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I really don't have a problem talking to people IRL (as anybody who's met me IRL will testify), it's just randomly thinking about stuff to chat about when you don't know anything about the person you're chatting to - that's the one that confuses me. The whole concept of "having an in" I can go with. It's not really about going in with an agenda, unless the only thing on the agenda is "getting to know you", which I hardly think is underhand.

But yeh, I do need to take the pressure of myself - I really do feel that I HAVE to at least have an opinion of someone after a few hours, otherwise what's the point? Although maybe this is where I'm going wrong . . .

― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Friday, 1 December 2006 10:26 (seventeen years ago) link

DURHAM - The robber was holding a gun to 5-year-old Mary Long's head when a 3-foot-tall Mighty Morphin Power Ranger leapt into the room.
"Get away from my family," 4-year-old Stevie Long shouted, punctuating his screams with swipes of his plastic sword and hearty "yah, yahs."
The robber and his accomplice, who was waiting outside the apartment Friday night, fled with credit cards, jewelry, cash and other items that Stevie's mother, Jennifer Long, dumped from her purse.
"I scared the bad guys away," Stevie said Tuesday evening at the apartment at 901 Chalk Level Road in north Durham.
Two men had approached Jennifer Long's boyfriend and his son Friday night as they stood outside the apartments she helps manage, according to a police report. The strangers asked for pot, and then a cigarette, and as the son went to get one, both men pulled guns, police said.
One stayed with the boyfriend as the other forced the son back into the apartment, police said. Inside were Jennifer Long, a cousin, Stevie, Mary and two other children, police said.
They were forced on the floor. The robber pointed the gun at Mary and a 1-year-old girl named Sierra, said Stevie's uncle, Bernie Evans, 33, who lives above the Longs.
Enter Stevie.
"During the robbery, a ... boy snuck into his bedroom, dressed himself in a Power Ranger costume and armed himself with a plastic sword," police said. "The child then exited his room and approached the armed suspect, in an attempt to protect his family."
Relatives said the robber abandoned plans to take Stevie's mother to an ATM to withdraw cash when he saw Stevie.
"It tripped him out, and that's when they moved on," said Evans, who did not witness the incident. Jennifer Long declined to comment, saying her employers at the apartment complex would not allow it.
Stevie likes to think he cuts an intimidating figure in his red-and-black mask and foam suit that replicates the rippling muscles of the kiddie adventure show heroes. But Evans said the robber was more startled that Stevie was able to retreat to his bedroom and morph.
Fantasy, reality
Though the robbers wore no masks, victims could only give vague descriptions of them. Police have no suspects in this or the other 10 armed robberies reported in Durham in the past six days, said Kammie Michael, a spokeswoman.
Evans said family members are struggling to help their children understand their ordeal. A counselor said Stevie needs to improve his distinction between fantasy and reality, said Heather Evans, Stevie's aunt.
"He fully believed he morphed," she said.
Mary grasps her danger better. She stayed home from school Monday and Tuesday.
"My doctor said I get a day off," she said.

"My mommy said I was crying in my sleep because I had bad dreams."

― pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 1 December 2006 10:32 (seventeen years ago) link

Dates make me want to say really stupid things and ramble on, based on the idea that if we can get through me talking crap, we can get through anything. It's not really an effective strategy, unless there are girls who want to go out with a surreal woody allen impression.

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 1 December 2006 10:33 (seventeen years ago) link

now about "norfolk enchance", dr c?

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 1 December 2006 10:36 (seventeen years ago) link

but if there are, then it's CASH IN.

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 1 December 2006 10:41 (seventeen years ago) link

i'm currently basing my dating on the hope of meeting someone who is into fried chicken, puns, kissing, DDR and playing sports. i set a pretty touch standard on my dates! but that's a choice rather than a fate.

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 1 December 2006 10:44 (seventeen years ago) link

http://originaldo.com/woody-allen-mia-farrow.jpg

― Ed (dali), Friday, 1 December 2006 10:48 (seventeen years ago) link

i have never been on A Date!

