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[Stephanie]

I see. Well, all the same, that kind of stinks.

[Edward]

I call it reading/writing/daydreaming time.

How far to your B&N?

[Stephanie]

Lol. Okay, true.

A few minutes.

[Guy]

M wrote: "Guy, do you remember the IBM Displaywriters? I typed up my first collection of short stories on one. They had no hard drive and used eight-inch floppy disks that were in black sleeves. I thought th..."
Yes, I do. And they did indeed work common sensibly. I have come to the conclusion the MS Word is actually an alien plant designed to reverse any efficiency gains computers add to word processing. I no longer do ANY writing in Word. Everything I write now starts as plain text, and then I use with the Mac's word processer or Google Documents.

[Edward]

Hey, Guy, Jung on Cracked.com:

The phenomenon is referred to as Synchronicity in the writings of Carl Jung, and "Oh my God, soooo weird" by the high school friend you just ran into at Starbucks.

Read more: 5 Gaping Plot Holes Hollywood Knows You Won't Notice | Cracked.com http://www.cracked.com/article/18345_...

[Edward]

By the way, the website I linked (and have linked repeatedly) is absurdly dumb. It's a crass comedy website.

And sometimes very adult.

[Guy]

Edward, did you send the new week's topics to the group? I didn't get mine if you did. And Al said she didn't get hers either.

[Edward]

Oh, whoops. I forgot that step.

[Edward]

And ... wait, I screwed that up ... hold on.

[Edward]

Okay, I pasted the same link for stories and poems. I'll have to fix that tomorrow (since I can only broadcast once per day).

[Guy]

No problem. Now I'm outta here. I've manage to give my self some kind of cold. So, to bed I go.

[Kyra]

Poor Guy. Get better soon!!!

[Kymela]

Edward wrote: "That and the way it winds through the suburbs."

It doesn't wind through the suburbs, it's only one city! Actually, it starts winding after NSU which is downtown. The further from downtown, the straighter it is.

Our city's name is Norfolk and it's in Virginia, so how do we get a Norfolk State University...?

[M]

I’ve been to Norfolk. My brother-in-law used to be stationed at the Navy base there. They lived in a place called Deep Creek.

[Kymela]

I've heard of Deep Creek, but I don't know where it is.

[Edward]

I'm a terrible person to watch television with - especially cop shows. They don't make any sense.

Especially this show "Crossing Jordan". There are so many ridiculous things they think cops can do and forensics often swerve over into the weird (instead of the typical unlikely found on television).

[Stephanie]

Feel better soon, Guy!

[M]

Deep Creek is near Virginia Beach. One of the loveliest places I’ve ever been isn’t far from Norfolk--except that you have to go through that underwater tunnel. Have they ever widened it?

[M]

It goes under Willoughby Bay.

[Edward]

Yeah ... the bridge-tunnels are actually a bit common around here. The most famous on the the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, which is over a mile long, dips until the water twice, and has a $12 toll.

I don't know about any of them widening; I have no frame of reference.

[Kymela]

They've never been widened, they're still two lanes each way.
There are three bridge-tunnels here: HRBT between Norfolk and Hampton/Newport News, MMBT between Portsmouth and Hampton, and the Chesapeake Bay BT between Virginia Beach and Cape Charles. Then there are the Down town Tunnel between Down town Norfolk and Portsmouth and the Midtown Tunnel between Fort Norfolk and Portsmouth.

Yeah, we got a lot. XD

Deep Creek is Chesapeake which is south of Norfolk. I knew I recognised it.

[Edward]

The Downtown Tunnel was "expanded" in the sense that they added a parrallel tunnel and made the traffic flow in one direction for each.

[M]

The one I’m thinking about is the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel. That’s the route I took to my sister’s from Williamsburg. What happens when there’s a wreck down there?

[Edward]

I think they stop traffic and back tow trucks in from the other direction.

[Kymela]

Yes, when there is a crash they usually stop traffic.

[Edward]

"It's magic, just accept it. You can't get hung up on the details of a nerd world."

"Have you ... met us?"

[Edward]

I'm starting to worry that my genius friend is just a pompous idiot.

[Stephanie]

Why is that, Edward?

[Edward]

We were discussing record-keeping and security measures. He made two painfully obvious errors:

1) He thought two people being involved in writing/checking transcriptions somehow decreased security in secure files.

