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Mal ,'War Stories'


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.


Strix - May 07, 2013 5:27:49 pm PDT #21812 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

I don't suppose you're referring to S____n, in Allentown/Bethlehem, PA?

M goes there. (Redacted; not the same school.) It's a wonderful school. Pricey, beyond our and the ex's fam's range (even though they chose it, wanted us to pay half (HAHAHAHAHA - NO) but it's a lovely environment. I don't even know what Ex will do in two years when their youngest starts school. They are already crazy in arrears.


Jessica - May 07, 2013 5:56:06 pm PDT #21813 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

There's a reason many presidential kids end up at Friends' schools in DC.

Are there others besides Sidwell? (I was always a little bitter about them because my alma-mater was the Clintons and Obama's second-choice school.)


SuziQ - May 07, 2013 5:57:07 pm PDT #21814 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Don't wear yourself out too much if you can help it.

I made myself take a karate break today. Told my sensei I needed to hit things, so we spent the time doing pad work. I should have put on my pad gloves cause now I have a couple of ugly knuckles. I wish I could get away with taking a picture and sending that with my "I need your info NOW" e-mails.


Amy - May 07, 2013 5:58:19 pm PDT #21815 of 30001
Because books.

I wish I could get away with taking a picture and sending that with my "I need your info NOW" e-mails.

That would be so awesome.


SuziQ - May 07, 2013 6:00:21 pm PDT #21816 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Actually only one knuckle still looks angry. And it is a sign I wasn't hitting the pads right. Should have been hitting with the back of my hand, not with the knuckles. Backfists are WONDERFUL for getting out your frustrations, as long as you hit right.


Juliebird - May 07, 2013 6:19:50 pm PDT #21817 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

New court date is for the 21st. So, anyone with legal issues experience, how much should I be in contact with my attorney? I was told by an assistant to show up with my insurance card, and that was all. I'm more than happy to just show up with no further contact, but after this last fail, I don't want to take chances, but I don't want to badger the guy unnecessarily.


Vortex - May 07, 2013 6:37:19 pm PDT #21818 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Hey Julie, I must have missed the issue. Want to reiterate?


§ ita § - May 07, 2013 8:10:48 pm PDT #21819 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I used one of my krav promo pictures in a work presentation. It was an "introduce yourself and your systems expertise to your peers across the different sites". So for some people, they've seen two pictures of me--bleached blonde hair and pink wraps, and my LinkedIn photo, which I've been told is a bit...not professional.

Man, NCIS LA just talked about Crossfit like a cult and I miss kettlebell like an excision. Hell, just being fit. I miss quads. Quads are my favourite muscle. Why wasn't that a question in the drawing challenge??? I love me some quads. Mine are long gone. There's just some padding to protect the padding from the bone. Xenia Onatopp, my spirit guide...(I went to prep school with a Xenia--not sure if she topped or bottomed in the...end)...(more ellipsis of saudade--they're a little more flavourful than the normal elision one)...(that one was aposiopesis, you dig?)


§ ita § - May 07, 2013 8:16:03 pm PDT #21820 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

What do you think of this 911 call? It's not triggery, really, unless you don't want to think about the other things you know of the women who got free in Cleveland. I don't know how many other people called (sounds like one of the women was calling at the same time). I cannot imagine the 911 processes and just being able to handle that shit. The pressure!


erin_obscure - May 07, 2013 9:00:15 pm PDT #21821 of 30001
Occasionally I’m callous and strange

I heard that call earlier and my first though as a 911 calltaker? GET TO THE POINT. Don't talk about going to McDonalds...8 seconds into that call and if I didn't already know the backstory I would be about to dismiss him as a non-emergency call. Took 20 seconds to get to the actual emergency.

Helpful hint: when you call 911, lead with the emergency: "There's a lady here just busted out of a house says she been kidnapped" Boom, there's the emergency. No wonder the calltaker sounded bored out of his skull at first, the lead in was like 90% of drunk or overexcited callers complaining about ordinance infractions. We get jaded really quickly.

eta: backstory about 911 processing: 20 seconds to get to the emergency is seriously irritating to type A speed-typers. I can have fire/ems calls set up and sent to dispatch in 20 seconds when a caller leads with the emergency and a location. Last week I had a residential fire sent to dispatch in 19 seconds because the caller started with "I'm at [address] and my neighbor's front porch is on fire." BOOM! Fire trucks on the way. We want that basic info RAW.

He does get bonus points for getting the full, correct address out before being prompted. That was impressive. It's shocking how many people forget their addresses when in crisis mode.