The AH Coffee Shop and Reading Room 07

[TxRad]

The AH Coffee Shop and Reading Room #7

Come on in. Take a seat up here at the counter or at a table out in the middle of the room or back in the corner, whichever suits you best.

We serve coffee but remember this ain't Starbucks. It only comes in black. What you do with it after that is you're own problem.

If you play nice, the waitresses (If I ever get any) might spice it for you.

If you have a new story you're proud of, post a link. Post a link even if you're not proud of it. It'll give everyone something to talk about.

No fighting and no trolling. I'd hate to have the AH Mod toss your ass out of here. Flirting will be tolerated to a point and then you can rent a room out back if you need to carry things farther.

Thank you and welcome aboard.

Between the disinfectant and the fire hose, this place should be clean enough to be Covid free. Most of us are already shot, uh, had our shots or at least one of them.

 

[whowrotethisshit]

*Sits down with a book, one ginormous coffee, and god help me - a pecan cookie* Good morning, y'all.

 

[sirhugs]

waitresses?

new thread, new service?

 

[TxRad]

waitresses?

new thread, new service?

Since the position doesn't pay anything, you're stuck with me.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

[Waitresses?] Since the position doesn't pay anything, you're stuck with me.

Just so long as you don't try wearing a frilly skirt to increase tips...

But, thanks, Tex. Your hospitality is legendary.

 

[TxRad]

Just so long as you don't try wearing a frilly skirt to increase tips...

But, thanks, Tex. Your hospitality is legendary.

No frilly skirts, believe me. Shaving my legs would dull a bush hog.

 

[Haulover]

No frilly skirts, believe me. Shaving my legs would dull a bush hog.

Glad to see my seat in the corner by the window, next to the power outlet for my laptop, is still vacant.

 

[BelleCanzuto]

because to a Canadian, it is very embarrassing when the Americans actually do a better job of health care.

Lissen, we're as confused 'bout that as y'all are.


Tx- I like what you've done with the place. Was nice of you to include a perch for Lori's numbats. I'm helping myself to a double portion; it's been a weird week, and I actually have to do some chores this weekend (I usually try to avoid that).

 

[JuanSeiszFitzHall]

"And you can't find your waitress/
With a Geiger counter/
And she hates you and your friends/
But you just can't get served without her."

--Tom Waits

 

[TxRad]

"And you can't find your waitress/
With a Geiger counter/
And she hates you and your friends/
But you just can't get served without her."

--Tom Waits

Uh, I hate to dispute that butt...

Around here it is self serve or no serve. It's all up to you.

Belle, the Numbat perches were an accident. I had an extra curtain rod and no curtain. One of the casualties of the deep covid cleaning I did. I think I had the pressure washer set too high. The blanket fort might need some time to dry and a little rearranging.

 

[whowrotethisshit]

Uh, I hate to dispute that butt...

Around here it is self serve or no serve. It's all up to you.

My grandma had a sign in her kitchen that said, "Two options for supper: Take it or leave it." It was a silly sign, but she very much meant it. Getting those vibes from you, Tex.

 

[Lori_the_Hoosier]

Uh, I hate to dispute that butt...

Around here it is self serve or no serve. It's all up to you.

Belle, the Numbat perches were an accident. I had an extra curtain rod and no curtain. One of the casualties of the deep covid cleaning I did. I think I had the pressure washer set too high. The blanket fort might need some time to dry and a little rearranging.

All my numbats appreciate your thoughtfulness, Tex, but most especially Terror By Night, Death on Silent Wings, and Mervyn

 

[TxRad]

All my numbats appreciate your thoughtfulness, Tex, but most especially Terror By Night, Death on Silent Wings, and Mervyn

Just remind them that I carry a 12 ga. fly swatter.

Oh yeah, the lunch time coffee is fresh.

Lunch here was bacon sandwiches.

 

[ecorche]

Not sure how I ended up sitting under the numbat perch. Just glad I've got a hat with a brim.

Congrats on the new coffee house, TxRad. Whether I ever finish and publish a story here or not, at least the coffee is good.

 

[Lori_the_Hoosier]

Just remind them that I carry a 12 ga. fly swatter.

Oh yeah, the lunch time coffee is fresh.

Lunch here was bacon sandwiches.

And if you hear a splash, that's Franklin falling in the coffee-pot; just fish him out and slam him against the wall a few times, he's a newbie, he'll learn to hold tight in future...