2) He believed that someone would take too long to spot accidental switches in languages.

The second one shows a complete lack of common sense (unless you know the language extremely well, the foreign words are going to jump out at you), and the first one is either him not thinking things through or just trying to prove himself right regardless of whether he actually is.

[Stephanie]

Huh. I was going to say.... I'm no expert but I can tell when a word isn't English.

[Edward]

Here's a poor attempt at making fun of the Avengers movie: http://www.cracked.com/article_19841_...

I usually like these things that make fun of movies - even ones I like - but this is actually kind of sad.

[Kymela]

I can't concentrate on it...I LOVED the Avengers movie.

[Edward]

Hm, well this parody was funnier upon a second read.

[Cheyenne]

The Avengers? *sighs* I still haven't seen it

[Stephanie]

Oh man, you should!

[Cheyenne]

I shoooouuuldd. But I should also get a job :) No money. And can't get a job til after music camp. Could be a long time before I see it. *sigh* It looks good

[Stephanie]

Oh man, I need a job too...

[Edward]

Don't we all.

[Cheyenne]

YES! It's such a pain though, isn't it?? I'll probably start job hunting more once my permit is valid.. Bleck.

[Stephanie]

I'm so lazy. I haven't even started studying for mine yet. People are like, you don't have your permit yet? You aren't driving? And of course, I'm like *need to go study*.

[Cheyenne]

Hahaha. The permit test was pretty easy for me. But I'm still not signed up for driver's training so I still can't drive :( And if you dopn't mind me asking, if you don't have your permit, how old are you? (thinking you're somewhere near my own age)

[Edward]

Oh, hey, I have a permit. I think ... I took some test thingy where they asked me about operating those metal monsters that fly, screeching, down those massive roads at obsene speeds. It was all very baffling, but I passed the test ... and have hardly driven since.

[Cheyenne]

NICE! I'm in desperate need of driving... I'd love to grab the keys and get the hell out of the house for a day.. Or a week.

[Edward]

Driving is rather ridiculous, in my opinion. If it were feasable, I would walk everywhere.

[Stephanie]

Oh, I'm almost eighteen. I don't have to take driver's ed so that's a plus; I just need to get my permit and have my dad teach me.

[Cheyenne]

That is a plus. I was thinking of waiting another year too. Then I wouldn't have to take driver's ed. But I'm impatient and want everything ready to go so I can move out the second I turn 18. That plan involves getting a job, a car, and a hearing aid. GOD I wish I had a hearing aid. Do you know how hard it is to pull good grades with hearing loss? Very. *shakes head*

[M]

You might find out that a hearing aid wouldn’t help much. When you put on headphones and turn the sound up, can you hear the music clearly?

[Stephanie]

Why do you want to move out the second you turn eighteen?

[Cheyenne]

Because I live in a household of seven. End of story. LOL

And really M? I think it would help. I have conductive hearing loss in my left ear. You might know what that is (probably do) but I'll explain anyway for those who don't know. Conductive hearing loss means that the nerve is completely intact, but my eardrum is not. If the eardrum was bypassed, I could hear perfectly. My hearing loss is due to the scar tissue from three surgeries. So, to hear I need the volume turned up. I can't hear quiet noises on the left side. Sometimes I miss normal volume speech even. There are many hearing aids that are designed specifically for conductive hearing loss, so I think having one would help quite a bit. And yes M, I DO have one good ear so I can hear music in headphones. I do prefer it loud though because then I can catch everything.

If I didn't have school, I imagine not having a hearing aid would be fine. My family talks loud enough so I can hear them most of the time. But at school, it's not very effective to meet someone and say "Hey, I have hearing loss so you need to speak up." because they forget anyways. And teachers especially are a hassle. I always tell them at the beginning of the year "Do NOT put me on the right side of the classroom. I have hearing loss. My right ear is good, my left bad. I need to be on the LEFT side of the classroom." Half the time they forget. So mostly I want my hearing aid for school. It would so much easier not having to rely on other people. Choir especially is hard. I love it, I could never quit, but it's SO hard. Sometimes I can't hear the notes my instructor gives us, and singing in tune is difficult enough without nearly every alto singing off pitch. *glares*

[Cheyenne]

I go to my hearing doctor every six months for hearing tests. She says that my hearing loss is slowly but steadily be getting worse. Scary thought.