Why am I short of attention? (Got a short little span of attention.)

[cyrano]

With this new six day schedule I keep forgetting what day it is. I'm pretty sure I forgot it was Friday (instead of it being Thursday and me suddenly being convinced that it's Friday or something) and thus forgot the "Ask Me a Question" post. If that is the case, then I'm extending this a few days and making it a wild "It's the Weekend Ask Me A Question Day/Weekend/Thing!" (ItWAMAQD!)






And that's your cue.

Comments

[aberrantvirtue.livejournal.com]

When will you be able to come and hang out at (War Zone) Apartment Pi?

Also, in the vein of nihilist existentialism I've been navel gazing on: why not?

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I'm still trying to leave some time open on the fourteenth or the twenty-first for house warming, but other than that it would have to be February because of this (temporary?) crazy work schedule. Crap, I need to get in gear on the whole 'are you going back to school or not you lazy ass' question too. If you have late nights, then I'd be happy to try and stop by after work, too. (:

Why Not? is one of the most powerful and dangerous questions in the history of the language. It opens a lot of doors, some of which are probably best left closed. The problem is that it's difficult to tell until after they've been blown off their hinges which sort of door they are. If you're prepared to embrace that sort of freedom, and you have a passive restraint system (I recommend front *and* side airbags) then I'd say run with it.

[aberrantvirtue.livejournal.com]

Sure. I've got nothing but time at (War Zone) Apartment Pi. (See, one day I'll unpack, and then it will go from War Zone to simple Yellow Alert. I have this plan, yo... ;) ) So yeah. Ummm, we should find some time. Although if you want to do anything other than sit around and stare at the ceiling, you should probably bring a pack of cards or something. ;)

I'm going to ponder your cosmic wisdom on my trip home.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

And then from Yellow Alert to Occupied Apartment Pi, Day 162. Staring at the ceiling does have a certain attraction, but I'll be certain to pack entertainment as well. (:
(I gots cosmic wisdom! Yay!)

[miss-friday.livejournal.com]

Why is it that the lowcase l's and uppercase I's in non-serif fonts are identical? Who came up with non-serif anyway?

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

There are those who will tell you that the serif-less fonts were just developed by lazy calligraphers who didn't want to put 'all those extra seriffy things on the letters'. However, these blind sheeple fail to take historical conditions into account. The serif-less fonts were initially developed in the late nineteenth century, as the 'classless society' of Marx was gaining ground in the popular mind. The removal of the serifs was intended as a subtle attack upon the individuality, the very "I" of a meritocracy, in hopes of creating the psychological underpinnings of a society more receptive to the consumption of individuals by the state. Which, I must admit, was very clever of them. But Not Clever Enough, Johnny Bolshevik! We see through your cheap sham, and we spurn you! We spurn you, sir, as we would spurn a rabid dog!
Ahem.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I'm posting this in order to boost my comment count, because I am vain and questions have been trailing off as of late. Plus, it was the first question this week.

Miss Friday <wittyingenue@herapartment.com> wrote:
Here I was lined up with hot questions, and it appears LJ has just crashed on its pointy head. So I will have to ask you direct:

1) Since no one else knows, where are my 4 errant FedEx packages?

2) Why are both of my computers being cranky today?

Cheers,
Miss Friday

And my response below.

Hem. LJ seems to be working over here, which just makes my suspicions all the more dire!
I believe that your computers have developed some sort of resentment toward you. I do not know enough about the situation to guess what--possibly too much streaming video, possibly not enough salacious personal email, possibly too much homework--but it seems obvious that your computers have, with their limited and vengeful sentience, not only restricted your access to them but also cracked into the UPS computers and deliberately misdirected all of your packages. And now, when you attempt to reach out to me, they shut down LJ as well.
I think it is imperative to your welfare that you get out of the apartment before you buy a computer-controlled microwave or security system. You can crash at our place, Leigh Ann is home and will let you in. Flee now, while you still can!

[miss-friday.livejournal.com]

I like my email address up there. Very nice indeed!

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

You know, HerApartment.Com is still available. (: We could get you that address.

[yukonsally]

How does snow melt when it's 10*?

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Some snow burns inside with a passion that a common snowflake knows nothing of. In fact, the only person who might comprehend would be a Magical Realist like Guy Gabriel Kay, Gabriel Garcia Lorca or Isabella Allende. But the snow that burns hottest dies soonest. Therein lies the tragedy.

Left or right?

[reggie-coward.livejournal.com]

When you put on your shoes, do you put your left shoe on before your right shoe, or your right shoe on before your left shoe?

Re: Left or right?

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I put on my socks first.

But seriously, folks. Pretty much, whichever one is closest at hand. I don't have a shoe donning ritual, and I go by whatever requires the least thought and effort.

[hamgallon84.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I thought I missed yet another question post (I was in the hospital for 3 days and had a kidney stent put in).

Hmm...

Why are the red Starbursts clearly superior over all the other Starbursts? And why do yellow Starbursts suck so much?

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Ew kidney stent. Hope you're all right.

And this all depends on the 'variety' of Starbursts you're eating. I mean, in the World of Darkness flavored SBs, red is (of course) blood, and that's kind of bitter. But yellow is Gnosis, and it's got a very bright sunny taste. Whereas when you're dealing with the Bodily Humors then red is, of course, blood, and yellow is bile. So obviously red is superior there.