Mal: Zoe, why do I have a wife? Jayne: You got a wife? All I got is that dumbass stick sounds like its raining. How come you got a wife?

'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

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.


lcat - Apr 14, 2014 12:52:02 pm PDT #25163 of 30000
I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.

Amy

I can't tell you anything about drive times but 287 to Amarillo and then I40 to Albuquerque is a pretty standard route. My recollection from the one time I went to Amarillo is that 287 is a four lane through most of that BUT once you are past Wichita Falls it is long stretches of nothing interspersed with small town speed traps. As a woman driving alone, it wasn't a road I would take at night but during the day with good weather, it can be a pretty drive.


NoiseDesign - Apr 14, 2014 12:55:08 pm PDT #25164 of 30000
Our wings are not tired

What provider do you use for your cell phone? When I was in Northern Ireland in February I took a Galaxy S4 on T-Mobile with me. It's one of my business phones. Currently the T-Mobile plans include unlimited data and text from something like 100 countries, and Ireland and Northern Ireland are both included. It worked great for me and I will be using it again June when Pix and I go back.


erikaj - Apr 14, 2014 12:57:22 pm PDT #25165 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!

I *feel* that way talking to support sometimes, Connie. But knowing that, I freak out and fume *first* then call the techs. That way, I'm calm when they can hear me. Of course, some people are dicks who read "Tech support" and think "data monkey" which is a bad call much like insulting a waiter. Although I think I'd almost rather eat spit-food than face ongoing tech problems, and considering how much I hate germs, that's a statement!


Connie Neil - Apr 14, 2014 1:00:23 pm PDT #25166 of 30000
brillig

I'm not sure who has annoyed me more today, this last guy or the guy earlier who, when asked to click on an icon, said "Why can't you do it? That's what I'm paying you for."


Amy - Apr 14, 2014 1:05:16 pm PDT #25167 of 30000
Because books.

Thanks, lcat! Virtual cookies on the way.


Theodosia - Apr 14, 2014 1:20:29 pm PDT #25168 of 30000
'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"

Consuela, can you quick change into your Star Fleet uniform?


Dana - Apr 14, 2014 2:02:26 pm PDT #25169 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Zen, ages ago (okay, several years) when I went to Italy with a group of fannish friends, I rented a cellphone for the group. I can look up that information for you if you want, though I'd be surprised if there isn't a better way these days.


Theodosia - Apr 14, 2014 2:06:06 pm PDT #25170 of 30000
'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"

Ha! My good friend Janni Lee got to write a guest episode for Zombies Run: [link]


-t - Apr 14, 2014 2:31:55 pm PDT #25171 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, cool!

Looks like I am getting two bunnies. Just a question of exactly when I can be ready for them...


§ ita § - Apr 14, 2014 2:39:19 pm PDT #25172 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I had an epic bad night last night. First dream my workplace turned into a shady Good Wife and I was being assessed by the execs for some gig that had to be done off the books. Second half of the night was watching a "ghetto" sitcom where the lead was a mix between Dice Clay and Kevin Henry and it had animated bestiality jokes.

I think my teeth were grit all night, and now I'm falling asleep at my desk. There's this weird quality the sound gets just as I realise my eyes are closing.