On night one of Tanner's "leave of absence" from work, he took the night off to watch some DVDs and kick back. Relax. It was the first time in a couple months he didn't have to devote every waking hour to either his work or to some Kindred matter.
( Idle Hands )

Tanner turned away from the screen, looked at his shelf of medical manuals, and sighed.

This'll never fuckin' work, he thought to himself.

You want me to fly clear across the country to give a complete change of a Kindred's blood in the hopes it'll get his head screwed back on straight. Just drain him out and fill him up again like an oil change ( Read more... )

Tanner left the "birthday party" in Vancouver wondering if he should just take out an ad.

I left the Carthian Movement because I see no point to an ideological movement that has no discernible ideology. Yes, and also because a great many of the Carthians are pricks. No, not the ones in the Northwest. No, I'm not interested in joining the ( Read more... )

Plan it out carefully. See how things are going; there's no hurry.

Nobody's gonna hold it against you if you do it this week, or this month, or even this year.

Just play it cool. Look before you leap. You've got all the time in the world to make a decision.Tanner walked into the Shilling, looked around, and spotted Tony Grim sitting at a table ( Read more... )

After the fifteenth email, Tanner switched over from reading the messages to going to the inbox.

"Check All."

"Delete."

"Yes."

He then stared glumly at his computer screen.

Go ahead, guys. You're fuckin' useless anyway, and the locals won't hold it against me one way or another. Just one more stupid argument, and I'm done with this Movement ( Read more... )

Being a purely nocturnal creature, Tanner tended to value his time. It didn't make sense to him, how so many of the other licks could regard theirs so casually--all the time in the world, sure, except with that attitude and only so many hours at a stretch, you can't get shit done. Maybe he wouldn't feel that way if he didn't have a regular job ( Read more... )

Well, I was born in the sign of water,
And it's there that I feel my best.
The albatross and the whale, they are my brothers.
--Little River Band, "Cool Change"

( Ghost Ship for a Dead Sailor )

Isn't it hard being a paramedic in your... condition?

No, not at all. I never worry at all about being called to a fire or getting stuck on a scene at sunrise. I've never lost a job or gotten reamed for not showing up for my shift until nightfall.

Well, just mind the First Tradition.

Right. 'cause you're the first guy to tell me that. Shit, ( Read more... )

Most Likely Theme Songs
Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart
Staind - Mudshovel
White Zombie - More Human Than Human

High School: Wasted Youth
Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild
Slaughter - Fly to the Angels
Suicidal Tendencies - Alone

The Navy, The Divorce, and the Listless Civillian LifeAnthrax - Hy Pro Glo ( Read more... )

(I'm posting this here half 'cause it'll be easier for me to find, and half because I'm still open to background links. I didn't get very far trying to arrange them before the chronicle started.)

( Paper Trails )