― emsk ( emsk ), Friday, 1 December 2006 10:51 (seventeen years ago) link

I don't think I've been on a real actual date, either.

― teh_kit (g-kit), Friday, 1 December 2006 10:53 (seventeen years ago) link

Evans said family members are struggling to help their children understand their ordeal. A counselor said Stevie needs to improve his distinction between fantasy and reality, said Heather Evans, Stevie's aunt.
"He fully believed he morphed," she said.

They obviously explained to the kid that he under no circumstances was to accurately describe any of the bad guys to the police, right?

― M Grout (Mark Grout), Friday, 1 December 2006 10:54 (seventeen years ago) link

I hadn't until recently, they are fun.

― Ed (dali), Friday, 1 December 2006 10:57 (seventeen years ago) link

**now about "norfolk enchance", dr c? **

That's great, Ken! We are the defending champs, so we ought to have a folk enchance, BUT....I like it.

― Dr.C (Dr.C), Friday, 1 December 2006 10:58 (seventeen years ago) link

Maybe you have been on a date emsk, but just didn't know it . . .

― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Friday, 1 December 2006 11:13 (seventeen years ago) link

In (x location) the dates go on YOU?

― teh_kit (g-kit), Friday, 1 December 2006 11:16 (seventeen years ago) link

?? how? oh fuckit, i'm going back to bed. no! i need to go and rescue my bike.

― emsk ( emsk ), Friday, 1 December 2006 11:34 (seventeen years ago) link

Morning, people. I have just been robbed. BY CHARITY

― tissp! (tissp!), Friday, 1 December 2006 11:51 (seventeen years ago) link

*cut to emsk's bike tied to a railroad track, with an evil moustached villain (looking suspiciously like FP) cackling portentously behind a rock.*

Or not like that at all?

― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Friday, 1 December 2006 11:53 (seventeen years ago) link

Hey! I don't have a moustache!

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Friday, 1 December 2006 11:54 (seventeen years ago) link

Morning, people. I have just been robbed. BY CHARITY

ihttp://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/robin-hood-1.jpg

― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Friday, 1 December 2006 11:54 (seventeen years ago) link

― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Friday, 1 December 2006 11:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Like that, but with more slippers.

― tissp! (tissp!), Friday, 1 December 2006 11:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Bah, didn't want to embed teh image anyway. All my old l33t HTML skills have fallen by the wayside. How do you do it in Sandbox ILX?

― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Friday, 1 December 2006 11:56 (seventeen years ago) link

I think

― tissp! (tissp!), Friday, 1 December 2006 11:57 (seventeen years ago) link

*cut to emsk's bike tied to a railroad track, with an evil moustached villain (looking suspiciously like FP) cackling portentously behind a rock.*

Or not like that at all?

eheh no not really! i left it at the shimura sisters' house the other night bc it got a puncture which i fixed but then when i tried to leave it had another one and it was 1am and i couldn't be arsed, just wanted to get moving, plus they had to go to sleep. i am bloody sick of it taking twice as long to get everywhere. and i had to miss the end of the monade gig last night to get the last train. and monade were ACE.

― emsk ( emsk ), Friday, 1 December 2006 11:59 (seventeen years ago) link

GOOD MORNING!!! Afternoon, whatever it is now.

God, I was tired and emotional yesterday. I'm back on top of the world today, and everything is wonderful. Hurrah! It's Friday, let the flirting commence. Except, bah, I'm on Month End today, boo hiss, etc.

― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 1 December 2006 12:16 (seventeen years ago) link

HOORAY!

― g0000blar (g00blar), Friday, 1 December 2006 12:25 (seventeen years ago) link

does anyone want to drink some beer this evening?

― Ed (dali), Friday, 1 December 2006 12:29 (seventeen years ago) link

I've been listening to That Dog all morning. GOd, I love That Dog.

"A drunken kiss and a drunken night
Hungover morning and a sobering cry"

...with multitudes of girly harmonies and magnificent violins going everywhere. I wonder if I can get Frances to do some violining for us - she said she was perfectly happy to record with us.

also, I'm at the LAST CHAPTER of Julie Burchill. She actually made me LAUGH OUT LOUD SO HARD that people moved away from me on the train this morning. Like, crying, I was laughing so hard. She is wicked and evil and terrible, but she is just SO VERY FUNNY. I'd forgive her anything.

