I'd been working in Apache units, first 3/6 and now 1/6, for about two years. I was commo--I was squadron tech support, builder of LAN infrastructure, virus removal, and everything else to do with things that go beep--which meant that while I worked around the birds, I didn't every work with them. The Apaches have their own tech guys, who were as different from us...
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thedarkness:
Dude, that sounds hard to deal with.
trevallion:
This is a really good story. The part about going to the cockpit reminds me of the first time I, as an engineering guy on a submarine, got to hang out in Control. I wanted to play with the periscope so bad. Bummer about the crash though.
I'm slowly working my way through Richard Stark's excellent Parker series. I swear, trying to match up the finances to afford a new book, the time to read it, and the ability to actually find it is, each time, a fucking bank heist in and of itself.
Reading these books reminds me that I'm not half the writer my favorite authors are. And yet nothing...
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Reading these books reminds me that I'm not half the writer my favorite authors are. And yet nothing...
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the_libertine:
Your comment in the Spidey Twitter War Theatre was bad ass and spot on.
I appreciated that.
A lot.
I appreciated that.
A lot.
So after a month of going to bed at 6AM and waking up at 2PM, I'm suddenly going to sleep at 2AM and waking up at 6. The hell?
Been in a pretty bad mood for the past few weeks. Snapping at people who don't deserve it, hard time concentrating, etcetera. Couldn't figure out why.
I go out at night a few times a week to grab a soda, or a pack of smokes for my room mate, or whatever. Much of this month has been in the 70s and 80s at night, which...
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I go out at night a few times a week to grab a soda, or a pack of smokes for my room mate, or whatever. Much of this month has been in the 70s and 80s at night, which...
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midnyte:
Have you ever lived here?
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cherry2000:
Yeah, it's out today! I saw a copy and Rebekah's interiors look amazing.
vivid:
HAHAHA Amazing! I love it.
I may have mentioned previously that my cat, Hagashi, has the sort of honed survival instincts normally found only in really clueless bowls of pudding. I should also add that she is possessed of the physical ability of a lazy stick of butter.
When Hagashi feels that I'm not paying enough attention to her--that is to say, always--she likes to reach up and claw...
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When Hagashi feels that I'm not paying enough attention to her--that is to say, always--she likes to reach up and claw...
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chris_sick:
Weren't we talking about exactly this on some thread I can't seem to locate anywhere, now?
Warning: grossness ahead.
I don't get sick often, but when I do, it's to the point of death. Today in the shower, I coughed up a handful of phlegm. A literal handful. I sat there looking at this mass of jelly overflowing my palm for at least a minute because my disease-fogged brain couldn't figure out what the fuck to do with it. Eventually I...
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I don't get sick often, but when I do, it's to the point of death. Today in the shower, I coughed up a handful of phlegm. A literal handful. I sat there looking at this mass of jelly overflowing my palm for at least a minute because my disease-fogged brain couldn't figure out what the fuck to do with it. Eventually I...
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necia:
That was nice of you to issue the warning there. That was rather gross. 
It's been a bad year for people getting sick. I've been legitimately stay-at-home-for-more-than-a-day sick at least twice this winter season. Usually I'll get some head cold and load up on DayQuil and be fine, but not so much this year.
There's this guy at work who's been diligently coming into work every single day for about a month now, proceeding to spend the entirety of each and every one of those days coughing and hacking really, really badly, like he's trying to dislodge a lung tumor, whilst also being entirely candid about the fact that he apparently sees no need to visit a doctor about it and has not done so, and I am two coughs away from flipping out and hiring someone to kidnap him or something just to get him the hell out of my office and my breathing air, because I'm not at all interested in catching a third bout of sickness.
But because, unlike Consumption Dude at work, you are on the internet and therefore cannot infect me with the plague or whatever, I can be genuinely sympathetic to you and tell you that I hope you're feeling better without any trace of resentment over the infection risk you might pose to me. Hooray!
So, I hope you're feeling better!
It's been a bad year for people getting sick. I've been legitimately stay-at-home-for-more-than-a-day sick at least twice this winter season. Usually I'll get some head cold and load up on DayQuil and be fine, but not so much this year.
There's this guy at work who's been diligently coming into work every single day for about a month now, proceeding to spend the entirety of each and every one of those days coughing and hacking really, really badly, like he's trying to dislodge a lung tumor, whilst also being entirely candid about the fact that he apparently sees no need to visit a doctor about it and has not done so, and I am two coughs away from flipping out and hiring someone to kidnap him or something just to get him the hell out of my office and my breathing air, because I'm not at all interested in catching a third bout of sickness.
But because, unlike Consumption Dude at work, you are on the internet and therefore cannot infect me with the plague or whatever, I can be genuinely sympathetic to you and tell you that I hope you're feeling better without any trace of resentment over the infection risk you might pose to me. Hooray!
So, I hope you're feeling better!
ohsoordinary:
It's pretty sad. But it's not surprising. It's easier to kill someone you never try to understand.
Sometimes I use "cheese and rice" as an exclamation. It occurred to me today that people probably think that's kinda weird. Here's where it comes from:
In Korea, we had Korean soldiers integrated into our units at the platoon level. They were, for most intents and purposes that mattered on a day-to-day basis, US soldiers with funny rank tabs. Our Katusa (Korean Adjunct To US...
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In Korea, we had Korean soldiers integrated into our units at the platoon level. They were, for most intents and purposes that mattered on a day-to-day basis, US soldiers with funny rank tabs. Our Katusa (Korean Adjunct To US...
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mere:
Cool story. 
I've heard other people use that exclamation too.
Thank you so much for the awesome comment on my Just Fucked set!
I've heard other people use that exclamation too.Thank you so much for the awesome comment on my Just Fucked set!
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lembow:
Happy Birthday
hor:
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday!
I have a mutant power. It sets me apart, makes me different--powerful, but hated by my fellow man. This strange quirk in my genetic code allows me to check the boards within thirty seconds of someone posting on a topic I'm interested in. No matter how long it's been since I last logged in, I will always log in right after someone else makes a...
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jb_pdxs:
Is that power called "bookmark" by any chance?
Just walked over a mile to the bank to make a deposit, on sidewalks largely uncleared of their three or so feet of snow. Then I walked back home with the deposit undeposited, because the bank was closed. Fucking presidents and their fucking day.
ohsoordinary:
I guess I won't say that I'm glad my bank lets me scan in my checks to deposit them.
I don't think you can change who you are. At least, it's very difficult to do so. But you can change who you will be.