Random Stuff IX: Rogue Admins

[Quiver he/him]

1 hour ago, Deliiiiiightful said:

So like screenshot + attach? Does that work size-wise?

 

And now the weasels are telling me its awful and no one will ever like my bad poetry and SHUT UP YOU DARN WEASELS!

D, I'm sorry to say that Brain Weasels don't listen to reason.

What you need to do is go shopping for one of their natural predators, like an owl, or a snake. Set that sucker loose in there, and that'll solve the weasel problem.

...Seriously, your poetry is an expression of admiration for their work. Everything I've ehard from the Hamilton cast tells me that they'll appreciate the fact that you like their stuff enough to write something to them. So... don't listen to the brain weasels. Listen to Quiver. 

[Delightful]

4 minutes ago, Quiver said:

D, I'm sorry to say that Brain Weasels don't listen to reason.

What you need to do is go shopping for one of their natural predators, like an owl, or a snake. Set that sucker loose in there, and that'll solve the weasel problem.

...Seriously, your poetry is an expression of admiration for their work. Everything I've ehard from the Hamilton cast tells me that they'll appreciate the fact that you like their stuff enough to write something to them. So... don't listen to the brain weasels. Listen to Quiver. 

Yeah...I'm getting myself back into writing so the weasels are on full blast. They suck. 

Can I share the poem here or is that just being desperate for compliments?

[Quiver he/him]

1 minute ago, Deliiiiiightful said:

Yeah...I'm getting myself back into writing so the weasels are on full blast. They suck. 

Can I share the poem here or is that just being desperate for compliments?

I'd suggest posting it in the Creator Forum, and then linking back here, just since... the topic here moves pretty quickly. Might get lost in the shuffle.

(Not desperate though.)

[Delightful]

5 minutes ago, Quiver said:

I'd suggest posting it in the Creator Forum, and then linking back here, just since... the topic here moves pretty quickly. Might get lost in the shuffle.

(Not desperate though.)

Ok.

[Quiver he/him]

3 hours ago, Deliiiiiightful said:

Ok.

Awesome! Poetry is...not my thing, bit ill try comment ifyou like?

Later though; I'm currently about to watch Moana.

[Delightful]

12 minutes ago, Quiver said:

Awesome! Poetry is...not my thing, bit ill try comment ifyou like?

Later though; I'm currently about to watch Moana.

Nice! I want to watch it soon....

[marsoupial they/them]

Decided to break out my Sphero BB-8 which I haven't used in forever, aaaaaaand it's not connecting to my new phone.

[Quiver he/him]

5 hours ago, Deliiiiiightful said:

Nice! I want to watch it soon....

I liked it, if that's worth anything.

Edited December 7, 2016 by Quiver

[marsoupial they/them]

I found a very festive hat in the choir room and someone took a photo.

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[marsoupial they/them]

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[The Honor Spren she/her]

11 hours ago, bleeder said:

I found a very festive hat in the choir room and someone took a photo.

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Come on, bleeder! You've got to stop making me smile; it hurts! 

[Kaymyth she/her]

It's story time!

 

So I'm on my second day of being home sick. I figured I'd sleep in, get some recovering done, that sort of thing. That's what you do when you're sick.

 

At about a quarter after 8, I was woken abruptly by a series of loud, scrabbling BANGS. The first thing my sleep-addled brain thought was, "Oh, crem, someone's trying to break into the house." After a moment's indecision, I rolled out of bed, grabbed a couple of things, and went about checking the security of all of our ingresses.

 

Please feel free to picture this for a moment. Me decked out in my TARDIS robe, sword in hand, prowling the house for intruders. I take comfort in the idea that I'd look so completely ridiculous that it would be a short leap to assuming that I was crazy enough to be dangerous. Add in a blood-curdling battle cry, and I like to flatter myself in thinking that'd be a ticket to Nopesville for most sane humans.

 

But I digress. For, as it turned out, there were no breaches of security. No intruders. And I stood next to the front door, and I heard a new noise. A small one, but insistent, and definitely organic. So I trucked back upstairs and took a peek out the blinds from my bedroom window.

 

And there, in all its little cuddly verminous glory, was a squirrel.

 

Yes, a rusting squirrel. In fact, it was about as upset as I'd ever seen one, clinging to the corner of the porch roof and squawking unhappily. It gazed longingly out at the bush next to our front steps, continuing its cries of distress. And that's when I realized the truth.

 

The little idiot was stuck.

 

I still don't know how exactly it caused all those banging noises. It may have just been as simple as the fact that the attic space is large and echoey and tends to amplify sounds. It could be that a bird of prey took a dive at the thing while it was on the roof and what I heard was its fight for survival. What I do know is that the stupid little monster was clearly unhappy and for a few moments was certain in its squirrelly little heart that the bush decorated in festive bows was its only salvation.

 

I pondered for a moment what to do. Would I need to call animal control or the wildlife service to get the silly thing down? Would they even do such a thing? If I tried to tell them that a squirrel was stuck on my roof no really stop laughing I am rusting serious the thing is the stupidest squirrel in existence STOP LAUGHING DAMMIT.

 

Fortunately, I never had to go to such embarrassing lengths, as the little fuzzball eventually managed to get over his trauma and grow a new neuron or something, cause he finally scrabbled around some more on the roof and eventually disappeared. That's right you little moron, you leave the roof the same way you got onto it in the first place. Via tree branches on the other side.

