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[bubosquared]

Just a heads-up: I'm likely to be offline most of this weekend, for a number of reasons, but mostly because a) I have a bunch of offline stuff I need to get done, and b) I need to give my wrists a rest, because my RSI has been flaring up thanks to the stupid desk at work. (I finally managed to find a way to sit ar this desk without straining my wrists, but if I don't let them rest now, they won't heal, so.) Not that anyone would miss me, and depending on the state of my wrists, I might get on for a while anyway, but you know.

So I've been keeping myself entertained at work this week by reading the stupidpetowners archives, and I feel the need to share this gem. I don't think you have to even vaguely know how to take care of pets in order to enjoy that one, because ... really, now.

Also amusing, for the Dr Who fans on my friendslist:

I totally forgot to mention that I saw The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy with elance last week, and loved it. As I said to E afterwards, if this movie doesn't spawn a whole lot of slash, I'll be sorely disappointed in fandom. So, um. Anyone have any recs for m? Ford/Arthur preferred, but any will do, because woa. They couldn't have made that movie more subtexty if they tried!

Also, I caught the tail end of an item on this on the morning news, and um. The hell? They'll take my chef's knife from me when they pry it from my cold, dead hands, dammit! I use that thing, and I use it a hell of a lot more than I do my bread knife or any the smaller, "potato peeler" knives.

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[ruby-fruit.livejournal.com]

*wails, clings to your legs*

Ahem. Actually, I won't be around eithe, have been burried under a mountain of art.

Knife thing is utter silliness. WTF?

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

*attempts to shake you off legs*

Ahem. Actually, I won't be around eithe, have been burried under a mountain of art.

So I noticed. :( (And I may need to stay offline from home for a while longer than a weekend, too, depending. Feh. OTOH, perhaps now I'll finally get round to finishing the hooker AU and editing my NaNovel. Ahem.)

Knife thing is utter silliness. WTF?

When I saw it this morning, I was convinced I was hallucinating from lack of coffee. Seems I wasn't. The hell?

[ruby-fruit.livejournal.com]

*clings tighter*

OTOH, perhaps now I'll finally get round to finishing the hooker AU and editing my NaNovel. Ahem.)

Yay Hooker AU!*sends healing vibes to your tendons*

When I saw it this morning, I was convinced I was hallucinating from lack of coffee. Seems I wasn't. The hell?

Saw it earlier on my flist and came to the conclusion that they'll ban pointy pens next, as that's what all the crazed violent people will use for lack of knives.

[wibbble]

Foreheads.

They'll ban foreheads, since probably half the blunt trauma injuries in A&E on a Friday night in Scotland come from headbutting.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

And fists. Better ban fists, as well. And proper glass pints, since that's dangerous as well, and chairs and tables so those can't be thrown around anymore, either.

[wibbble]

Of course, the best thing to do is to elect me as Emperor, and then I can enact the 'Being Bloody Stupid' law, which'll take care of all of these things - and the people who want to ban kitchen knives, all in one go.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

*votes wibbble for Emperor* (If only so I can lead the Revolution to overthrow you, muahahaha!)

What I want to know is, which chefs did they ask that said those knives aren't needed in the kitchen? Sure, you can make do with the potato peelers for general cutting (though I hate trying to cut even an orange, let alone something as big as a melon with them), but I use mine for chopping, quite a lot (not to mention squishing garlic, etc.) WTF?

[wibbble]

They probably said 'do you need a knife that is both big and pointy?', and the chefs looked at their big pointy knives and went 'well, /no/, we /could/ just use a big non-pointy knife and a small pointy knife'.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

True, though even then, you can do some pretty bad damage with either of those, as well. I can attest to this, having sliced into my finger with one of the small pointy ones the other day. Oh, and one of the worst/longest-lasting scars on my fingers is from a bread knife (serrated edge does LOTS more damage than a sharp, smooth one), so whatever, crazy people. God, I hope this law doesn't actually go through.

[wibbble]

They actually say that in the article, but that the short knives are less likely to pierce organs, and therefor cause less fatalities.

It's not a law, though. It's just some pressure group. The government are blowing it off saying that the existing laws on the matter are fine.

[deepsix.livejournal.com]

What I want to know is, which chefs did they ask that said those knives aren't needed in the kitchen?

Dude, seriously. At ye olde former place of employment, all the chefs had their very own big pointy knife that they used for EVERYTHING, from prepping meat to chopping herbs. I even use mine to chop garlic (since I like mine chopped better than squished) and sure, I don't *need* to, but it's useful! and fun! These people are insane.

Also, why you no post so much anymore? I miss you!

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Exactly! I'm sure they can use a blunted knife for that, but why should they (or I) have to just because a bunch of twits use them as weapons. Take away the knives, and they'll just start using other things as weapons (broken glass, bread knives, ...). And dammit, I prefer to have all (or at least most) of my cooking needs met by one knife rather than having to have a bunch of them out.

I miss you too! I'm gonna be kinda offline this weekend, but checking e-mail at least once a day (... evidentially, heh), so um. Wah?

I just don't have a lot to say anymore, man!

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Hey, stop that! *shakes harder*

Yay Hooker AU!*sends healing vibes to your tendons*

Aw, thanks, pet. *pets*

Saw it earlier on my flist and came to the conclusion that they'll ban pointy pens next, as that's what all the crazed violent people will use for lack of knives.

Especially pointy red pens. OMG DOUBLE EVIL! *sends variuos superheroes after the dangerous pens*

Also, have you seen the recent spat of Liefeld-hate at s_d? It spawned a drawing of Cable in Robin!Panties (I'm so sorry), this .... thing, and of course, the mental image of Cable in a tutu.

Just thought I'd share the pain.

[ruby-fruit.livejournal.com]

Hey, stop that! *shakes harder*

No! *clings*

Especially pointy red pens. OMG DOUBLE EVIL! *sends variuos superheroes after the dangerous pens*

And chopsticks! Very dangerous, those.

Just thought I'd share the pain.

Thank you SO MUCH. Augh. Robin panties.

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

At least the tutu is only happening in my head, yeah. Just. Ow.

I fear pigeonfeeding!Nate. o_O

[carelessmemory.livejournal.com]

Methinks the rabbits have the intelligence in that household.

Thanks, I now know what I'll be doing at work next week. :)

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Seriously, I've seen a bunch of (often cruel) stupidity in that comm (no, dammit, your cat does not "want to experience the joy of motherhood"!), but that one was just ... Buh? Breeding geraniums? O_o

Beware that comm, BTW, for there a a lot of stupid pet owners in the world, and they will make you want to cry. (Also, the whole ooutdoors cat thing, which the members can get a bit vocal about, but keep in mind it does make a lot more sense to keep cats indoors in the States than here).

[mousewrites.livejournal.com]

Hey there,

Have fun with your off weekend.

Re: Hitchiker slash... I have seen almost none since the movie came out. There's some out there from the books, but I'd love some movie slash...

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Thanks! (Er, yeah, obviously I'm "sinning" already. But my wrists are better and I'm just checking e-mail!

Me too! I mean, come on, so much subtext!