Browncoat Bar & Grill - Reunion Tour

POSTED BY: Nicodemus
UPDATED: Friday, April 17, 2009 19:49
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NICODEMUS

Sunday, April 12, 2009 11:36 AM

Jeeze, so I'm back for just over one thread and I'm already taking the mandate into my own hands to start a new one.

As for the thread title, it seems fitting (if delayed), and it'll please the Halo people (unless I got the name of the level wrong).

*lines up all the drinks and food that people have been craving, but haven't asked for (due to being too afraid/ashamed to ask, or because they didn't know they wanted them).*

Old pub thread at http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.asp?b=2&t=37656

FREELANCERTEX

Sunday, April 12, 2009 12:57 PM

woot, Halo ^_^

FIRSTIES!!!!

barkeep, a nice big mug of the Good Stuff to wake me up please ><;;

HELL'S KITTEN

Sunday, April 12, 2009 3:57 PM

((shuffles in, sleepily))

((instinctively finds the darkest, shadowiest, corneriest corner))

((wills a comfy chair to be there, too))

((curls up with a soft blanket and peers blearily at the bar))

NICODEMUS

Sunday, April 12, 2009 4:16 PM

*offers HK a hot toddy or an ice cold Dew*

HELL'S KITTEN

Sunday, April 12, 2009 4:49 PM

Mmmmmmmmm....... Dewwwww.........
((zombie kitten))

I am SO bored. And I've only been up for an hour. What is there to do on Zombie Jesus Day? I'm reluctant to continue reading the new Dresden book, cuz then it'll be over and I won't have anything to read. ((sniffle)) I need Cadbury Eggs. I cannot forget them this year...! [/ramble]

STINKINGROSE

Sunday, April 12, 2009 5:03 PM

Hands out Cadbury eggs. And toast. (For the dancing zombie jesus on toast part of the day)

MSA

Sunday, April 12, 2009 5:08 PM

Do not make me slap you...finish the Dresden.... It might be over, but then we can talk of it endlessly:) LOL

Apparently there's a church in the area that has it's members trek t the cemetary and wave potted palms in the air and sing... not sure what the end goal is....but if they raise zombies I'm gonna be pissed

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

STINKINGROSE

Sunday, April 12, 2009 5:12 PM

Scary thing is I can sort of follow the train of thought on that palm singing thing.

Palm fronds to welcome the king back to the new jerusalem, singing to the recently deceased to wave them on to the kingdom of heaven as the saviour is returned to lead them home, "hosanna hey sanna sanna sanna ho".

If I'm right do I get a sundae?

NICODEMUS

Sunday, April 12, 2009 5:30 PM

*Can't believe he got out of his warm bed, again.*

I really should be asleep.

Only worthwhile thing about work was the fact I was being paid ridiculous rates to be there. That and the fact that I'm not working at all next weekend.

*Pillages the pyramid of easter eggs and takes a sippy cup of hot tea up to the hammock in the shadows*

HELL'S KITTEN

Sunday, April 12, 2009 6:17 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
Do not make me slap you...

I'd like to see you try..... bitch.....!
((makes shadow-boxy fighty hands))

Quote:
finish the Dresden.... It might be over, but then we can talk of it endlessly:) LOL

Yes, Ma'am.
I just... like to take it... nice and slow with Harry...... you know... make it last...

Quote:
not sure what the end goal is....but if they raise zombies I'm gonna be pissed

((snerk!))
((chokes on her Dew))
LOL!! XD

I love you, MsA. ^__^

AVERYFINECOMPANION

Sunday, April 12, 2009 7:06 PM

Heh, you guys are great!

*Didn't wake up until about 1, go me!!*

I haz chocolate!!!

No damn zombies are taking my chocolate...

WAKEUPSOON

Sunday, April 12, 2009 8:02 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by averyfinecompanion:
I haz chocolate!!!

I haz too much chocolate ..

I'm scared to try to eat any in case in multiplies ...

~WuS
This is not my signature, I have to write this every time I post.
Smile && Nod, it makes it seem like you know what's going on.

MSA

Sunday, April 12, 2009 9:58 PM

HUGS HK...
You're just dragging the Dresden out to drive me mad... too late you know ( giggle) See I like to get to Harry fast and then do it over and over again

It was just the mental image of well dressed church goers waving palm fronds madly as they run from the zombies..

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

NICODEMUS

Sunday, April 12, 2009 10:47 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by WakeupSoon:
Quote:
Originally posted by averyfinecompanion:
I haz chocolate!!!

I haz too much chocolate ..

I'm scared to try to eat any in case in multiplies ...

~WuS

It's chocolate, not Tribbles, so you should be fine.

