Gavin, ask yourself this question. What are you more afraid of, a giant murderous demon or me?

Lilah ,'Destiny'


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.


Zenkitty - Apr 13, 2012 10:04:03 am PDT #819 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Things that got hit by lightning last night: Transamerica Pyramid, towers on both GG and Bay Bridges, Cranes building the new bridge.

And the plane my sister was flying to Newark on! She's still in Newark. 22 hours travel time and still not home. She hates traveling!

This weekend, searching frantically for business apparel that fits for the conference next weekend. HATE


Steph L. - Apr 13, 2012 10:04:46 am PDT #820 of 30001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Things that got hit by lightning last night: Transamerica Pyramid, towers on both GG and Bay Bridges, Cranes building the new bridge.

And the plane my sister was flying to Newark on!

Wait. While she was IN THE PLANE, FLYING?


Kate P. - Apr 13, 2012 10:10:48 am PDT #821 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

I've spent the last two weeks working on a show with the Mayor of Sunnydale. And Tuesday during rehearsal Mr. Trick hung out with us for a little while.

!! So cool!

While she was IN THE PLANE, FLYING?

Aiyiyi. I was on a plane that was hit by lightning once. It was fine -- planes are built to withstand some pretty heavy-duty shit -- but, quite frankly, TERRIFYING.


Zenkitty - Apr 13, 2012 10:13:00 am PDT #822 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Wait. While she was IN THE PLANE, FLYING?

Reading her next text, no; the plane was hit in flight while OTHER people were on it. It landed in SF, then had to be checked out before it could fly her to Newark. Then in Newark, the plane that was supposed to take her home also had some problems, so they had to get one from Baltimore, and... yeah. Still in Newark.


-t - Apr 13, 2012 10:13:34 am PDT #823 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Very cool, aurelia!

I'm paying bills right now (AIOK, I guess?). Passover ends this weekend, so I look forward to baking some bread. I want to see Cabin in the Woods, and still need to see Hunger Games, but that'll probably wait until Monday. Oh, god, taxes, I should probably do something about those. Whoops.


Sparky1 - Apr 13, 2012 10:14:21 am PDT #824 of 30001
Librarian Warlord

Tomorrow is organizing volunteers to hang 500 lost dog flyers, and Sunday is the zoo with cousins. Also, grocery shopping.


Burrell - Apr 13, 2012 10:17:57 am PDT #825 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Go tankless, Burrell, for sure!

Thanks Liese. I've been advocating tankless too.


Sophia Brooks - Apr 13, 2012 10:20:46 am PDT #826 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Hey aurelia- I have a tech question for you if you are still here (I don't know if you have noticed, doing lights, but thought I would ask)

In your experience when doing 10 out of 12 tech rehearsals with costumes, does the time it takes the actors to get into costume count as part of that ten? So if the rehearsal is noon-midnight with a two hour break- are the actors called before noon so you can go with tech at noon, or all they called at noon to go at 12:30?


meara - Apr 13, 2012 10:27:19 am PDT #827 of 30001

I'm going to a gay-country-dancing "Hoedown" all weekend--lessons and dances all day and evening. Two problems: one, I worked out with a trainer yesterday and wasn't thinking, and now my quads are on fire. Not good for dancing all weekend. Oops. Two, a not-close friend is throwing an amazing sounding birthday bash tonight, but to go I would (a) need a costume and (b) have to skip the opening night dance of the hoedown (there's only two dances--Fri/Sat). Can't really do both, I don't think (costume changes and timing, oh my). Argh.


Liese S. - Apr 13, 2012 10:28:01 am PDT #828 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Are you doing electric or gas? If the latter, the exhaust pipes are more expensive, but it is worthwhile. Since I didn't do it, I can't speak from experience. But realistically for us, with long periods of time we're not in the house, and frequent variance of the people in the house, i.e, water demand, it should have been a no brainer. We got talked out of it because the plumber was uncomfortable with it, so get a plumber who's used to them.

But the idea of only consuming resources when you're using the hot water, and not for it just to sit there, plus as much hot water as you need on demand...that's a winning combination for me. When ours gives up the ghost, we're switching for sure. We did the piping for it already.