Wesley: I stabbed you. I should apologize for that. But I'm honestly not sure how. I think it'll just be awkward. Gunn: Good call. Wesley: Okay.

'Time Bomb'


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.


§ 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.


sj - Oct 25, 2012 9:15:56 am PDT #26986 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

le nubian I thought I saw something with writing, but TV is too small. And I was watching on demand, which makes it difficult to pause. Google is giving me no love.


brenda m - Oct 25, 2012 9:16:12 am PDT #26987 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

It was something David Clarke-related.


-t - Oct 25, 2012 9:18:39 am PDT #26988 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

sj, I think it was a check from David Clark from when he started the business. Scandalous!