WAKEUPSOON

Sunday, April 12, 2009 10:50 PM

At the risk of sounding like a fool .. whats 'Tribbles'?

~WuS

This is not my signature, I have to write this every time I post.
Smile && Nod, it makes it seem like you know what's going on.

NICODEMUS

Sunday, April 12, 2009 10:50 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
What is there to do on Zombie Jesus Day?

Cut out and wear a zombie Internet Jesus mask, duh.

for those not in the know, click here: http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=7172

NICODEMUS

Sunday, April 12, 2009 10:56 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by WakeupSoon:
At the risk of sounding like a fool .. whats 'Tribbles'?

Tribbles are fictional animals in the Star Trek universe. They are depicted as small, soft, and gentle, and as producing a soothing purring sound. These traits are said to endear them to most sentient races which encounter them, with the notable exception of Klingons, who consider tribbles to be "mortal enemies" of the Klingon Empire, as stated in the Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations."

According to Leonard McCoy's dialogue their only two purposes in life appear to be to eat and to reproduce, and they perform both of these functions well. McCoy concludes that tribbles use over fifty percent of their metabolism for reproduction and that they are born pregnant.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribbles

KELKHIL

Monday, April 13, 2009 12:52 PM

(stumbles in....)

What a weekend!

Had the Boy's first B-day party on Sat and then at 6:00A(f-ing)M on Zombie Jebus Day, Sir Daughter the Brave decided to come into the bedroom and stare at me until I awoke!

(sets up the Breakfast Bar)

(leaves a -1.11C Dew and a Red Bull in the shadows for the Sneaky Lass to help fight off the Monday Grumps)

Zombie Killing, Ninja in Training Kelkhil
The Shirtless Forsaken

WAKEUPSOON

Monday, April 13, 2009 1:03 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kelkhil:
*blah*blah*blah* ... Monday Grumps

No Monday Grumps to be found in the UK .. Bank Holiday Monday - Get in!

I woke up less than an hour ago .. it 2pm. xD

~WuS
This is not my signature, I have to write this every time I post.
Smile && Nod, it makes it seem like you know what's going on.

NICODEMUS

Monday, April 13, 2009 2:14 PM

"...and he will knock four times"

Cryptic much?
*staggers off to a dark corner to collapse into sleep, hoping not to land on anyone who might be inhabiting said corner*

FREELANCERTEX

Monday, April 13, 2009 2:24 PM

huh?

Quote:
Originally posted by Kelkhil: at 6:00A(f-ing)M on Zombie Jebus Day, Sir Daughter the Brave decided to come into the bedroom and stare at me until I awoke!

LOLLZ!!! hey, she was awake and no one else was, so obviously she was bored and wanted some entertainment, had to wake *someone* up :P
i used to do the *same* thing to my parents and my brother when i was little XD scared the shit outta them.

barkeep, something not sugary to tide me over to this afternoon's dentist appointment ><;;

HELL'S KITTEN

Monday, April 13, 2009 3:32 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Nicodemus:
*staggers off to a dark corner to collapse into sleep, hoping not to land on anyone who might be inhabiting said corner*

((makes room))
((goes back to catatonia))

WAKEUPSOON

Monday, April 13, 2009 8:24 PM

Nic: Those Tribbles look so cute! I wants one.
Kel: Daughters do that, I should know. Until I was 10, if anything happened during the night, I'd appear next to my dad's side of the bed, and say "Hiya Dad, its me, Anna." As if it'd be anyone else!

Now I've acted the part of nice, caring neighbour ..

*drives through bar in Bulldozer headed carefully for breakables room - there'd better be something in their resembling both of my brothers' decapitated heads*

~WuS

This is not my signature, I have to write this every time I post.
Smile && Nod, it makes it seem like you know what's going on.

MSA

Monday, April 13, 2009 10:29 PM

HUGs Kelkhil... it could have been worse. She could have been armed with a puppy. I say this because that's how I introduced my dad to our newly purchased puppy ( I was 5) and I had waited as long as I could> He'd gotten home late the night before from a business trip and that next morning at 6 am I came running into the bedroom yelled " look what we got daddy" and launched the new dog right onto him..

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

WAKEUPSOON

Monday, April 13, 2009 11:42 PM

HAHAHAHAHA! MsA I bet thats exactly what ANY 5 year old girl would do .. that story is amazing. I actually can't stop giggling.

Well done for cheering me up and out of the breakables room, the older brothers have apologised too .. so all is good with the world.

~WuS

This is not my signature, I have to write this every time I post.
Smile && Nod, it makes it seem like you know what's going on.

