Tell us what's happened to you recently (that's interesting)

BrianRubin · 2010-03-16T15:24:25.000Z

Rimbo:

Greetings from behind the Great Firewall of China!

I am so jetlagged… it’s 6:30am local time, and I’m out of bed.

waves frantically Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

Rimbo · 2010-03-16T15:39:40.000Z

Nevermind, I can access Facebook now. Other people in the hotel can’t, but I can. ;)

ChristienMurawski · 2010-03-16T17:10:10.000Z

newbrof:

it was like the scene in Matchball (Woody Allen), where the ball hits the net and it is not clear where the ball will drop…

Matchball?

Anyway, much relief that the subway debacle worked out the way it did. Reminds me of this story from a couple months ago.

-xtien

“With a little luck it goes forward, and you win.”

CLWheeljack · 2010-03-16T17:35:06.000Z

Somebody fell to their death off their balcony in my building. It may or may not have had something to do with the crazy wind and rain we had over the weekend. It appears that one of the railings failed. So, Sunday morning when we went out to walk our dog we were greeted by a police blockade around our building while they investigated.

Now, we’re legally required to stay off our balconies until they can inspect all of the railings to make sure they’re safe. Also, news crews have been outside our building since then to report on it. It’s all very weird.

Omniscia · 2010-03-16T17:42:57.000Z

CLWheeljack:

Somebody fell to their death off their balcony in my building. It may or may not have had something to do with the crazy wind and rain we had over the weekend. It appears that one of the railings failed. So, Sunday morning when we went out to walk our dog we were greeted by a police blockade around our building while they investigated.

Now, we’re legally required to stay off our balconies until they can inspect all of the railings to make sure they’re safe. Also, news crews have been outside our building since then to report on it. It’s all very weird.

Whoa. If you’re referring to the guy I think you’re referring to, that’s one of my sister’s friends from college.

Kael · 2010-03-16T17:58:16.000Z

A fun little side project of mine got mentioned in the keynote address of a convention by one of my favorite developers. Im having a good day. :)

Juste · 2010-03-17T01:34:20.000Z

My car went to the great parking space in the sky yesterday. It’s been on its last legs for a while, we’ve spent about $15.000 fixing it in the last 18 months and yesterday either the clutch or the gearbox blew. We’ll get a quote from the garage but i don’t think we will bother fixing it any more, sell it for parts and try to raise money for a new (well, used) car. I’m never buying a French car again.

Hans_Lauring · 2010-03-17T01:47:56.000Z

Juste:

My car went to the great parking space in the sky yesterday. It’s been on its last legs for a while, we’ve spent about $15.000 fixing it in the last 18 months and yesterday either the clutch or the gearbox blew. We’ll get a quote from the garage but i don’t think we will bother fixing it any more, sell it for parts and try to raise money for a new (well, used) car. I’m never buying a French car again.

I just bought a Renault Clio after making the same wow against Italian cars…

In other news, my brothers restaurant was just voted the best in Sweden by some important Swedish guide (not the Guide Michelin which doesn’t venture outside capitols in outlying countries).

Juste · 2010-03-17T02:20:55.000Z

Hanzii:

I just bought a Renault Clio after making the same wow against Italian cars…

In other news, my brothers restaurant was just voted the best in Sweden by some important Swedish guide (not the Guide Michelin which doesn’t venture outside capitols in outlying countries).

This one?

malkav11 · 2010-03-17T07:41:17.000Z

I work as support staff in a mental health clinic. One of my duties is ordering office supplies, forms, and the other day to day consumables of the job (meds are someone else’s responsibility). One of the things we go through are informational pamphlets from the National Institute of Mental Health. They’ve been having supply issues lately so I haven’t been able to get as much as we need, but today they reached new and special depths. I got back from a vacation day to find the world’s most battered giant envelope on my chair. (Seriously, it looked like somewhere along the way it went through the Post Office’s special Beating Mail with Clubs substation.) It was from the NIMH. It seemed kinda light, but like I say, supply issues. I open it up and…

The only thing inside is the list of what I’ve ordered.

balut · 2010-03-17T08:59:56.000Z

malkav11:

I work as support staff in a mental health clinic. One of my duties is ordering office supplies, forms, and the other day to day consumables of the job (meds are someone else’s responsibility). One of the things we go through are informational pamphlets from the National Institute of Mental Health. They’ve been having supply issues lately so I haven’t been able to get as much as we need, but today they reached new and special depths. I got back from a vacation day to find the world’s most battered giant envelope on my chair. (Seriously, it looked like somewhere along the way it went through the Post Office’s special Beating Mail with Clubs substation.) It was from the NIMH. It seemed kinda light, but like I say, supply issues. I open it up and…

The only thing inside is the list of what I’ve ordered.

I blame Jenner and Sullivan.

BrianRubin · 2010-03-17T09:03:03.000Z

Got to see a great concert with The Swell Season (Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, whom I first saw in the amazing indie movie, “Once”) last night, and has surprise appearances by Colin Devlin of the Devlins and Edward Norton to introduce them (who also helped play guitar on one song). Fantastic show.

Demon_G_Sides · 2010-03-17T09:03:39.000Z

I found this;

BrianRubin · 2010-03-17T09:05:15.000Z

malkav11:

The only thing inside is the list of what I’ve ordered.

Was that a joke?

McKnight · 2010-03-17T11:00:30.000Z

Here’s something, I completely crippled my back late last night. Went to pick something up and my entire lower back went into spasm. I’ve been stuck on the floor ever since.

-edit- it’s not like no-one has seen me, I’ve just been told to lie on the floor as it’s a flat surface that will supposedly help my back.

Editer · 2010-03-17T12:59:29.000Z

malkav11:

It was from the NIMH. It seemed kinda light, but like I say, supply issues. I open it up and…

The only thing inside is the list of what I’ve ordered.

And thus you discover the Secret of NIMH.

fire · 2010-03-17T22:26:24.000Z

Kael:

A fun little side project of mine got mentioned in the keynote address of a convention by one of my favorite developers. Im having a good day. :)

Could you be any more cryptic and general? (Hint: Tell us more!)

fire · 2010-03-17T22:28:07.000Z

newbrof:

it was like the scene in Matchball (Woody Allen), where the ball hits the net and it is not clear where the ball will drop…

Match Point.

Pogo · 2010-03-17T22:33:59.000Z

CLWheeljack:

Somebody fell to their death off their balcony in my building. It may or may not have had something to do with the crazy wind and rain we had over the weekend. It appears that one of the railings failed. So, Sunday morning when we went out to walk our dog we were greeted by a police blockade around our building while they investigated.

Now, we’re legally required to stay off our balconies until they can inspect all of the railings to make sure they’re safe. Also, news crews have been outside our building since then to report on it. It’s all very weird.

Are you referring to this story from New York City?

http://www.citizenyc.com/news/2010/03/24-year-old-plummets-to-death-from-murray-hill-balcony.html

jerri_blank · 2010-03-17T22:55:03.000Z

Brian Rubin:

Got to see a great concert with The Swell Season (Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, whom I first saw in the amazing indie movie, “Once”) last night, and has surprise appearances by Colin Devlin of the Devlins and Edward Norton to introduce them (who also helped play guitar on one song). Fantastic show.

The chorus of “Falling Slowly” always makes me cry.