Also, Gooblar, what was that you quoted up there? Is that Portnoy's Complaint? Who's it by? I'm going book shopping this weekend, maybe I should get it.

I'm not going to get out of work until 10 or so, but if you're still drinking, I'm there, Ed.

― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 1 December 2006 12:31 (seventeen years ago) link

yes! xpost

― tissp! (tissp!), Friday, 1 December 2006 12:34 (seventeen years ago) link

Are you in town, TISSP!? Clerkenwell is a long way to go for a beer from Cambridge!

― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 1 December 2006 12:36 (seventeen years ago) link

no, but i will drink with you in SPIRIT

(perhaps we can have a live satellite link up)

― tissp! (tissp!), Friday, 1 December 2006 12:41 (seventeen years ago) link

i will be in town next thursday evening though

― tissp! (tissp!), Friday, 1 December 2006 12:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh no, TISSP and Stence in town at the same time, I will EXPLODE.

― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 1 December 2006 12:43 (seventeen years ago) link

(i will only be there for a couple of hours though, so unless anyone wants to drink in KX for an hour, things may not work out :( )

― tissp! (tissp!), Friday, 1 December 2006 12:44 (seventeen years ago) link

OH OH OH but what are you people doing on the 9TH OF JANUARY?

― tissp! (tissp!), Friday, 1 December 2006 12:44 (seventeen years ago) link

by which i mean the 13TH, of course

― tissp! (tissp!), Friday, 1 December 2006 12:46 (seventeen years ago) link

I have no idea! That's, like, next year!

― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 1 December 2006 12:46 (seventeen years ago) link

I know! Normally I wouldn't have a clue myself but it's my BIRTHDAY PARTY!

― tissp! (tissp!), Friday, 1 December 2006 12:47 (seventeen years ago) link

AAAAAHHHH!!! OK, I am going to your birthday party, then.

― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 1 December 2006 12:48 (seventeen years ago) link

yay!

― tissp! (tissp!), Friday, 1 December 2006 12:49 (seventeen years ago) link

beer tonight - mebbe - i am thinking of either going to see the rebeccas somewhere in whitechapel (don't know anything about them, the belgian wants to go) or future of the left (ex-mclusky) @ lumi. where are you thinking of drinking?

― emsk ( emsk ), Friday, 1 December 2006 12:54 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh damn, that's only 3 days after my wrist operation. I'll probably be wearing a brace and not very mobile with my hand.

― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 1 December 2006 12:58 (seventeen years ago) link

Wherever there is beer and company. Xpost

― Ed (dali), Friday, 1 December 2006 13:04 (seventeen years ago) link

you don't need a hand to drink

― tissp! (tissp!), Friday, 1 December 2006 13:07 (seventeen years ago) link

And hott boys:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b364/LennonWoreChucks/Picture%20Stash/sm1.jpg

― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 1 December 2006 13:10 (seventeen years ago) link

x-post!

I do so need hands to drink! How else am I going to hold the booze? And I refuse to drink booze through a straw. (Especially magic straws like Suzy tried the other night.)

But no. Hott boys shall never lead me into the Chasm of the Delayed Aftereffects again.

― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 1 December 2006 13:11 (seventeen years ago) link

I will hold the bottle of tequila for you! We can get a funnel and everything!

― tissp! (tissp!), Friday, 1 December 2006 13:13 (seventeen years ago) link

Get behind me, Satan.

AND NO GRABBING MY ASS WHILE YOU'RE BACK THERE.

― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 1 December 2006 13:15 (seventeen years ago) link

you have another hand kate! unless... unless... i've been missing something?

― emsk ( emsk ), Friday, 1 December 2006 13:17 (seventeen years ago) link

That is my left hand. My left hand does not know what my right hand is doing. That's how I play guitar, after all!

― masonic boom (kate), Friday, 1 December 2006 13:18 (seventeen years ago) link

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