Apropos of Nothing

Palomar · 2003-08-21 05:20:51

I also remember that one thought came to my mind: "Well, i could as well sleep on the floor, cause won't help...". Guess what. Next morning i woke up on the floor, covered with a part of the carpet, and with 5 people starring at me and laughing like crazy. Later they told me that i had such a cute, happy face while i was sleeping...

*LOL! And what a way to wake up -- people staring and laughing. :;):

You definitely gave yourself a subconscious suggestion before going to sleep...better be careful the next one isn't "I could probably sleep better if I stepped off a cliff..."

Just kidding!

--Cindy :laugh:

Byron · 2003-08-21 08:10:21

P.S.: I miss Byron and Phobos too; I see Byron here occasionally...haven't seen hide nor hair of Phobos since April or thereabouts. Come back you guys!

I'm back.... Sorry I haven't kept up with the board lately, as I've been busy with my novel. (Getting close now, I'm delighted to say.) I miss you guys too...and it's cool to see some new faces around here too :;):

With Mars now almost right on top of us, those of you with telescopes - what details have you been able to pick out in recent days? I have a old, beat-up Astroscan (the funny bulb-looking thing) and I was able to discern Syrtis Major the night before last (or maybe I was just imagining it...lol). Can any of you pick out the southern ice cap? I'm going to a public viewing at the local observatory on the 27th, so hopefully I'll be able to catch a glimpse of Mars through a "real" telescope. If I do, I'll report back to let you know what I was able see.

For me, it's pretty dang cool to see Mars glowing bright in the night sky as I draw closer to completing my SF novel set on Mars. Pretty amazing coincidence, as I had no idea that I'd actually be writing a novel until fairly recently.

It's been a pretty intense experience lately - but it's nice to come back to Earth to check out the view every now and then...

Cindy, Shaun, et al - I'll probably be around on here a lot more once my ms. has been boxed up and mailed to certain addresses in NYC...

B

Palomar · 2003-08-21 08:24:51

I'm back.... Sorry I haven't kept up with the board lately, as I've been busy with my novel. (Getting close now, I'm delighted to say.) I miss you guys too...and it's cool to see some new faces around here too :;):
With Mars now almost right on top of us, those of you with telescopes - what details have you been able to pick out in recent days? I have a old, beat-up Astroscan (the funny bulb-looking thing) and I was able to discern Syrtis Major the night before last (or maybe I was just imagining it...lol). Can any of you pick out the southern ice cap? I'm going to a public viewing at the local observatory on the 27th, so hopefully I'll be able to catch a glimpse of Mars through a "real" telescope. If I do, I'll report back to let you know what I was able see.
For me, it's pretty dang cool to see Mars glowing bright in the night sky as I draw closer to completing my SF novel set on Mars. Pretty amazing coincidence, as I had no idea that I'd actually be writing a novel until fairly recently.
It's been a pretty intense experience lately - but it's nice to come back to Earth to check out the view every now and then...
Cindy, Shaun, et al - I'll probably be around on here a lot more once my ms. has been boxed up and mailed to certain addresses in NYC...
B

*Hey Byron! I figured working on your novel was the primary factor of your absence. Good luck with it!! How exciting!

Will you still talk with us when your novel has won the Nebula and Hugo awards? :;):

--Cindy

clark · 2003-08-21 09:26:29

More about the peculiarity of the English language...

Honeymoon.

sethmckiness · 2003-08-21 22:34:40

When did South Korea go from the Land of the Morning Calm to the Land of Soju and the Not Quite Right?

sethmckiness · 2003-08-21 22:36:30

What is everything that is enjoyable or tastes good bad for you? And why is everything that is good for you tastes good or is a complete pain in the ass?

prometheusunbound · 2003-08-22 08:31:00

There is a local HS whose mascot is the "Norwalk Truckers".

Imagine what they call the PTA.

"Mother Truckers. . ."

I feel sorry for those guys. . .

Palomar · 2003-08-22 09:02:36

There is a local HS whose mascot is the "Norwalk Truckers".
Imagine what they call the PTA.
"Mother Truckers. . ."
I feel sorry for those guys. . .

*Hooker, Oklahoma's high school mascot: The Horny Toads.

--Cindy

Ranger_2833 · 2003-08-22 11:51:49

Quote (or at least as close as I can remember it) from a WGN broadcast I happened to catch while flipping through the channels.

"After analyzing these latest tapes from Al-Queda, government sources belive that they still hate America..."

I almost wet my pants after hearing this. Is Al-Queda supposed to love us now because we keep droping 1000 lb "hugs" on them, and putting them up in wonderful "bead and breakfasts" in Cuba?

Like is said before, United States of Adolescents (no offense to the intelligent adolescents out there, but I couldn't think of another word for immaturity that begins with an A at the moment. If you have a better one, please PM it to me. ).

I'd think I'd better get out my trusty Rod of Ignorance (read baseball bat) and get to work in Chicago...

prometheusunbound · 2003-08-22 14:29:45

United States of Anal-Rententives?

Anyone remember Molotov's breadbaskets? The Russians claimed they were dropping bread on the finnlanders proir to WWII. In return, the finnish came up with Molotov Cocktails, which I am sure most of you know what they are. . .

You are gonna need a huge rod of ingorance. . .

Shaun Barrett · 2003-08-22 18:51:52

Yeah, Cindy.
It's been at the back of my mind too that Byron may actually have been busy writing that book.
Uh-oh!! ... I promised to buy a copy when it comes out ..

JUST KIDDING !! :laugh:
I'm looking forward to it.

Josh Cryer · 2003-08-23 07:34:36

This thread has averaged almost 8 replies a day since its inception.

sethmckiness · 2003-08-23 07:43:34

Dreams don't become reality while stuck in peoples minds and conversations. Only by Action can one's dream bear fruit.

Palomar · 2003-08-23 08:21:11

Yeah, Cindy.
It's been at the back of my mind too that Byron may actually have been busy writing that book.

*And how am I to know what's been in the back of your mind?

--Cindy :;):

clark · 2003-08-23 10:09:27

why does it feel good to sing in the shower?

Josh Cryer · 2003-08-23 17:50:03

Why does it feel better to dance in the rain?

clark · 2003-08-23 19:19:58

i dropped the soap.

Shaun Barrett · 2003-08-23 20:53:55

I think I dropped my soap a long time ago.

clark · 2003-08-24 09:14:20

The younger you are, the more likely it is that you play kick the can; the older you are, the more likely that you will have kicked the can.

clark · 2003-08-25 23:12:39

What is the highest number you have ever counted to?

Josh Cryer · 2003-08-26 01:19:02

I just counted to 15511210043330985984000000 in the last few seconds, but I can go a lot higher.

Palomar · 2003-08-26 05:58:04

I just counted to 15511210043330985984000000 in the last few seconds, but I can go a lot higher.

*Oh yeah? Well I spelled "esophagogastroduodenoscopy" correctly one evening, while absolutely drunk (another person was present, who knows the correct spelling).

That's the one and only time I've ever been drunk, btw. Don't like that feeling at all...

--Cindy

Byron · 2003-08-26 06:45:39

If the aliens landed today in the middle of Iraq and said "Hi," what do you think will happen?

B

Palomar · 2003-08-26 07:06:25

If the aliens landed today in the middle of Iraq and said "Hi," what do you think will happen?
B

*They'd get roundly attacked by members of every faction fighting over there, and be killed.

--Cindy

Byron · 2003-08-26 07:17:53

In that case, they'll set off world-wide EMP bursts, and send us pitiful humans back to the Stone Age....

B

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