The AH Coffee Shop and Reading Room 02: A Comma (is a Restful Pause)

[NotWise]

The Merry Widow:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KebSIAg2P9I

I've always had a hard time understanding opera lyrics. It's good to have them expertly translated.

For some reason the soprano reminded me of Bernadette Peters.

 

[TxRad]

I prefer this one, although it does not feature young ladies in leotards (or whatever)

That is one of my favorites also.

Coffee, tea, anything for free.

Write, write, write,
fight, fight, fight,
Be polite, lite, lite

Too much coffee, me thinks.

 

[NotWise]

Write, write, write,
fight, fight, fight,
Be polite, lite, lite

Too much coffee, me thinks.

You should post that to the poetry section. They need more traffic.

 

[Hypoxia]

Flesh mob, fleshback, flesh card, flesh flood, flesh-freeze, flesh memory, flesh point, fleshover, flesh welding, flesh fiction. There, right as rain.

Have you been taking the right meds?

Oh fuck, I missed my evening pills. Stand back, everyone...

 

[TxRad]

You should post that to the poetry section. They need more traffic.

I have two poems posted here, which is probably two, too many.

Holy shit! It's almost 5AM and I haven't even thought about bed. I've been too busy writing.

Okay, fresh coffee for the morning crowd to contemplate while I take my morning Meds. They go down a hell of a lot easier with milk. Maybe a bite of a honey bun to force them the rest of the way.

Bed or more writing? Now there is the question.

 

[Handley_Page]

I don't know who EB is but if she says you have money then that is great. Yeah, everything needs service sooner or later.

Sorry EB = E-Bay.

But it's the middle of the day, so I'll take a coffee, with thanks.
And it's trying to rain . . .

 

[oggbashan]

The sun is shining here. The grass has been cut. The garden benches are being given their winter repainting.

The Waverley passed earlier today:

http://www.largs.org/photos/travel/sea/waverley.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_Waverley

More coffee is available.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

If you write a non-erotic story (characters are about 12) set on Pratchett's Discworld, what category does it go in?

I have a rare copy of the Assassin's Guild Yearbook that I am using to write a story of the rise of a Scholarship Boy with all the special jargon and situations described in the book. It will be a puzzle and probably get no readership at all but I'm having fun.

 

[NotWise]

Welcome to Autumn, y'all.

 

[TxRad]

If you write a non-erotic story (characters are about 12) set on Pratchett's Discworld, what category does it go in?

I have a rare copy of the Assassin's Guild Yearbook that I am using to write a story of the rise of a Scholarship Boy with all the special jargon and situations described in the book. It will be a puzzle and probably get no readership at all but I'm having fun.

Uh... Non-erotic would be my first guess.

A late afternooner to all. Fresh coffee is available.

After the writing binge last night, I have been lazy today.

 

[Handley_Page]

If you write a non-erotic story (characters are about 12) set on Pratchett's Discworld, what category does it go in?

I have a rare copy of the Assassin's Guild Yearbook that I am using to write a story of the rise of a Scholarship Boy with all the special jargon and situations described in the book. It will be a puzzle and probably get no readership at all but I'm having fun.

I'd suggest non-erotic (unless you deviate from Pratchett's usual mode).
Do please advise when it's finished. Can I be a beta-reader please?

Welcome to Autumn, y'all.

Well, it's started round here, too.

I feel the need for a cup of teat. Anyone else fancy a cup ?

 

[MagicaPractica]

Happy Autumnal Equinox. I am fully prepared to hibernate.

 

[MagicaPractica]

If you write a non-erotic story (characters are about 12) set on Pratchett's Discworld, what category does it go in?

I have a rare copy of the Assassin's Guild Yearbook that I am using to write a story of the rise of a Scholarship Boy with all the special jargon and situations described in the book. It will be a puzzle and probably get no readership at all but I'm having fun.

Sci fi and fantasy, and I think you'll get a fair readership.

 

[Handley_Page]

Happy Autumnal Equinox.
I am fully prepared to hibernate.

Yes, me dear, but with whom ?


Ogg, sadly, the Waverly has not been seen on my local canal since its building, and being in the middle of the country, even my longest lens will not permit me a view of her. and I have seen ladies like that Merry Widow (a magic translation,m I;m sure).

Time for a morning coffee, I think

 

[TxRad]

Well, the weekend is here and the coffee is fresh, help yourself.

I've made massive headway on the latest novel in the last two days.

I better make the most of it. The house guests will return Monday. At least one anyway. She has a big surprise but I think I already know what it is but I will wait for confirmation.

Have a good day all.

 

[MagicaPractica]

Yes, me dear, but with whom ?

All by my lonesome.

Well, the weekend is here and the coffee is fresh, help yourself.

I've made massive headway on the latest novel in the last two days.

