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« Reply #75 on: June 02, 2011, 11:36:30 am » |
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I think I'm going to keep Tiger's hiding-under-the-dresser trick in reserve.
After hiding the dresser under the pillow fort under the FRTFO Bench, that is.
yanno - the FRTFO bench is going to get kind of precarious on top of all of that stuff Basement. Well, given the sheer amount of stuff under there more like an underground lair with a network of tunnels. FRTFO Bunker, good against all kinds of fallout.... Okay, what I was trying to say: a FRTFO Bunker might be easier than an all-out Sekrit City! ... but I might still want one. We can haz Sekrit FRTFO City too! http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article584503.ece http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/features/sfs/new_page_5.htm |
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« Reply #76 on: June 02, 2011, 11:59:46 am » |
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I think I'm going to keep Tiger's hiding-under-the-dresser trick in reserve.
After hiding the dresser under the pillow fort under the FRTFO Bench, that is.
yanno - the FRTFO bench is going to get kind of precarious on top of all of that stuff Basement. Well, given the sheer amount of stuff under there more like an underground lair with a network of tunnels. FRTFO Bunker, good against all kinds of fallout.... Okay, what I was trying to say: a FRTFO Bunker might be easier than an all-out Sekrit City! ... but I might still want one. We can haz Sekrit FRTFO City too! http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article584503.ece http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/features/sfs/new_page_5.htmRemember this? I got your Kirkbride Gothic right here, buster « on: August 30, 2010, 04:51:24 pm » Reply with quoteQuote The ultimate Shadow Unit fan project. Let's buy this for $1: http://brainerd.craigslist.org/reo/1927773759.htmland set it up as Idlewild, fanfic writer's retreat. I suggest that we have now begun the official SU real-estate shopping list. I like the Minnesota writer's retreat for deltas in the "real" world. And the British Bunker (aka FRTFO Bunker) is where we'll all meet on the other side of the fourth wall... since the use of http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article584503.ece as a summer camp is proscribed. I think it is big enough for Inkrose's greenhouses and a bakery/exotic food/wine/espresso-supplied annex of the Night Kitchen. And the team's clearance will get them in right through the military base front door! 'Cause my fandom knows how to FRTFO in style. Sekritly. |
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« Reply #77 on: June 02, 2011, 03:51:18 pm » |
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Won't you be my neighbor?
We can put up tents in the greenhouse. Or at least I was going to... So we can be sure we're keeping on top of any potential pest issues and such. |
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« Reply #78 on: June 02, 2011, 07:16:09 pm » |
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My plan, someday, when I am a best-selling authoress, is to build a heated conservatory that doubles as an office.
Because then it's a tax writeoff. And a cure for the winter blues.
And I can grow my own meyer lemons and caracara oranges and grapefruits all year. And figs. And bougainvillea. And a coffee bush. And suchlike.
Yes, fantasy is what sustains us. Want to make something of it?
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« Reply #79 on: June 03, 2011, 06:16:21 am » |
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Along those lines, but writ small, is the reason I'm a so hopeful to get better insulation in the sun room at the new place.
So, by current place, we're leaving the (substantial) living room and dining room to be Zendo space.* But that means we won't really have a place to put a table and sit and eat on the main floor (it's a good sized kitchen, but a breakfast nook would be pushing it). And it's useful to be able to sit and work, or sit and eat, near the kitchen.
There's a glassed-in sunroom. Except, it's all original glasswork c. 1920 - which is lovely, but which leaves it kind of three seasonal. (There are some storm windows. I'm hoping we could add more...) The exposure isn't great, but it's still a lot of ambient light - and we are well equipped to provide more light. I'm hoping we can use it the way we've used our diningroom (which gets great light) here - line the windows with plants, and have enough room for two people, chairs, laptops, tea stuff, and food. I actually bought my first full spectrum lights for plants... but quickly found how much I love them, too.
* I'll also be teaching in the living room when we're indoors - and the neighbor across the way wants me teaching in her outdoor workspace when we're outdoors.
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« Reply #80 on: June 03, 2011, 12:05:32 pm » |
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My plan, someday, when I am a best-selling authoress, is to build a heated conservatory that doubles as an office.
Because then it's a tax writeoff. And a cure for the winter blues.
And I can grow my own meyer lemons and caracara oranges and grapefruits all year. And figs. And bougainvillea. And a coffee bush. And suchlike.
Bear, how about if our Sekrit City connects to the Como Zoo Conservatory?* (It is a magical place; I'm sure there is some tunnel infrastructure beneath.)
*Yes, all things in my world come back to WFTO. Because: Yes, fantasy is what sustains us. Want to make something of it? |
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« Reply #81 on: June 03, 2011, 02:47:33 pm » |
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I'm such a dope. Why did I never recommend the Conservatory to you, Bear, when you were last visiting the Twin Cities?
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« Reply #82 on: June 03, 2011, 08:12:58 pm » |
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Because you didn't know about my conservatory fetish?
Mark Twain had one. Surely it's not too much to ask.
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« Reply #83 on: June 03, 2011, 08:26:44 pm » |
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Because you didn't know about my conservatory fetish?
Mark Twain had one. Surely it's not too much to ask.
Mark Twain had a conservatory, or a fetish? |
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« Reply #84 on: June 03, 2011, 10:21:27 pm » |
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Because you didn't know about my conservatory fetish?
Mark Twain had one. Surely it's not too much to ask.
Mark Twain had a conservatory, or a fetish? *readies the brain bleach* |
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« Reply #85 on: June 03, 2011, 11:01:07 pm » |
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Because you didn't know about my conservatory fetish?
Mark Twain had one. Surely it's not too much to ask.
Mark Twain had a conservatory, or a fetish? *readies the brain bleach* Is there enough to share? 'cause I think I need some... |
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« Reply #86 on: June 04, 2011, 06:41:23 am » |
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Because you didn't know about my conservatory fetish?
Mark Twain had one. Surely it's not too much to ask.
Mark Twain had a conservatory, or a fetish? *readies the brain bleach* Is there enough to share? 'cause I think I need some... I think in the rapidly expanding tunnel city under the FRTFO Bench you can find the Brain Bleach Bar. Where nobody knows your name - or anything else, for that matter. |
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« Reply #87 on: June 04, 2011, 07:32:01 am » |
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Because you didn't know about my conservatory fetish?
Mark Twain had one. Surely it's not too much to ask.
Mark Twain had a conservatory, or a fetish? *readies the brain bleach* Is there enough to share? 'cause I think I need some... I think in the rapidly expanding tunnel city under the FRTFO Bench you can find the Brain Bleach Bar. Where nobody knows your name - or anything else, for that matter. Mineral water piped direct from the Lethe, no less. At least that's what the plans say, the plumber couldn't remember whether he followed the plans. Or his own name now I come to think of it. |
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« Reply #88 on: June 04, 2011, 01:38:17 pm » |
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Drinking on the job. *shakes head*
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« Reply #89 on: June 08, 2011, 01:02:52 am » |
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Have I told you all lately how much I love you? This thread is so very fine.
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