MSA

Monday, April 13, 2009 11:53 PM

My poor dad had had maybe 3 hours of sleep when I did that...but I was sooooo excited. It was my first puppy:)
Glad your brother appologized HUGS
To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

STINKINGROSE

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 1:23 AM

(enters under full sail, grabbing bat on way to breakables room without pausing)

*just a little too chipper*
"Evening, all! Don't mind me!"

(Shuts door with foot as she passes through. Slight periodic vibrations can be felt through the floorboards.)

MSA

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 1:37 AM

*places a perfect tart yet refreshing margarita on the bar for Rosie*

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

HELL'S KITTEN

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 1:45 AM

((stirs in the shadows))

((leaves an empty comfy chair for Rosie, should she ever have a mind to sit and talk))

Finished the book, MsA.

((goes back to lurking))

NICODEMUS

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 1:58 AM

'morning all. The 'highlight' of my day promises to be getting to be a flu shot. Yay me.

*resolves not to think too much about storyline implications from the Dr Who epi on the weekend.*

STINKINGROSE

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 2:31 AM

(Drags out to the comfy chair, picking up the margarita on the way by.)

*kerflop*

"Not the comfy chair!"

Just had another day of "let's see how short handed we can get because somebody doesn't want to hang around and work and then nobody's willing to stay and help the late people when we get behinder and behinder." Plus manager is still completely failing to back the RNs up and then telling us we need to be more assertive in making requests of our coworkers when they're not doing what they should be. Short of getting into screaming matches in the middle of the clinic there's not much either of us feels we can do, and even that wouldn't accomplish anything because she doesn't DO anything when you bring it to her.
Plus the main problem child screwed up, so now I have to fill out paperwork on it. If she'd just stayed focused long enough to PICK THE FUCKING BOTTLE OF MEDS UP AND BRING IT IN THE ROOM WITH HER AND GIVE IT TO THE PATIENT like she'd documented she had we wouldn't have a problem. One of the other nurses pointed to a bottle of pills at the nurses' station and said "what's that?". Nurse who blew it had already left for an impromptu dentist appointment.

(Groan of agony as I saw Medication Error reporting form headed my way. No, patient denies having received med. Patient returned to clinic and got med from ME. Paper flurry will ensue tomorrow.)
This was on top of the fiasco on Wednesday. Don't ask.

M*F* Sonofa #$^!#$&****!!!

I really hope she doesn't come back in to work tomorrow.

Plus, I'm the only early nurse.. lucky me.. until around 9am. We'll see how much I can get done before people show up.
"STAY HOME, DAMN YOU!!!"

HELL'S KITTEN

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:09 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by stinkingrose:
(Drags out to the comfy chair, picking up the margarita on the way by.)

Eeeexcellent.....

Quote:
then nobody's willing to stay and help the late people when we get behinder and behinder."

Hee hee. She said beHINDER.
((giggle)) ((so immature))

Quote:
Plus, I'm the only early nurse.. lucky me.. until around 9am. We'll see how much I can get done before people show up.
"STAY HOME, DAMN YOU!!!"

((STAYS HOME!!)) Awesome. Will you sign my nurse's note?

Sorry you work with asshats, Rosie. My sympathies.

Quote:
Originally posted by Nicodemus:
*resolves not to think too much about storyline implications from the Dr Who epi on the weekend.*

Hurm? Which ep? ((curious))

In need of the new Dresden book?

NICODEMUS

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:55 AM

Planet of the Dead... even I don't have a copy of The Waters of Mars yet.

As for Dresden, I should be getting it tomorrow (should you hear/read news reports of violence in an Adelaide bookstore, you'll know I'm still needing my fix).

WAKEUPSOON

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 9:36 AM

I actually quite likes the Who ep .. kinda light. Tbh, there didn't seem to be much of another plot going on. Idk, it seemed like every other special.

~WuS

This is not my signature, I have to write this every time I post.
Smile && Nod, it makes it seem like you know what's going on.

KELKHIL

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:19 PM

(slips into Breakables Room and fills it with busts of all Rosie's favorite Asshats)

(goes over to the lathe and makes Rosie her very own asshat whacker of Doom bat)

(sets up the Breakfast Bar)

(fluffs the comfy shadow chairs fro Rosie, HK and Nico)

(sets out -1.11C Dews in shiny new cans in the shadows)

(Gets Rosie a large Strawberry Margarits)

Man you guys are needy this week!

(passes out do to exhaustion, but missions complete)

Zombie Killing, Ninja in Training Kelkhil
The Shirtless Bartender

FREELANCERTEX

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:41 PM

*glomps kel before he can pass out*

*whispers* mornin all. wow, i went to this reading on campus yesterday (need to write a review for class ><;;) and the room was really dry, dunno what the hell the vents were circulating but after a while it gave me a sore throat. well, came home and made tea for said sore throat, dint help much. was woken up at five this morning when i mistakenly swallowed in my sleep, to find my throat is completely raw and not a stitch better ><;; anyone got anything for that please?

