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scent of a woman ... was a movie
Paul Smecker stared around his apartment as if daring some dirt to appear. He'd taken a half-day at work, come home, and scoured the place within an inch of its life. It hadn't been that dirty to start with-- only cluttered with paperwork and the odd coffee mug-- but all the same, he'd attacked what clutter there was. He found cleaning therapeutic ( Read more... ) -
[OOC Meme]
[OOC]
Friendy Meme Characterness Thinger majig:
Press the "Forgot your login?" option next to the Username and Password. Follow the prompts for your login. You will receive a list. Post that list and explain in a few sentences a bit about each of those characters, writing journals, communities, etc, etc. Don’t forget to add if you’re looking for ( Read more... ) -
247: Cleaning up messes
There is a singular frustration in getting pissed off at someone for doing their job, and doing it well, especially when you yourself are largely responsible for ensuring they do their job well ( Read more... ) -
Survival strategies for today
Notes to self:
Find way to work double shift today;
Do not answer phone;
Purchase The Bottesini Collection;
--and a good wine;
After double shift, listen, drink, pretend rest of world does not exist. -
246: Negotiation
[1987]
This situation is out of fucking control, and Special Agent Paul Smecker has the joy and distinction of being ranking officer on the scene.
'Ranking officer' because of the two city cops with him, one's a goddamn fresh-into-the-blues fucking rookie, and the other one, the officer who's in his fifties and has the beer gut and the two-day ( Read more... ) -
Har de har har.
NEW TXT FROM
Alan:
KIDNAPPED BY PIRATES - SND HELP
What crazy TXT will u get?
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from QuizGalaxy.com
For the record, Shore, I'd leave you to them. -
245: First thing you remember
What's the first thing you remember?
Going to an opera with my father and coming home with my mother. Ha ha.
Seriously, fuck if I know. Probably something at Adams; I'd already spent a lot of time on the school grounds before I actually started school there. The halls and the classrooms and the desks, everything always smelling faintly, ( Read more... ) -
242: Bad news
"Ma'am, I'm sorry, but we need you--"
"Sir, I apologize, but if you could step this way--"
"I know this is hard, but I have to ask if you can--"
Rinse; repeat. There's only so many ways you can put it, even when you're as fucking fabulous a wordsmith as I am. There's only so many phrases, only so many combinations of the apology and the request ( Read more... ) -
240: Someone who has scared you
The really fucking aggravating thing was not knowing what to call him ( Read more... )