Seriously, I have got to be the most suggestible person in the world. It's a good thing there aren't, like, drugs commercials, or I'd be all, mmm, crack, that sounds good...
I tell you I have this theory. It goes where, you're the one who's not my sister. Cuz mom adopted you from a shoe box full of baby howler monkeys, and never told you cuz it could hurt your delicate baby feelings.
Dawn ,'Selfless'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
Liese S. - Feb 25, 2013 6:45:40 am PST #12681 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Consuela - Feb 25, 2013 7:15:10 am PST #12682 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So I'm home from my little trip to Colorado, which was lovely except for spending way too much time in transit. Especially yesterday, between the snowstorm and my flight being cancelled. Bah.
OTOH, sledding with a 5-year-old is more fun than almost anything. So fun.
No news on the job here even though sequestration hits on Friday. On Wednesday, a former coworker's company is having a reception, and I think I shall go, and network. Bah.
Amy - Feb 25, 2013 7:38:37 am PST #12683 of 30001
Because books.
Network like hell, Consuela.
Theodosia - Feb 25, 2013 7:53:40 am PST #12684 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Network like the wind! You deserve better management.
Amy - Feb 25, 2013 8:09:52 am PST #12685 of 30001
Because books.
Consuela, or other people who climb, canb you tell me what a belayer is? I'm not sure this writer is using it correctly.
Consuela - Feb 25, 2013 8:12:28 am PST #12686 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
canb you tell me what a belayer is
A belayer is the person at the other end of the rope from the climber. The rope is run through a friction device clipped to the belayer's harness, and the belayer can stop the climber from falling, or lower them slowly. The belayer can be above the climber or below them, depending on the setup.
I assume the term comes from the naval usage, where "belay" is to stop, or so I understand.
Does that help? If not, feel free to give me the context.
Amy - Feb 25, 2013 8:16:25 am PST #12687 of 30001
Because books.
He's just talking about the belayer and the climber, but he's a shitty writer so I wasn't sure if he knew what he was talking about, but he's got it. I had never heard the term before.
And that does help, thanks! Although, just out of curiosity, who is the belayer's belayer? Or do you switch off?
Consuela - Feb 25, 2013 8:22:52 am PST #12688 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
who is the belayer's belayer? Or do you switch off?
You switch off, generally. If climbing outdoors, the belayer is usually "clipped in" or anchored to something, like a tree or bolts in the rock, or something. So if the climber falls, the belayer doesn't get yanked into the air, or pulled off the cliff when the climber's weight hits them.
Amy - Feb 25, 2013 8:24:42 am PST #12689 of 30001
Because books.
Oh, gotcha. Thank you!
i'm listening to Free to Be, You and Me and it's really improving my mood.
Theodosia - Feb 25, 2013 8:31:20 am PST #12690 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
My understanding is that if the belayer isn't attached to something very firmly, it's pretty much a suicide pact in action.