WAKEUPSOON

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:43 PM

Honey .. sounds odd, but its in all the best cough/throat syrups.

~WuS

This is not my signature, I have to write this every time I post.
Smile && Nod, it makes it seem like you know what's going on.

FREELANCERTEX

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 1:01 PM

straight honey? i'll give it a shot ><;; thanks

KELKHIL

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 1:14 PM

Actually... add some Lemon Extract to it and then warm it up....

Sounds weird but it will help... and it tastes pretty good!

Zombie Killing, Ninja in Training Kelkhil
The Shirtless Bartender

MSA

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 2:23 PM

Yup a mix of 1/4 cup honey, 1/4 cup tea and 2 tbs lemon

Also try gargeling with salt water...sounds and tastes gross, but it works:)

HK....ok emailing you and yes I now feel he needs to write 2-3 books at a time and put them out within weeks of each other.. must know more

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:46 PM

Not on call, YAY!

Did someone say Margarita?

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

KELKHIL

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:56 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by nvghostrider:

Did someone say Margarita?

(gets NVG 2 Strawberry Margaritas) You are drinkin' for 2 now!

Zombie Killing, Ninja in Training Kelkhil
The Shirtless Bartender

CELLARDOOR

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 4:07 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
Yup a mix of 1/4 cup honey, 1/4 cup tea and 2 tbs lemon

Also try gargeling with salt water...sounds and tastes gross, but it works:)

MsA, you are a wealth of recipes, aren't you? Whether for food/pesto or feelin' poorly, you've got the solution!

Tea sounds wonderful today actually, it's grey and yuck outside, even if I'm NOT sick.

[rapidtopicchange]
Yay for good reports at the dentist! Too bad I still have work to look forward to today.

HELL'S KITTEN

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 4:51 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Nicodemus:
Planet of the Dead...

!!!
Excellent. Thanks for reminding me! ^^
((fiending for some Tennant))

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
HK....ok emailing you and yes I now feel he needs to write 2-3 books at a time and put them out within weeks of each other.. must know more

I got your email, but I can't respond to it at work. See, Gmail is blocked by the Company's Internet Gestapo. So, I can read my Gmail on my company QPhone thingie, but it's difficult typing out a proper response on the small keypad. SOOOooo... it can either wait until I get home this evening, or I can respond here with spoiler tags. Your choice. ^__^

((sits in the dark corner comfy chair, quiety sipping her cheekin noodle zoop))

MSA

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 4:53 PM

LOL I'm the recipe nut:)

NV
Think I'll go out and stock up on the stuff for margaritas or mojitos

Whatever works for you HK...no rush HUGS

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

HELL'S KITTEN

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 5:25 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
Whatever works for you HK...no rush HUGS

Well, now that you started it, I can't wait. XD

I'll start with my grievances, which aren't spoilery. Now, I understand the need for preliminary exposition. Really, I do. It introduces first time readers to the world of Harry Dresden, rehashing and re-explaining things that are common, necessary to understanding, and have happened before. It's done in a lot of mediums. But this is what... the 11th book? I'd like to see the stats on how many new readers actually pick up the newly released books instead of finding the first books, especially once the series is into double digits. I have to imagine it's a reasonably significant downward trend, which leads me to wonder just how necessary continuous exposition is as a series of novels gets larger and larger.

But fine, whatever, explain away. Tell me who all these people are and what all these things are over and over again to sate your delusions of significant numbers of new readers never before exposed to the series. But why in fuck's name does Butcher have to explain things more than once in any given book?? It's not as if a new reader is going to pick up the new book and start at chapter 14!! WTF??? And, no matter what hallucinations occur when he thinks this shit up, it's not *actually* a TV show where a new viewer might flip the channel after a commercial break, therefor needing explanation of what happened in the previous 15 minutes of air time. Dooooood. *Seriously*. Fuckin' stop with the addled brained explanations of shit you already covered a couple chapters back...!

>.>

<.<

>.>

Um.

Other than that... I enjoyed it.
I'll write you back with my actuall opinions when I get home. XD

MSA

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 5:32 PM

LOl I have that issue too.. I finally just decided it's his way of getting himself focused... when he gets blocked or loses the thread of the story he repeats himself some to get back into the groove or something

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

HELL'S KITTEN

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 6:49 PM

You're being overly kind, MsA. XD

If he gets writer's block (1) he's not a writer and (2) he could always just re-read his other 10 novels to remind him who the characters are. =P

Of course, maybe he does that continuously repeated exposition cuz he figures we're all a bunch of unfocused mental deficients with the attention span of a

FREELANCERTEX

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 6:54 PM

heeeeeeeeeeeey, even the best writers get writers block, it happens to everyone.

