A Black Hole of Happiness

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I remember things when I'm abroad. I was living in Spain during Tiennaman Square and I was living in England when the Oklahoma City bombing took place.

Me too. I was in Germany when the whole mad-cow story broke. Weirdly, Kreutzfeld-Jakob sounds the same in German as it does in English.

I was in Florence when the tsunami happened. All we ever saw on TV (not that we watched much) were West Wing reruns dubbed in Italian, and Tsunami coverage. I remember that there was a tsunami expert named Waverly Person, and I thought that was a strange example of a person's name reflecting their profession.

And I was in London when the European heatwave started in 2003.

I was in Maine with my parents when I heard that Elvis died. We had just finished breakfast at a diner. That same summer, they caught Son of Sam and Star Wars came out and I got braces, much too early.

Closer to home, I heard about both Reagan's shooting and John Lennon's murder in the same place -- on the school bus, from Bunky Easterson, who also dubbed me the chairperson of the IBTC, also on the bus. Oh, that Bunky.

I was in my office reading Lawtalkers when I heard that Britney had delivered her first son.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Sunny's Snot Rocket
I have no idea.

Has anybody ever commented on how strange it is to see Reese Witherspoon hawking neti pots?

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
spray-on hair

I have never actually seen this - I thought it only existed in the magical Land of Popeil.

[Shape Shifter]

I was in penske's sauna when I saw Morgan Freeman naked.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Etan Thomas writes an open letter to Andrew Bogut.

eta: I remember that I was in my office when I first read this.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Gattigap
Maybe I just don't retain things well, but I can't remember where I was for even half of this stuff. What do you guys do, carry around mental notebooks?

Challenger -- loudspeaker announcement at school.

9/11 -- Was at work a couple of blocks from the White House.

OJ -- in law school. Everyone was late to Torts. I think.

9/11 -- At home in Dallas; sent an email to someone about something random, and she responded telling me to turn on the TV (I have never watched morning TV).

ETA and I don't remember any other ones.

[Replaced_Texan]

• RT: I'm off to a meeting, but these pictures side by side sort of make me sad: http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainm...pup?id=3370726
  
  sister: yes i see
  Sent at 2:56 PM on Tuesday
  
  37 minute interlude
  
  (3:33) RT: i got soaked
  
  sister: raining there?
  
  RT: yes. though when i walked to my meeting it was sunny as can be
  
  sister: odd
  
  RT: it started drizzling when I started walking back
  and then full on downpour complete with howling winds
  and i was about halfway back so it seemed silly to go back if i was going to be equally wet going either direction
  
  sister: do you have an umbrella in your car... kind of a mama habit
  
  RT: yes. but i walked
  and my car was in my building's garage
  
  sister: yeah, but just for going home
  that 20 feet to your porch
  
  RT: yes. fortunately i have spinning class tonight
  so I had my clothes for spinning upstairs
  i told my boss I was changing into gym clothes early today
  
  sister: oh. cool
  dryness
  
  RT: she saw how wet I was and joked that she was writing me up for dress code violation
  
  sister: your work is very conservative
  to even have a dress code
  
  RT: yes.
  some people aren't very good at dressing themselves appropriately for work, hence the dress code
  
  Sent at 3:39 PM on Tuesday
  sister: yeah... people here run around in gym clothes all the time. but not hooker clothes

She works in educational publishing.

Don't worry about me. The chill seems to be going away. And, of course, the rain has let up.

Somewhat relatedly, if any of the SF people have nothing better to do on Friday July 27, an art show she's curating at The Lab is opening that night from 6-9. It's the "Where To: Artists Implore a Cab" show, and she's part of the Lower Back Tattoo art collective. I think her name is Dolphin Whiskers.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

• There is generally no business-related reason to touch those we interact with at work, except for a handshake greeting when appropriate.

Who knew?

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
Which item shows the most insecurity in a male?

(a) Hummer;
(b) Cigarette boat;
(c) Really fucking loud motorcycle;
(d) Porsche;
(e) other (insert choice).

Or are these things more for people who REALLY need attention?

Which item demonstrates the highest level of douchebaggery?

(a) Crotch rocket;
(b) Barbed wire tat;
(c) Popped collar.

(b) Cigarette boat.

and

(c) Popped collar.

Both of these answers should contain the caveat that I live in south Florida.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
RT: she saw how wet I was and joked that she was writing me up for dress code violation

I think I saw this scenario on Cinemax.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop

• There is generally no business-related reason to touch those we interact with at work, except for a handshake greeting when appropriate.

Who knew?

I told you only Ari Gold could pull off "Hug it out, bitch."

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop

• There is generally no business-related reason to touch those we interact with at work, except for a handshake greeting when appropriate.

Who knew?

I like how they used "business-related" reason. There are, of course, other reasons to touch someone you interact with at work, for example, if you are dating that person and you like to give him blowjobs in the conference room. Your statement allows for these other reasons.

[SlaveNoMore]

Did you just call me Coltrane?
Which item shows the most insecurity in a male?

(a) Hummer;
(b) Cigarette boat;
(c) Really fucking loud motorcycle;
(d) Porsche;
(e) other (insert choice).

(e) posting under 238 socks.

[Shape Shifter]

BREAKING NEWS A federal grand jury has indicted Falcons quarterback Michael Vick in an investigation into illegal dog fighting.


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I like how they used "business-related" reason. There are, of course, other reasons to touch someone you interact with at work, for example, if you are dating that person and you like to give him blowjobs in the conference room. Your statement allows for these other reasons.

Perhaps I will bring this up when the training continues.