know! I thought it was a childhood photo of Nolan with his parents.