Quote:
Originally posted by Kelkhil: Actually... add some Lemon Extract to it and then warm it up....

Sounds weird but it will help

thanks kel ^_^

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA: Also try gargeling with salt water...sounds and tastes gross, but it works:)

oy, that was the first thing i tried ><;; was having a hard time even doing that. where did this damn thing *come* from? ><;;

*uses bar's kitchen to make some chicken, rice, and broth*

*curls up in corner with soup*

MSA

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 7:01 PM

Hey maybe his proof readers are all pregnant...giggle. Trust me it definitely messes with you mentally. I just locked myself out of the house and had to get back in through several gates etc...

WHich was lovely and led to the charming discovery that my credit card's been compromised and someone ordered $300 worth of nutra system diet stuff.... luckily I have US BAnk and they deal with fraud quickly and well

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

FREELANCERTEX

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 7:44 PM

O_O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! well im glad they fixed it. my credit card was apparently compromised not too long ago (fortunately they didnt get so far as to use it, whoever they are) but instead of being notified that something happened, they just sent me a new card and i was like "uh.....what's this for?" had to call them to get the whole story @_@ apparently i was one of like 150,000 whose numbers were stolen.

MSA

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 8:09 PM

Yeah apparently I should have been checking daily on my account.. they sent what's considered "test" charges of a dollar through yesterday and when I didn't close the card ( 'cause I hadn't checked the bank account) they charged $300 on nutra system...argh

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

KELKHIL

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 8:20 PM

See that falls onto the bank being at fault then MSA... a $1 charge should send up all kinds of alarms to your bank and they should have known it was a test and shut it down. There is almost no possible way to charge a single dollar anymore that and a 1 cent charge are the norm for account tests. They had teh warning and let it happen.

Stupid

Zombie Killing, Ninja in Training Kelkhil
The Shirtless Forsaken

MSA

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 8:28 PM

actually it was 2 one dollar charges... so yes it should have flagged the account and given me a call, but most banks outsource that and it gets sent to a system which probably would have gotten around to me...I'm just glad my bank was able to put the money right back

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

EMMARIGBY

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 11:17 PM

*Tentative knocking at the bar and grill's swing doors*

Ummm, can I come in? I know it's been an unforgivably long time since last I was here but I'm hoping that you are all forgiving people and might be willing to accept me back into the bosom of the Firefly family.

I have recently had a few days off from my horrible soul destroying job and became instantly depressed that I have very few friends or hobbies left to me. The teaching thing has expanded to eat my life. This is not of the good and I would like to scrape back some social interaction if this could be arranged please?!

Do you think it possible that I might be able to crack through the middle-aged crust of overwork that has turned me into a boring old fart?!

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Hissssssssss!

NVGHOSTRIDER

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 11:40 PM

You're always welcome Ems. Grab a stool, a drink, and a funny hat.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

EMMARIGBY

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 11:50 PM

Awww! Thanks my lovely! Tell you what, I'm just going to pass out in a drunk maudlin stupour over here for a few hours but when I wake up I would like to start the long slow process of catching up with what everyone's been up to.

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Hissssssssss!

NVGHOSTRIDER

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 11:54 PM

Might have to consider that myself Thursday.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

MSA

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:06 AM

HUGS and HUGS Em...squeeeee you came to visit!! Yay!
Oh we have missed you gorgeous..
And yes you need to get out more..

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

NICODEMUS

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 1:05 AM

*tries to leave the shadows stealthily... and fails*

Stupid leg, keeps failing on me at all the wrong times.

*Limps across to the bar and refills oversized teacup with Russian Caravan. Looks back toward shadowy corner containing comfy seats, looks down at leg, then gives up and sits on a bar stool.*

So how's everyone doing on this sunny day?

STINKINGROSE

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 1:09 AM

Emma! Let us sit and be gaseous and encrusted together.

Just as soon as I get the bat of DOOM and work off today's EVEN MORE IMPROVED DAY. (for asshats)

So we're down a nurse on vaycay, another one is scheduled off. We knew this. Then two more call in sick. We have THREE nurses and as many clinicians to see all the patients and the boss doesn't stop the walk-ins (the front end quietly did, however). One nurse came in on her day off for 7 friggin' hours to prep the charts for tomorrow. Another one came in at 3 and wondered why the boss hadn't asked her to come in sooner. Good question. We saw 47 people yesterday with twice the staff. We saw 56 today with what we had.

Remind me why I don't call in sick like everybody else when I don't feel like working?

NICODEMUS

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 1:12 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by stinkingrose:

Remind me why I don't call in sick like everybody else when I don't feel like working?

