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Pitchwife · 11-14-2009, 01:49 PM

I assign binge-cleaning to Orthanc. The satisfation you feel when you've finally exterminated the gathered dust and grime of months, the guilty knowledge that you might have spared yourself a lot of exertion with only a little regular maintenance, and your realism telling you that you're not bloody likely to act on this commendable insight in the future...

Rune Son of Bjarne · 11-27-2009, 03:45 PM

Winning an election on a general level, but loosing on a personal.

Andsigil · 11-27-2009, 06:21 PM

The ubiquity of sordid commercials for "Girls Gone Wild" and Extenze.

kementari · 11-27-2009, 11:34 PM

Wish they were vanished to Orthanc and never unearthed...Don't want to be reminded of my bills!

Loslote · 12-02-2009, 08:03 PM

I assign skiing on a lake, looking down, and realizing that the lake wasn't actually frozen.

Still, it was a beautiful day.

Hakon · 12-02-2009, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Loslote

I assign skiing on a lake, looking down, and realizing that the lake wasn't actually frozen.

Still, it was a beautiful day.

Are you okay? What exactly happened? It sounds like a good story.

Pitchwife · 12-03-2009, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Loslote

I assign skiing on a lake, looking down, and realizing that the lake wasn't actually frozen.

Still, it was a beautiful day.

So what did you do - go water-skiing?

Loslote · 12-03-2009, 08:14 PM

In the winter, my mom and I go skiing on the lake all the time. Only, the night before it had rained. So the top layer was slush. There wasn't any danger of actually falling in, but it was scary! My mom was about a hundred feet ahead of me, and I was only twenty or so feet out on the lake, when I realized that her tracks were just two long puddles. So I asked if she was sure the lake was frozen, she looked down, and we retreated as fast as we could go. Looking back, it is kind of funny.

11-14-2009, 01:49 PM	#1
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	I assign binge-cleaning to Orthanc. The satisfation you feel when you've finally exterminated the gathered dust and grime of months, the guilty knowledge that you might have spared yourself a lot of exertion with only a little regular maintenance, and your realism telling you that you're not bloody likely to act on this commendable insight in the future... __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

11-27-2009, 06:21 PM	#3
Andsigil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Deepest Forges of Ered Luin Posts: 733	The ubiquity of sordid commercials for "Girls Gone Wild" and Extenze. __________________ Even as fog continues to lie in the valleys, so does ancient sin cling to the low places, the depression in the world consciousness.

11-27-2009, 11:34 PM	#4
kementari Haunting Spirit Join Date: May 2003 Location: Amongst the Ferns: New Zealand Posts: 56	Bills Wish they were vanished to Orthanc and never unearthed...Don't want to be reminded of my bills! __________________ ~ Kementari ~ Elen síla lúmenn' omentielvo.

12-02-2009, 08:03 PM	#5
Loslote The Werewolf's Companion Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Moon Posts: 3,021	I assign skiing on a lake, looking down, and realizing that the lake wasn't actually frozen. Still, it was a beautiful day. __________________ I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Double Fenris

12-03-2009, 08:14 PM	#8
Loslote The Werewolf's Companion Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Moon Posts: 3,021	In the winter, my mom and I go skiing on the lake all the time. Only, the night before it had rained. So the top layer was slush. There wasn't any danger of actually falling in, but it was scary! My mom was about a hundred feet ahead of me, and I was only twenty or so feet out on the lake, when I realized that her tracks were just two long puddles. So I asked if she was sure the lake was frozen, she looked down, and we retreated as fast as we could go. Looking back, it is kind of funny. __________________ I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Double Fenris