 

[Lori_the_Hoosier]

.....

 

[Handley_Page]

And if you hear a splash, that's Franklin falling in the coffee-pot; just fish him out and slam him against the wall a few times, he's a newbie, he'll learn to hold tight in future...

My Dragon likes coffee with his Numbat. . . .

But it is night and I'd like a mugful of good Tea please.
You haven't 'cleaned' the teapot again - have you ?

 

[NotWise]

My Dragon likes coffee with his Numbat. . . .

But it is night and I'd like a mugful of good Tea please.
You haven't 'cleaned' the teapot again - have you ?

I think Haulover's been sufficiently chastised that it will never happen again.

 

[PoisonPen33]

Oh, you've redecorated. Hmm. I don't like it.

Free coffee to those who get the reference.

 

[NotWise]

We had the kids over for lunch this afternoon. We're all vaccinated now, at least once. I was probably the most at-risk since it's been less than a week since my vaccination.

My sons-in-law are both into animation at some level.

One of them is producing an iOS app for Tiffany's. They took hundreds of thousands of photos of Tiffany's sales staff wearing various necklaces, and they're filtering them through a neural network that will allow a potential buyer to see themselves in live augmented reality wearing the necklace. They can move, the lighting can change, and the necklace will move with them as if they're wearing it, and under real lighting conditions.

The other is developing a video on internal security for a national defense firm. The setting is a date with a woman who is a security risk. He did the man's voice-over himself. When he showed it to my daughter she had a strong hostile reaction to the woman. She was supposed to because the woman was the security risk, but it took a moment for her to realize that her real problem was listening to her husband role-playing a date with another woman.

 

[Rustyoznail]

Oh, you've redecorated. Hmm. I don't like it.

Free coffee to those who get the reference.

Well, you can always jump in your TARDIS and go back to V6, like Bramblethorn did.

And thanks, I could do with a decent brew. I'm working on the front desk of my car club's museum today, and they only have instant coffee with UHT milk. Blah!

Part of the membership deal is you "volunteer" to work in the museum, either cleaning or taking cash (yes, cash) at the door for the day. At least it'll give me a chance to think of an idea for Heyall's "On the job" event.

 

[ecorche]

My sons-in-law are both into animation at some level.

One of them is producing an iOS app for Tiffany's. They took hundreds of thousands of photos of Tiffany's sales staff wearing various necklaces, and they're filtering them through a neural network that will allow a potential buyer to see themselves in live augmented reality wearing the necklace. They can move, the lighting can change, and the necklace will move with them as if they're wearing it, and under real lighting conditions.

The other is developing a video on internal security for a national defense firm. The setting is a date with a woman who is a security risk. He did the man's voice-over himself. When he showed it to my daughter she had a strong hostile reaction to the woman. She was supposed to because the woman was the security risk, but it took a moment for her to realize that her real problem was listening to her husband role-playing a date with another woman.

Both of those are freaking cool. And the second one is a real plot bunny.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Both of those are freaking cool. And the second one is a real plot bunny.

The first one too. Phone shows everybody as they'd look naked, or in fetishwear, and it can't be switched off.

Kinda like those old "X-ray specs" they used to advertise in comics.

 

[NotWise]

Both of those are freaking cool. And the second one is a real plot bunny.

Seems like it to me, too.

I've tried to get either my artist daughter/wannabe illustrator to take on "The Third Ring," or to get my animator son-in-law to take it. The daughter decided she no longer wanted to be an illustrator, and the son read it but didn't have time for more than something like a seven-minute short. "The Third Ring" would probably be at least a half-hour.

I also had a problem because my vision of how the story would be animated was based on "The Man Who Planted Trees." My son-in-law scoffed at me, and said something to the effect of, "You probably shouldn't set your goals on a story that won every animation award there was."

I don't think it literally won every animation award, but it was close.

 

[Haulover]

Well, you can always jump in your TARDIS and go back to V6, like Bramblethorn did.

And thanks, I could do with a decent brew. I'm working on the front desk of my car club's museum today, and they only have instant coffee with UHT milk. Blah!

Part of the membership deal is you "volunteer" to work in the museum, either cleaning or taking cash (yes, cash) at the door for the day. At least it'll give me a chance to think of an idea for Heyall's "On the job" event.

You belong to a car club - do you have any cool cars we can drool about?