Because you're a saint?

STINKINGROSE

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 1:30 AM

Patron saint of the mildly concussed?

NICODEMUS

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 1:48 AM

Or maybe Patron Saint of the Pink Landslides. At least you're a living saint, rather than a dead one.

MSA

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 2:50 AM

or Jude patron saint of lost causes:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

NICODEMUS

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 5:31 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:

In need of the new Dresden book?

Yes.

*limits self to one word commentary en route to breakables room.*

EMMARIGBY

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:12 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
HUGS and HUGS Em...squeeeee you came to visit!! Yay!

Ahh, thanks for the lovely welcome. And the good news is that I am less of a festering pustule of misery today. Certain fantastic news that was e-mailed to me last night has cheered me up no end! More browncoats in the world makes it a much cheerier place!

So, I see I'm not the only one who has just devoured the new Dresden book in a day. Boy are they getting progressively darker!

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Hissssssssss!

KELKHIL

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:23 PM

EMMA!!!!!!!!!!! (Glomp!!!)

and no you are not an old fart.... more like an aging wine. Yes you don't get out much but when you do.... Look out!!!

(restocks the Breakables Room with Asshat busts for Rosie and adds a bust of Cable (been a while since I read so insert present day Nemesis here if wrong) in case Nico feels all jumpy)

(restocks the Breakfast Bar and hides eggs all over the Bar)

Some are real some are "special" eggs. Could be chocolate, could be something else.. let your imagination take care of the deatails folks!

(sets a few -1.11C Dews and M&M Ice Cream Sammiches in the shadows near the comphy chairs)

Zombie Killing, Ninja in Training Kelkhil
The Shirtless Bartender

GEE

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 1:10 PM

hey all,

just a quick hi as today is a giant clusterfuck of a catastrophe! Have two people out of a five man team with one working from so of course shit is falling over left, right and centre just to set me up for my holiday for the rest of the week.

I forgive Ems even if she did ignore my pm ages ago and I hope things pick up for you.

I'm off to hit things with larger hammers, IT equipment or users, not sure which yet!

MSA

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 2:29 PM

Good luck Gee

HUGS Em:)

Yes need more Dresden... why can't he just write faster??? ARGH

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEROKIRYU

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 2:34 PM

I'm hungry, but I can't be bothered to get up and get food...

HELL'S KITTEN

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 2:47 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Nicodemus:
Yes.

((nods))

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Emma! Welcome back. ^^
No length of absence is unforgivable here.

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Mini-Rant: Sometimes "Browncoats" are just so fucking stupid. The law of averages - the bigger the fanbase gets, the stupider it gets. Can't be helped. But really... the whole whinging about the NASA space module? Shut the fuck up already.

((goes back to her dark corner))

ZEROKIRYU

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 2:50 PM

Now my stomach is yelling at me, so I think I may have to get up soon.

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
Mini-Rant: Sometimes "Browncoats" are just so fucking stupid. The law of averages - the bigger the fanbase gets, the stupider it gets. Can't be helped. But really... the whole whinging about the NASA space module? Shut the fuck up already.

I have to agree with you, is it really that big of a deal?

MSA

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 2:58 PM

yes eat Zero... why should I be the only one who suffers???

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

NICODEMUS

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 3:03 PM

*looks at the bust added to the breakables room* Better not break that, Deadpool seems a tad too fond of the Mutant Messiah (a certain dream involving WD40 instead of massage oil springs to mind... unfortunately), although speaking of the Regenerating Degenerate, my anger was dissipated somewhat by the acquisition of Suicide Kings (pt1) and Game$ of Death, along with pts 2&3 of Magnum Opus.

All I have to say about the Dresden situation is that (once again), the Distributors are going to lose lots of monery to Amazon.com or any other online retailers who'll ship to Australia, seeing as the only release date the shop people could give me involved the letters Ju**.

Anyway, I'd best go get some rest, seeing as I'm working an extra job [s]tomorrow[/s] today, as well as my normal work tonight.Yay for extra income.

*leaves food and drinks for all, then heads for the comfy chairs in the shadowy corner and curls up for a nap, ignoring the increasingly annoying leg*

MSA

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 3:23 PM

rest well Nico and I hope you get Dresden soon

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEROKIRYU

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:24 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
yes eat Zero...

Nah, it's all good now, my stomach has given up.

MSA

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 6:09 PM

yes 'cause malnutrition and rickets are fun

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

AVERYFINECOMPANION

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 6:21 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:

Mini-Rant: Sometimes "Browncoats" are just so fucking stupid. The law of averages - the bigger the fanbase gets, the stupider it gets. Can't be helped. But really... the whole whinging about the NASA space module? Shut the fuck up already.

