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October 13th, or, Why Don't Desks Fly?
Aphrael Started conversation Oct 12, 1999
Blah. Another day in paradise, and me still on these damn crutches.
Grr.
I almost didn't use them today, but then I tried to walk and it was a fairly disasterous experience. I am just annoyed that I can't perform this weekend. I really wanted to. (Well, obviously, or else I wouldn't be on silk line...really now.)
Ok, off to study for midterms.
October 13th, or, Why Don't Desks Fly?
Spud the Mobile Posted Oct 12, 1999
Crutches...haven't tried those...maybe after I stop itching this stupid cast (under the cast I mean, I have a coat hangar...it's my friend) I'll have enough time to go out and break my legs. As for your question, Gerbils DO fly, given little glue on wings and battery powered propeller hats...wait, you said desks right? What is it with me and words...every time somebody says something I hear the words Answering machine, gerbil, or. No, that's the word..."or," not "oar," "orthello," or (see there it is again!) "Sucking chest wound." Anyways, desks don't fly because of their inadbility to admit that they are simply desks. They still regard themselves as a group of guys who simply just are too damn old to go scampering around with glue on wings and battery powered propeller hats. Talk to grandpa, he'll tell you, unless he's the family kook (I mean no offense in that word) and goes bungee jumping nude before the family reunion just so that he can take the pictures to scare of his grandchildren.
Now...excuse me, I need to go "Serve and Protect"
October 13th, or, Why Don't Desks Fly?
Aphrael Posted Oct 12, 1999
What exactly are you serving and protecting with a coat hanger and a cast????
*grin*
I almost wish my ankle was in a cast - maybe then I wouldn't be trying to convince myself that I can walk on it...run on it...yeah, it isn't hurt!!!
October 13th, or, Why Don't Desks Fly?
Spud the Mobile Posted Oct 15, 1999
"To serve and Protect..." Tell me where you've heard that before, and it may just be true...slim chance...very slim (that was a sarcastic comment by the way. Computers aren't really made for it.)
As for the coat hanger, I don't really know what brought that up...a little man in my head with index cards threw that out saying, "Hey! That sounds good! Say it!" And so I did. The cast thing isn't fun for me right now...I hate it with a passion (although it does do a good job for drawing things when I"m bored, writing information down when all hell breaks loose at work, or whatever I can come up with.)
What'd you do to your ankle (as in how'd you mess it up? What's wrong with it? Are there movie rights involved?)? If it's not hurt, why are you trying to walk with it? Haha
October 13th, or, Why Don't Desks Fly?
Aphrael Posted Oct 15, 1999
LAPD
I'm trying to walk on it so I can perform tomorrow...which I am going to do. Blarg. College here is not what I wanted it to be.
October 13th, or, Why Don't Desks Fly?
Spud the Mobile Posted Oct 18, 1999
Close...actually, you got the Right Idea about the cop thing, I am a cop, but if you take another look at my page, I'm sure you could find out where I work.
As for your ankle and college experience, live it and enjoy it, but take care of that ankle! If you mess it up while injured, it's gonna get worse...it's kinda like one of those "pick with it and it won't heal" things. Things aren't what I expected for my situation either. At least you have your freedom.
October 13th, or, Why Don't Desks Fly?
Aphrael Posted Oct 18, 1999
A police officer at a college campus? I used to work at the police station at my old college, which was a lot of fun - they were really good guys there.
What is it about your situation that isn't what you expected? Going to school at UMD is just not what I thought it would be...its a lot different than St. Mary's, and I'm not quite sure how I like the atmosphere. But ... I will give it time.
October 13th, or, Why Don't Desks Fly?
Spud the Mobile Posted Oct 19, 1999
College campus? Where'd that come from? I'm here in Japan. And more than a security guard and civilian cop. Okay, I'll tell you, I'm a security forces member for the U.S. Air Force. We're the ones that guard all of the top secret and high priority resources. Or you could pop in a copy of Armageddon and we're the ones you'll see at the end carrying the nuclear detonation codes (the ones in the Berets). Yeah, we're pretty much hated wherever we go.
October 13th, or, Why Don't Desks Fly?
Aphrael Posted Oct 19, 1999
Special Forces, eh? I figured out the Japan part after I posted, so I didn't bother saying it again. How long have you been doing it? Do you like it? It sounds interesting...tell me more about it?
October 13th, or, Why Don't Desks Fly?
Spud the Mobile Posted Oct 21, 1999
Security Forces, not special forces (I'm not brainwashed). As for the "liking it" part, I'll put it this way, it's not bad, but I was supposed to be a mechanic. We respond to situations that require immediate attention worldwide as well as on base. The rest is pretty much self explanatory from the last message. Can't give you very many details.
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