The FBI has had my fingerprints since I covered a visit to campus by Patricia Nixon as a student newspaper reporter. When I was a newspaper reporter, the paper was getting me Secret Service credentials, and the city editor said to me, "Should I worry about you? They didn't ask how to spell your name."
You turn on any of my crew, you turn on me.
Mal ,'Ariel'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Jun 18, 2015 3:38:13 pm PDT #29020 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Connie Neil - Jun 18, 2015 3:40:52 pm PDT #29021 of 30000
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the city editor said to me, "Should I worry about you? They didn't ask how to spell your name."
To which you smile faintly and say quietly, "It's classified."
Jesse - Jun 18, 2015 3:43:41 pm PDT #29022 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's awesome, Ginger.
I have a beer! And the day off tomorrow! Woot.
SailAweigh - Jun 18, 2015 3:57:56 pm PDT #29023 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I'm not sure how long my fingerprints have been on file, anymore. I had it done to get my secret security clearance in the Navy, and then again every few years to keep it. Never did get my top secret, although I would have needed it for the unit I was transferring to when I got out.
-t - Jun 18, 2015 3:59:46 pm PDT #29024 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Mmm, that sounds nice, Sail. Fat Tire sounds familiar.
It's not peak allergy season for me, I should be fine. And I've got some claritin lying around if I need it.
That's a great story, Ginger!
I run into weirdness like that with the trip planner, Connie - it's always trying to make me go to Sacramento to transfer when Martinez is one stop from me and in the direction I'm going and an easier transfer point. It's not a smart tool.
Zenkitty - Jun 18, 2015 3:59:50 pm PDT #29025 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm having an anxiety attack. I wish knowing it could make it stop. I guess this means my experiment with going off the Topamax is a failure. Dammit. I wish my cats would stop yowling. I wish my BFF would call me. I wish I wasn't alone. I wish I could stop shaking and crying. There's nothing wrong except this. It's so stupid.
-t - Jun 18, 2015 4:02:57 pm PDT #29026 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm so sorry, Zen.
It's not your fault. And shaking and crying, while not pleasant, are okay things to do.
I hope it passes soon.
Ginger - Jun 18, 2015 4:03:39 pm PDT #29027 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
We're here, Zen.
Why are your cats yowling?
sj - Jun 18, 2015 4:05:29 pm PDT #29028 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm sorry, Zen. I wish I could be there with you in person.
SailAweigh - Jun 18, 2015 4:08:10 pm PDT #29029 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Not stupid at all, Zen. Brains are evil, they lie to us and treat us like crap. And where the brain goes, there goes the body. Treat yourself nicely. One of the motivational posters I've got on my refrigerator says, "Be Nice to Yourself, It's Hard to Be Happy When Someone's Being Mean to You All the Time." And as my therapist says, "Would you let a friend speak to you that way?"