((goes back to her dark corner))

I have to agree, it's starting to get a little embarrassing. As if the name "Serenity" didn't exist before Joss made a show about it.

MSA

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 6:30 PM

well fan is short for fanatical..

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

FREELANCERTEX

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 6:33 PM

*stumbles in all dizzy and sickish* whoa..i leave for like two seconds and theres a hundred posts O_O

*falls onto a cushy couch* barkeep, forgive me for not making it to the counter, but could you bring me some hot tea, advil, and an IV of soup please?

AVERYFINECOMPANION

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 6:39 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
well fan is short for fanatical..

But then you get stupid fucking fans thinking its okay to grope the stars and look what happens, they can't even be happy and comfortable at cons.

MSA

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 6:42 PM

True... to our great sadness.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEROKIRYU

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 7:20 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
yes 'cause malnutrition and rickets are fun

I've not had anything to drink yet either, so might as well throw dehydration in there as well.

FREELANCERTEX

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:14 PM

whats a ricket?

*rolls over and goes back to sleep*

EMMARIGBY

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:28 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by gee:
hey all,

I forgive Ems even if she did ignore my pm ages ago and I hope things pick up for you.

I'm so very sorry to both you and MsA not to have responded when you tried to dig me out of my self imposed solitary seclusion. It was nothing personal, just extreme exhaustion, over work and depression. I even managed to ignore the guy I sometimes get nekkid with (doesn't count as a boyfriend)for a couple of months, that's how busy I got!

Anyway, my new resolution is to come on here at least once a day and may leprechauns ping my knicker elastic if I don't!

Sorry to hear that Gee and Stinkingrose are suffering from colleague scivalitis. I'm dragging my sorry ass back to the grindstone tomorrow, and have two days to get ready for the new term.

MsA, are you still temp teaching or have you kissed goodbye to the little buggers?!

Other that MsA's mindblowingly good news, what else have I missed around here? Anyone else getting hitched or procreating?!

___________________
Hissssssssss!

MSA

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:37 PM

rickets is a disease caused by vitamin deficiency ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickets

HUGS Em I'm a consulting teacher now. I have to go around and try to fix all the broken teachers, but I'm really really hoping to get a nice normal teaching job. I'm sick of teaching grown ups.. I miss the kids.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:41 PM

Quote:
Other that MsA's mindblowingly good news, what else have I missed around here? Anyone else getting hitched or procreating?!

Done and done.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

ZEROKIRYU

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:43 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
rickets is a disease caused by vitamin deficiency ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickets

No chance of that now as I've had chocolate and Dew. Blame Navy and Avery for the chocolate bit, they've been taunting me with it for days.

EMMARIGBY

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:47 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
I have to go around and try to fix all the broken teachers

Ooooh, oooh! Could you help me? I think I count as a thoroughly broken teacher. To the extent that the thought of starting a new term next week has had me bursting into tears and looking for job adverts a thousand miles away from horrible teenagers.

Seriously, what does that involve? It sounds fascinating. Do you help them to teach better or to cope with bad behaviour better?

___________________

Hissssssssss!

MSA

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 9:23 PM

HUSG I don't think you're broken I think you're burned out...
Actually both I teach them to handle behaviors better, deal with their curriculum, manage their classroom, better teaching techniques...etc
I'd say you need to get a life outside teaching and bring some of it with you. Take a bunch of silly pictures with your friends or pics that make you smile and line the inside of a drawer with them so when you open it you smile.
Take a break while you're there... even if it's just 15 minutes to listen to a brief comedy bit ( I love Eddie Izzard for this purpose)
Make your commute more fun. Listen to comedy cds' or books on tape that you enjoy so that on your way there and home you aren't spinning your head over work.
Add something into your teaching routine that makes you enjoy it or it just for you... 5 minute " warm up " vocab practice or something at the beginning of class and throw in random words or something you think is interesting but doesn't relate
DO NOT grade on weekends or do lesson plans
Make you time. Set aside 2 hours on a weekday to do something you like or consider pampering
It's way too easy to let this job consume you and let others make you feel like you're not doing enough or giving enough. Remember most people do not work nights and weekends for free... that's a freak teacher thing.
Also I find going in an hour early the day classes begin and getting everything ordered and set for the day makes things feel really in control. I put things up and set up lessons etc while listening to my fav music and burning a nice candle scent I enjoy. then I sit and drink a cup of tea and play on the internet before class starts

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

EMMARIGBY

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:33 PM

Wow! I can see why you are in demand. Those are all fantastic suggestions. I shall have to share them around as I know that I'm not the only one who's overworked and overstressed in our department. Actually, I've started following it already. I got an Ipod for my birthday and I've been filling it with audiobooks. Isn't it just the coolest crossover ever that The Dresden Files is read by James Masters?!