Congrats.

I'm trying to finish an actual story for a change. If I can do that, then there's hope. It's not going badly.

I actually have some rather . . . grandiose ideas about what I'm going to submit to various venues before my birthday at the end of next month. I'm gonna try. I have one novel that just needs one scene re-written and I can send it out. I'm going to compile a bunch of poetry into a self-published volume. That's mostly just choosing and formatting. I have another novel I want to finish. It's 3/4 done, just needs finishing and an edit. Then I want to prep for Nanowrimo. I know, a bit much, but I think it's possible.

 

[ishtat]

Too bloomin' hot

Its ten to midnight in Sydney and I'm sipping iced tea on the back verandah, it's still 30 degrees Celsius. Earlier today I was out west of the state where it hit 40 - 41 at 4 pm. I think that's about 104 -106 fahrenheit - on the spring equinox! Worlds gone mad.

 

[Handley_Page]

I have a number of 'unfinished' stories on my machine.
I do wish I could work out how best to finish a couple of them. . . .

Ah well, coffee I think!

 

[Hypoxia]

Well, the weekend is here and the coffee is fresh, help yourself.

What, it's a weekend already? [/me peers outside] Looks about the same. Well, I'll believe you.

We're in a little cool snap here signaling the start of autumn. Weather was great yesterday; otherwise the day sucked but y'all don't want to hear about it. The chopper overflights were either for a fugitive or lost hiker, not another forest fire. A new local good eatery suddenly closed; why is it fenced off?

I've meditated on California's transportation problems. After global warming boosts sea levels and the next Pineapple Super-Express returns the Central Valley into a 500-mile-long bay, high-speed hydrofoil service could connect our new shorelines, all the way from Grapevine Harbor to Port Placerville to Shasta Shores. A fishing industry could thrive here too, and oyster beds. (Oyster pearls could be a major funding source.) Will the Valley's major cities build seawalls in time? Will Fresno's Underground Gardens be a scuba tour?

I just finished off yesterday's coffee. Oh well, freshness lies ahead. Name your favorite roast.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

What, it's a weekend already? [/me peers outside] Looks about the same. Well, I'll believe you.

We're in a little cool snap here signaling the start of autumn. Weather was great yesterday; otherwise the day sucked but y'all don't want to hear about it. The chopper overflights were either for a fugitive or lost hiker, not another forest fire. A new local good eatery suddenly closed; why is it fenced off?

I've meditated on California's transportation problems. After global warming boosts sea levels and the next Pineapple Super-Express returns the Central Valley into a 500-mile-long bay, high-speed hydrofoil service could connect our new shorelines, all the way from Grapevine Harbor to Port Placerville to Shasta Shores. A fishing industry could thrive here too, and oyster beds. (Oyster pearls could be a major funding source.) Will the Valley's major cities build seawalls in time? Will Fresno's Underground Gardens be a scuba tour?

I just finished off yesterday's coffee. Oh well, freshness lies ahead. Name your favorite roast.

I believe I may have moved to Oregon just in time.

 

[Hypoxia]

I believe I may have moved to Oregon just in time.

If you're anywhere west of I-5 you'll be smithereened when the Cascadia Fault slips in a few years. How long can you tread water?

 

[HuckPilgrim]

If you're anywhere west of I-5 you'll be smithereened when the Cascadia Fault slips in a few years. How long can you tread water?

What's the threat prognosis for just east of Seattle? Should I retire here, or will it mean certain doom? I can swim pretty good, but doggy paddle is my best stroke. Oh, and pass the sugar jar, please. This roast is a little strong and needs something to sweeten it up.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

If you're anywhere west of I-5 you'll be smithereened when the Cascadia Fault slips in a few years. How long can you tread water?

I'm east.

 

[Hypoxia]

I'm east.

That's good. Uphill is probably better. We're considering someplace around Sweet Home.

What's the threat prognosis for just east of Seattle? Should I retire here, or will it mean certain doom? I can swim pretty good, but doggy paddle is my best stroke.

Here's the wake-up article:

The Really Big One
An earthquake will destroy a sizable portion of the coastal Northwest. The question is when.

I'll leave y'all to track the follow-ups. EDIT: I'm rereading the article. It's scary shit. Keep in mind that the seismic intensity scale is log10. A 7.3 quake is twice as strong a 7.0; an 8.0 is ten times as strong. Tohoku / Fukashima was 9.0; the Cascadia could hit 9.2, that's half again stronger than Tohoku.

Ah, I just opened a new jug of spiced rum -- Kirkland brand, named for a Seattle suburb that will disappear in The Big One -- to pour into the latest coffee+cocoa brew. Whipped cream on top. Oh, captain!

 

[sharingfantasies]

I have been hearing about THE BIG ONE most of my life. I don't think I will panic yet.