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Congratulations Bob Crowe!
Feb. 7th, 2014 01:24 amYour strike has proven that yes, the Tube can operate with much fewer ticket office personnel.
Caffeine-deprivation-induced rant
Apr. 6th, 2012 11:42 pmOK. Am reading yet another - actually quite excellent - Stargate 'Atlantis claims independence' fanfiction and am struck yet again by one of the most moronic tropes ever, that way too many writers use, i.e. they run out of coffee.
Why does it never seem to occur to them that coffee is not actually a product that is spontaneously produced, but is actually a plant that grows?
That any sensible colonist or expedition supply officer would take seeds with them?
Coffee is a bit fiddly to germinate, but I'm a certified black thumb and I managed it myself in a London climate by doing it indoors on a windowsill under a plastic Coke bottle. It even got to 2 foot high before I went away on holiday and forgot to get it watered and it died. Any half-decent biologist could grow it. Parrish or Katie could do it in their sleep.
Sure, you don't want to introduce new plants into an ecosystem, but the city would of necessity have greenhouses, and that is an enclosed ecosystem. Not a problem.
So - please, please, please - if you are about to write Atlantis fanfic that's set after the first year and reconnection with Earth - use your logic!
Coffea arabica.
Definitely one of the most important seeds (along with Camellia sinensis) to add to your expedition's survival packs.
Why does it never seem to occur to them that coffee is not actually a product that is spontaneously produced, but is actually a plant that grows?
That any sensible colonist or expedition supply officer would take seeds with them?
Coffee is a bit fiddly to germinate, but I'm a certified black thumb and I managed it myself in a London climate by doing it indoors on a windowsill under a plastic Coke bottle. It even got to 2 foot high before I went away on holiday and forgot to get it watered and it died. Any half-decent biologist could grow it. Parrish or Katie could do it in their sleep.
Sure, you don't want to introduce new plants into an ecosystem, but the city would of necessity have greenhouses, and that is an enclosed ecosystem. Not a problem.
So - please, please, please - if you are about to write Atlantis fanfic that's set after the first year and reconnection with Earth - use your logic!
Coffea arabica.
Definitely one of the most important seeds (along with Camellia sinensis) to add to your expedition's survival packs.
Disgusted by celebrities once again
Mar. 29th, 2012 04:03 amSelf-appointed Judge, Jury & Inciting Vigilante Executioners, Mr Spike Lee - didn't your mama ever tell you? Two wrongs don't make a right.
And that's not even taking into account you got the wrong address. Idiot.
And that's not even taking into account you got the wrong address. Idiot.
Humor as a weapon
Mar. 19th, 2003 01:27 pmWhat Michael Moore (to my mind, one of the funniest men on the planet) has to say to Bush. Go read ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
blythely's post here.
And for a more deeply cynical look, The Onion's coverage of Gulf War II: The Vengeance scheduled to hit Iraqi theaters of operation March 22.
blythely's post here. And for a more deeply cynical look, The Onion's coverage of Gulf War II: The Vengeance scheduled to hit Iraqi theaters of operation March 22.