Plus I have something cool to look forward to which is doing wonders for cheering me up, meeting up with Adam Baldwin and Summer Glau next weekend! Squuuuuueeeeeeeeee! Photos will be forthcoming!

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Hissssssssss!

MSA

Thursday, April 16, 2009 12:16 AM

oh double squeeeee and now youll have loads of pics for your special drawer ( also your pic ith James Marsters drooling on you is good) oh and chocolate altoids. When a student says something you and you want to just scream or smack them. Pop the altoid in your mouth and wait for it to dissolve while stairing calmly at the student... this gives you time to frame your replay and calms you:)

And yes go to www.buzzymultimedia.com and you can get ALL the Dresden books read by James with awesome hard plastic cases that protect them:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

FREELANCERTEX

Thursday, April 16, 2009 1:01 AM

oooh chocolate altoids..i'll have to find some of those. are they like neccos?

HELL'S KITTEN

Thursday, April 16, 2009 3:13 AM

......... suuuuuuuuper genius.

((giggles like a school girl))

NICODEMUS

Thursday, April 16, 2009 8:45 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:

And yes go to www.buzzymultimedia.com and you can get ALL the Dresden books read by James with awesome hard plastic cases that protect them:)

I think it might have been Amazon, or some other retailer, but they were offering varioua Dresden-y badges with the audiobooks. Ones like "Everything I know, I learnt from a skull named Bob" and the "Splattercon!!!" one, plus a different shield charm with each of the first 5 or so books.

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
......... suuuuuuuuper genius.

((giggles like a school girl))

Given that the only time I normally associate you with the description 'school girl' is when you're dressed in Slytherin colours, I think I should start worrying about what cunning plan is unfolding that I might find myself caught up in.

Today's cabling job (not my main employment, just an extra cashy money earner) was interesting. Dual level house, no stairs installed yet (although for zombie proofing they may wish to leave them out), total of 35 data ports put in place. So out of the budgeted 1.25km of Cat6 cable, we used 1km of it. Oh, and the place is close enough to the airport to access the unsecured wi-fi network used by employees.

*checks clock to see how long's left until normal work begins* Almost 3 hours. That's more'n enough time to do... something. Dunno what yet.

EMMARIGBY

Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:50 AM

Okay, I so want those shield bracelet charms! I love the more subtle and tasteful nods to fandom!

I'm shattered this morning, only had 4 hours sleep last night as I got hooked reading a superlative fanfiction - a crossover bewteen Firefly and Doctor Who that I adored! If you're interested, go here!

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3486089/1/The_Man_With_No_Name

Anyway, I've dragged my ass back into work, with no energy or motivation, to find I'm the only one from my office who is not still on holiday today! I keep thinking that no-one would notice if I wasn't here!!! With no-one to keep an eye over me and little energy or inspiration for the new term, I don't think I am likely to have a very productive day today!

Nico, you put me to shame, looking around for EXTRA jobs to do. I can't even seem to do the one I'm supposed to!

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Hissssssssss!

WAKEUPSOON

Thursday, April 16, 2009 10:29 AM

OMG I LOVE THAT FIC!
I read it under the Firefly category tho .. called 'A Life Less Extraordinary' there .. i love i when

Select to view spoiler:

the doctor gets beaten up for wearing his browncoat in an alliance-friendly bar.

~WuS
This is not my signature, I have to write this every time I post.
Smile && Nod, it makes it seem like you know what's going on.

EMMARIGBY

Thursday, April 16, 2009 10:35 AM

Great isn't it! I know people who mock fan fiction, especially crossovers (with some justification I must admit! There's an awful lot of wish fullfilment drivel out there!), but this was much better written that any of the published Dr Who novels I've spent money on!

Ah well, life is a reeking pit of unfairness. Some of the best authors languish in obscurity just as some of the best TV series get cancelled for more mindless dross!

___________________
Hissssssssss!

GEE

Thursday, April 16, 2009 1:42 PM

Gah,

epic fail!

Today was meant to be me steaming through maths to clear time for fun things with other half and I'm just out of energy, brains, inspiration, the works. Trying to follow proofs nothing, so far managed to wath an episode of TSCC and listen to Megadeth/Tool whilst floating round net, not evern been writing (novel or blog) or doing something constructive about chasing down a vocalist for my band.

I shall throw self in a shower and see if other half's arrival will kick me into gear.

I was reading Ems posts yesterday and thinking how important it is to get the whole work/life balance right and I fucked it yesterday, got overly stressed with a crappy clusterfuck day and never recovered. I shall refrain from offering any advice to you Ems other than listen to Msa, she seems to know what she's talking about.

*wanders off for a shower*

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