You like ships. You don't seem to be looking at the destinations. What you care about is the ships, and mine's the nicest.

Kaylee ,'Serenity'


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.


§ ita § - Aug 24, 2013 3:48:20 pm PDT #3446 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Wow. Krenkel especially goes into my file. DAMN. That's some great black and white work. Why were you watching him work, Ginger?


Connie Neil - Aug 24, 2013 3:50:22 pm PDT #3447 of 30000
brillig

Well, it could be "OK, this was supposed to be horrible, but I feel OK, so I'm doing well." I figure forewarned is forearmed.


-t - Aug 24, 2013 4:01:42 pm PDT #3448 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Drinking lots of water (like, drink until you think you've had enough and then drink some more pretty much constantly for at least a few days before you go) is supposed to help, according to the mountain climbers of my acquaintance. New Orleans-based climbers are pretty aware of change in altitude effects, as you might imagine.

I have firm plans to meet my mom at 3:30 tomorrow morning so we can go walk around a track for an hour or two. By the time we are done with that and go out to breakfast I should be ready to be all kinds of productive around the house before it's time to watch football (which has a tendency to just eat up my Sundays)...


msbelle - Aug 24, 2013 4:13:04 pm PDT #3449 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

3:30?!?!?


-t - Aug 24, 2013 4:47:29 pm PDT #3450 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

They needed people for the overnight hours. These things happen.


Lee - Aug 24, 2013 4:56:20 pm PDT #3451 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Last night I wrote out a list of everything I wanted to get done today.

I am pretty sure it's laughing at me from the other room.


-t - Aug 24, 2013 4:57:28 pm PDT #3452 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Lists are not the boss of you.


Theodosia - Aug 24, 2013 4:58:23 pm PDT #3453 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"

Even so, that's still early.

But then I'm going to have to wake up for the prep dose at around 3 AM to allow for enough time before I have to leave for the procedure.


-t - Aug 24, 2013 5:01:55 pm PDT #3454 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That sounds less fun, frankly.


Ginger - Aug 24, 2013 5:06:02 pm PDT #3455 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Why were you watching him work, Ginger?

We were friends. When my ex was a teenager, he made friends with a number of New York comic and sf illustrators, mostly through Jeff Jones, whom he had known in Atlanta. A number of people, including us, tried to help Roy cope after his mother died. We sold sketches for him at conventions and tried to get him to eat better and pay his bills.