Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.

Spike ,'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.


§ ita § - Oct 30, 2012 10:51:10 am PDT #27840 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

LeN, there's a FEMA app for Android. Probably also one for iOS.


Sophia Brooks - Oct 30, 2012 10:57:29 am PDT #27841 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Oh dear. My former student is in Long Beach and the last I saw, they were staying through the storm, and she posted a picture on Facebook of the water half way up the living room walls.


le nubian - Oct 30, 2012 11:00:34 am PDT #27842 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

In other news,

Disney just bought LucasFilm. Episode 7 will come out in 2015.


Kristen - Oct 30, 2012 11:07:50 am PDT #27843 of 30001

My former student is in Long Beach and the last I saw, they were staying through the storm, and she posted a picture on Facebook of the water half way up the living room walls.

My mother chose to stay and now I have no way of reaching her or anyone else in town.


Tom Scola - Oct 30, 2012 11:10:34 am PDT #27844 of 30001
hwæt

How can there be an Episode 7 if there were only three Star Wars films?


Jessica - Oct 30, 2012 11:13:52 am PDT #27845 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Disney just bought LucasFilm. Episode 7 will come out in 2015.

I seriously thought this had to be a hoax, but it's on Forbes.com!

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msbelle - Oct 30, 2012 11:13:53 am PDT #27846 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Shocking exactly no one, I continue to heart Tom Scola.

Kristen, she is in Long Beach?


Jesse - Oct 30, 2012 11:14:03 am PDT #27847 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Holy crap, Kristen. I bet she's OK, but that's got to be nerve-wracking.


msbelle - Oct 30, 2012 11:23:54 am PDT #27848 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Halloween parade cancelled. First time in its 39 year history.


msbelle - Oct 30, 2012 11:25:34 am PDT #27849 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Kristen, news is reporting that they are trying to get up a temp cell phone tower for Long Beach, but it not up yet. LICC is where they are having people go for a shelter. Red Cross is set up there.