Rimbo
4661
Her foot will, but the lung cancer which caused her to fall down in the first place is most definitely terminal. Which is why I was confused, because it seems to me that she’s due for some kind of assisted living. But like her daughter, she’s a very stubborn and independent ol’ bird.
Which is why I love them… :)
Changing the mood of the thread!
Another debacherous weekend in Vegas, baby! Gambling, drinking, women and fast cars.
Bill D, would love to hang out again. Still have my number?
Ah, the cavalcade of idiocy continues apace.
Recruiter calling in at work for help with the Navy Awards Web Service. “What’s the award code for a ship that’s received the Afghanistan Campaign Medal?”
Me: “HC.”
Recruiter: “So they’d get that for serving off the coast of Afghanistan?”
Me: “…wait, excuse me, what?”
Recruiter: “We’ve got a guy says he was off the coast of Afghanistan.”
Me: “…sir, do you have a map handy?”
Recruiter: “Yeah, hold on… okay?”
Me: “What coast of Afghanistan?”
Recruiter: “…oh. That would explain it. I’ll get back to you.”
sigh
Lorini
4664
He must have been a Republican “Spain is in Latin America!” “I can see Russia from my window!”
:)
Well, it’s not unheard of for a naval ship to be awarded the Afghanistan Campaign Medal (usually aviation units on a carrier), but usually these days those medals are actually reflected directly on the sailor’s DD-214 paperwork. Prior to 2002, medals were often given to a ship and all the sailors onboard would be eligible for them, but unless they took the time to sit down with a personnel yeoman and do the paperwork, they wouldn’t be noted on the individual DD-214 - so a lot of my job is “What ship were they on? Okay, when? Okay, let me check the navy awards site…”
The other great one I get is people trying to say “This guy says he has a Navy Occupation Medal for Austria! Austria’s a landlocked country!”
Me: “Well, NOW it is. Have you looked at a map from that time period?”
Them: “Uh…”
Acid
4666
After a week in which I’ve lost someone dear to me, in which also my nephew got hit by a car at his bus stop (he needs a few more rounds of surgery before he heads into rehab), in which an aunt went into arrhythmia…something positive has finally happened.
According to my agent, two publishers have requested the full manuscript of my novel.
Please, if you believe in the power of positive thought (and I haven’t alienated you with my behavior earlier this week), send me good vibes.
To be a novelist has been my dream since my childhood. I so, so, so hope and wish this works out.
Good luck, friend cyborg!
Rimbo
4668
Best wishes, Cyborg Acid! The next time I convene with deity I will ask for His intercession on your behalf.
That is great news, Acid. Fingers crossed.
-xtien
Good luck acid! May we ask in what genre your novel is? Or is it a secret?
Good luck, Acid! That’s exciting!
Acid
4672
It’s what they call “literary,” though I feel like I’m bragging when I call it that. It’s non-genre drama; I call it a “Darkly humorous coming of age tragedy.”
Lorini
4673
As long as it’s not vampires. Please, don’t let it be vampires!!!
:) :)
Not really.
No worries, we’re all allowed to stick our foot in our mouth once in a while.
Fingers crossed, getting published would be awesome!
Acid
4675
No vamps. Nothing supernatural.
But there is a FANTASTIC sex scene.