 

(And during this entire thing, there was never a peep out of Leia. I have learned to accept the fact that my dog is, fundamentally, a coward. She comes from a long line of proud badger-hunters, but she disgraces them all. As much as she likes to bark at and chase the furry creatures outdoors, scary noises outside when she's inside induce hiding. I can but hope she never goes too far in challenging the local bunny mafioso, or things are going to get very Watership Down around here.)

 

Anyway. After all of that, I have found it impossible to go back to sleep. So I'm awake and stuffy.

 

All because of a squirrel.

[Quiver he/him]

38 minutes ago, Kaymyth said:

It's story time!

 

So I'm on my second day of being home sick. I figured I'd sleep in, get some recovering done, that sort of thing. That's what you do when you're sick.

 

At about a quarter after 8, I was woken abruptly by a series of loud, scrabbling BANGS. The first thing my sleep-addled brain thought was, "Oh, crem, someone's trying to break into the house." After a moment's indecision, I rolled out of bed, grabbed a couple of things, and went about checking the security of all of our ingresses.

 

Please feel free to picture this for a moment. Me decked out in my TARDIS robe, sword in hand, prowling the house for intruders. I take comfort in the idea that I'd look so completely ridiculous that it would be a short leap to assuming that I was crazy enough to be dangerous. Add in a blood-curdling battle cry, and I like to flatter myself in thinking that'd be a ticket to Nopesville for most sane humans.

 

But I digress. For, as it turned out, there were no breaches of security. No intruders. And I stood next to the front door, and I heard a new noise. A small one, but insistent, and definitely organic. So I trucked back upstairs and took a peek out the blinds from my bedroom window.

 

And there, in all its little cuddly verminous glory, was a squirrel.

 

Yes, a rusting squirrel. In fact, it was about as upset as I'd ever seen one, clinging to the corner of the porch roof and squawking unhappily. It gazed longingly out at the bush next to our front steps, continuing its cries of distress. And that's when I realized the truth.

 

The little idiot was stuck.

 

I still don't know how exactly it caused all those banging noises. It may have just been as simple as the fact that the attic space is large and echoey and tends to amplify sounds. It could be that a bird of prey took a dive at the thing while it was on the roof and what I heard was its fight for survival. What I do know is that the stupid little monster was clearly unhappy and for a few moments was certain in its squirrelly little heart that the bush decorated in festive bows was its only salvation.

 

I pondered for a moment what to do. Would I need to call animal control or the wildlife service to get the silly thing down? Would they even do such a thing? If I tried to tell them that a squirrel was stuck on my roof no really stop laughing I am rusting serious the thing is the stupidest squirrel in existence STOP LAUGHING DAMMIT.

 

Fortunately, I never had to go to such embarrassing lengths, as the little fuzzball eventually managed to get over his trauma and grow a new neuron or something, cause he finally scrabbled around some more on the roof and eventually disappeared. That's right you little moron, you leave the roof the same way you got onto it in the first place. Via tree branches on the other side.

 

(And during this entire thing, there was never a peep out of Leia. I have learned to accept the fact that my dog is, fundamentally, a coward. She comes from a long line of proud badger-hunters, but she disgraces them all. As much as she likes to bark at and chase the furry creatures outdoors, scary noises outside when she's inside induce hiding. I can but hope she never goes too far in challenging the local bunny mafioso, or things are going to get very Watership Down around here.)

 

Anyway. After all of that, I have found it impossible to go back to sleep. So I'm awake and stuffy.

 

All because of a squirrel.

So... because of a squirrel, your on the Shard?

...but seriously, get well soon. 

[Kaymyth she/her]

1 minute ago, Quiver said:

So... because of a squirrel, your on the Shard?

...but seriously, get well soon. 

Yeah, I really would have liked to sleep some more.

[marsoupial they/them]

http://www.tor.com/2016/12/07/casting-the-kingkiller-chronicle/#comment-635321

Can I just say... yes, please.

[The Honor Spren she/her]

I . . . I don't know how to feel anymore. 

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Why.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

14 minutes ago, The Honor Spren said:

I . . . I don't know how to feel anymore. 

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Why.

ARE YOU KIDDING 

THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING THING I HAVE SEEN ALL DAY

[+Slowswift]

18 minutes ago, The Honor Spren said:

I . . . I don't know how to feel anymore. 

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Why.

2 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

ARE YOU KIDDING 

THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING THING I HAVE SEEN ALL DAY

I kinda have to agree with Twi here.  

Edited December 7, 2016 by Slowswift
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[Kaymyth she/her]

19 minutes ago, The Honor Spren said:

I . . . I don't know how to feel anymore. 

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Why.

I also agree.  This is as amazing as liquid DayQuil is nasty.

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

Liquid dayquill?

[Kaymyth she/her]

1 minute ago, Mesa the Ookla said:

Liquid dayquill?

Cold medicine. I am le sick. It tastes horrible, but works really well without making my heart race dangerously.

[The Honor Spren she/her]

36 minutes ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

ARE YOU KIDDING 

THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING THING I HAVE SEEN ALL 

35 minutes ago, Slowswift said:

I kinda have to agree with Twi 

32 minutes ago, Kaymyth said:

I also agree.  This is as amazing as liquid DayQuil is nasty.

Oh, i'm aware that it's amazing, but it simultaneously makes me question my existence. 

[marsoupial they/them]

1 hour ago, The Honor Spren said:

I . . . I don't know how to feel anymore. 

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Why.

This is wonderful.

[Delightful]

That last frame tho. 

Is it a song I should recognise?

[Kaymyth she/her]

1 minute ago, Deliiiiiightful said:

That last frame tho. 

Is it a song I should recognise?

YES

"I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor?  Oh, here: