The Happiness Thread

Good to know it's not free reign in the City of Gotham.

 

I'm starting a new job next week. It was originally supposed to be at the University in the next city over from mine - I applied for several and they got there first. But today the company said they were struggling to find me enough hours there and asked me if there were any other universities I would consider working at. I enthusiastically named the one in my town, and now I'll be working there instead. No commuting, no worrying that the train or bus will break down with me on it, no travel expenses at all, and I'll be able to work more hours since I won't have to travel in.

I'm so happy

 

Wrey and I went to the same spook skool, it's probably the square root of a base 11 prime number expressed in proto-Cyrillic, and he's feeling guilty about making it that obvious.

 

Joking aside, this might be a problem if he's out of touch for weeks (as is being forecast in some circles.) Never mind the fact that he'll probably have a lot on his plate when he does return. Leaving aside the issue of his present well-being, which we're all hoping for, it might be an idea, once he comes back, to figure out a way to deputise a bit more? Things could get a bit sticky with no administrators around for weeks on end, and Daniel apparently not contactable.

 

We can appoint ourselves as mods? Build a small coalition until the big guys come back?

 

Holy shit! Just saw a photo on Facebook of my friend @Lew shaking hands with George RR Martin at the Historical Writers' Conference in Arizona!

 

Argh! You had me right up until "Arizona"! Arizona is a sun-blasted haven for scorpions and the bad kind of snakes. And there's no water. Even the Colorado River is trying desperately to leave. And it's full of towns with names like Tombstone and Tucson (which is drunk for Tombstone) and Flagstaff (a flagstaff is really just an exceptionally tall Tombstone with a rag at the top) and Bullhead City, named after the head of a bull whose body lies under a Tombstone. Let's face it: everywhere in Arizona is some kind of Tombstone, so it's not a good place to be if you're still somehow clinging to life.

 

The question is, was it only like this before or after GRR Martin was there.

 

You forgot Winslow, Holbrook, and Kingman.
Though where I live it snows on the cacti.
If you get off the freeway in Provo and take
Highway 80 you get a long but pretty drive ,
if you don't mind the occasional laudromat/gas
stations.

 

So my WOP (Work On Pause) that I shelved nearly a year ago because I had no idea where it was going....

Woke up this morning and a whole bunch of unresolved questions, motivations, and scenes just shook themselves out and are there now.

Like on the level of the book still needs to be written (which is still no easy task), but I finally know what I need to say.

Time to get outlining

 

This made me smile.

 

I think the mods can handle things pretty well in Wrey's absence. Aside from his admin powers, the thing that makes him particularly useful in running the place is that his job enables him to pop in pretty much any time he's conscious, so he basically never leaves the board.

 

Ah, but there's also Phoenix!

 

Benson, Arizona!

 

@Link the Writer
If you want to pretend you're a mod, I will humor you.

 

Moderators will be fine given assured kapo support.

Otherwise, somebody needs to call in the big guy. I won't mention the legend by name, but he is powerful and tolerated absolutely no dissent during his magnificent reign.

 

We do need to come up with temporary measures until regular modding is resumed.

I think everyone should give their passwords to @matwoolf who will temporarily rule through martial law.

 

I'm 100% behind this idea and have already sent @matwoolf the password to not only my account here, but also all of my bank accounts with corresponding account information.

 

You mean the grumpy old guy who thought he knew martial arts?