That Moment....

[JT Woody]

TMW you realise that the Sharknado audience probably watched all those films to laugh at them. But then the studios got the wrong idea and made even more utterly shite movies, like "Cocaine Crabs from Outer Space", "Sharkenstein", and possibly the most inane ... "Killer Sofa".

Animals:
- Cocaine Bear
- Slotherhouse

Accessories:
- Good Hair (which was a surprisingly good horror satire)
- Slaxx

 

[hirundine]

That moment when you find yourself on google researching what bathrooms look like in Iceland.

 

[Homer Potvin]

That moment when you find yourself on google researching what bathrooms look like in Iceland.

Toilets, sinks, and showers?

 

[hirundine]

Toilets, sinks, and showers?

More the general look of bathrooms there. I'm writing a scene set in one and I want it to have the right feel.

 

[JT Woody]

Toilets, sinks, and showers?

I was super surprised when i went to S.Korea. we had to google how to work the bathroom (it was all smart technology which was aparently activated by our hotel keycard.
And the toilet was a smart toilet with all these buttons.

Then the public bathroom.... had a stall for a regular toilet, and a stall for one of those toilets that basically a hole in the floor that you squat over.

Did not think i needed to google bathrooms in other countries until i did

 

[Rad Scribbler]

TMW you write yourself in to a corner and can’t get out. So you try writing another story and lo and behold the same thing happens again.

 

[Rath Darkblade]

That moment when you find yourself on google researching what bathrooms look like in Iceland.

A very familiar feeling. Earlier this year, I was googling what an Icelandic longhouse would have looked like ... and yes, what Norse-era toilets would've looked like. (Not a happy google session, I must say).

TMW you write yourself in to a corner and can’t get out. So you try writing another story and lo and behold the same thing happens again.

Sounds like you're pantsing your story? I started planning mine a few years ago, and haven't run into corners yet.

TMW you're WFH, and you're due at work, but the forum is singing its siren song.

 

[Link the Writer]

I was super surprised when i went to S.Korea. we had to google how to work the bathroom (it was all smart technology which was aparently activated by our hotel keycard.
And the toilet was a smart toilet with all these buttons.

Then the public bathroom.... had a stall for a regular toilet, and a stall for one of those toilets that basically a hole in the floor that you squat over.

Did not think i needed to google bathrooms in other countries until i did

Damn. My workplace has a basic bathroom from the 1980s, and S. Korea over here living like it's 2125.

TMWI learned that sometimes people aren't what you thought they were. (TL;DR, but not involving me: Facebook friend has a meltdown and shares personal legal documents online on a writing group and because she's the admin, she threatened to close the group because other mods supported her ex.)

 

[Pik]

That moment I say or write something in an important conversation and later realize it's direct or rephrased line from a song I've been listening recently. (there is a local music genre that is sometimes frowned upon in the higher culture social circles, a bit like radicalized version of folk music, but sometimes fun to listen)

 

[Rath Darkblade]

TMW you think of an amusing or clever way to subvert an existing word or phrase ... and then think of an amusing or clever way to work it into your story. (Yay, moment!)

 

[JT Woody]

TMW you are surprised by the emptiness of the library upon opening.
.... then 2 hours later, after you've been talked at by 2 disgruntled patrons (one claiming "you just dont want to help me!"), you're wishing for the emptiness again.

 

[Rad Scribbler]

TMW you are surprised by the emptiness of the library upon opening.
.... then 2 hours later, after you've been talked at by 2 disgruntled patrons (one claiming "you just dont want to help me!"), you're wishing for the emptiness again.

Ah yes, the joy of a public facing role. After the 'you just don't want to help me,' did they follow up with the 'do you know who I am.'

 

[JT Woody]

did they follow up with the 'do you know who I am.'

in a way, yes

 

[Rad Scribbler]

in a way, yes

Maybe you should have broadcast over the intercom; 'we have a patron at the desk who claims that they do not know who they are. If anyone can assist with their identity that would be great. Thank you.'

 

[CatrionaGrace]

I was the naturalist for a wildlife museum for ten years. We didn't get too many hostile visitors, but occasionally a visitor was set on showing how much he or she knew about some animal or another. I understand and sympathize with the desire to talk with like-minded individuals and many fascinating conversations took place over the years. Challenges arose when an individual embarked on a relentless lecture, and the accosted museum naturalist had to ease away from the lecturer while making the person feel warm and fuzzy about the interaction. Running away and screaming was not an option, however tempting.

 

[JT Woody]

Running away and screaming was not an option, however tempting.

"i have to step away to use the bathroom".... only to return from your fake bathroom trip to find they are still standing there waiting to pick up where they left off

 

[CatrionaGrace]

"i have to step away to use the bathroom".... only to return from your fake bathroom trip to find they are still standing their waiting to pick up where they left off

Do you know, that dodge never, ever occurred to me. Tsk. Librarians know everything.

 

[Rath Darkblade]

Maybe you should have broadcast over the intercom; 'we have a patron at the desk who claims that they do not know who they are. If anyone can assist with their identity that would be great. Thank you.'

"Sir, if you have no idea who you are, may I suggest applying for an ID? Here is a form. Oh, you'd like to see my manager? Well, don't forget to mention how helpful and kind I had been..."

"i have to step away to use the bathroom".... only to return from your fake bathroom trip to find they are still standing there waiting to pick up where they left off

... which is when you have to be stern. "Sir or madam, I apologise, but I have other patrons to assist." And walk away.

Or try this dodge: "I apologise, sir, but I'm being paged." It doesn't matter if you don't have a pager. Just walk away.

I'm lucky that I've never had a customer-facing role (only helping customers by phone), but that hasn't stopped some people from being rude to me by phone. *shrug* I'll never forget the time I was WFH, and had to answer the call of nature ... when the phone rang. Naturally I ignored it, and called the customer after I had done my business.

His first query? "WHERE WERE YOU?!?!?" in an annoyingly loud and high-pitched voice. After I explained that I had to use the facilities, his response was: "THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH!!!!"

Right. Because I should be chained to my desk, I suppose ...

 

[Rath Darkblade]

TMW you're dressing in the morning, and your ankle itches, so you scratch it ... and put your finger right through your sock. =( Great. Scratch one pair of socks.

(Yes, that happened to me this morning. It was a clean and fairly new pair of socks, too. Grumble)

 

[JT Woody]

TMW you're dressing in the morning, and your ankle itches, so you scratch it ... and put your finger right through your sock. =( Great. Scratch one pair of socks.

(Yes, that happened to me this morning. It was a clean and fairly new pair of socks, too. Grumble)

Well if you'd clip your dragon talons every now and then, this wouldnt have happened