3692 HILARIOUS

Oct. 25, 2005

 

 

Ok, I know I'm going to hell for laughing:
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Six Stabbed at 1-Year-Old's Birthday Party Mon Oct 24,11:06 PM ET



EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Six people were stabbed early Sunday during a
melee at a 1-year-old's birthday party, police said. It apparently
started when a downstairs neighbor went upstairs to complain about
the noise.



The injured were taken to Hartford and St. Francis hospitals, where
they were treated for stab wounds to their faces and necks. All were
later released.

Police said they received several 911 calls around 12:45 a.m. They
arrived at a two-family home on Crosby Street to find dozens of
people running around in a thunderstorm. Some were screaming and
bleeding.

Most spoke only Spanish, adding to the chaos. A Spanish-speaking
officer from Manchester was eventually brought into translate.

Four carloads of men showed up to join the fight and police said some
may have been affiliated with a gang.

Sgt. Ed Perkins said that as he arrived he saw one person in the road
beating another person with a chair.

Officers said they found a knife hidden under the child's birthday
cake. No children or police officers were injured.

Eight people were arrested. Two were treated for injuries at the
hospital and released.

Police detained so many people that they ran out of regular
handcuffs. Then they ran out of temporary flexible restraining
devices and had to call for more.

East Hartford's emergency management director found housing at local
hotels for at least eight children and 12 adults displaced when the
apartment became a crime scene. Police were interviewing witnesses to
find out what sparked the brawl.

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Oct. 25, 2005

 

 

evile: hi :)
SkyeDS: how do
evile: so far, so good.
evile: I listened to hair metal all morning and was unusually
productive. I'll probably have my quota done by 2.
SkyeDS: which hair metal?
evile: the launchcast 'hair flare' station
SkyeDS: like, Crue? Cinderella? Poison? Dokken? etc?
evile: *nod*
SkyeDS: cool
SkyeDS: I get laughed at for listening to those things (not that I
care)
evile: *shrug*
SkyeDS: besides, some of them are lyrical in almost a classical sense
(particularly Poison)
evile: it's not a constant thing, but sometimes it's good to listen
to something loud and fast.
SkyeDS: "get blood pumping don't fall asleep cheer up" music
evile: yup
evile: I am in *so* much pain today, but I feel so happy. crazy.
SkyeDS: exercise pain?
evile: yeah.
SkyeDS: I do that too. "Oh my god I'm sore" big silly grin on face
evile: *nod*
evile: And I'm sort of pleased, because [Cousin B] was still hurting from
Saturday, too, so that means I'm not just a wuss.
SkyeDS: I have a little bit of pleasant feeling from riding this
weekend (although I didn't ride as much as everyone else did)
evile: *nod*
evile: well...shoot. Just read that the Corsairs aren't going to be
performing at Scarborough next year. :(
SkyeDS: I just spent half an hour on the phone with an HHS customer
no service tech to find out that the problem is that this particular
agency (probably all of them if I had to guess), their website only
allows MIE
SkyeDS: which, ya know, if it had SAID that, I would have been USING
that
SkyeDS: instead of my firefox.
evile: yeah.
SkyeDS: and HE didn't come up with the solution, *I* did.
evile: crazy.
evile: Gotta love Krav Maga endorphins--I managed to get almost all
the way through my work day before anybody harshed my mellow
evile: Boss taking me to task because the software we use had a
glitch, and my error rate takes the hit. Of course.
SkyeDS: I suppose I ought to be leary of applying for all these state
positions
SkyeDS: but they pay better t han what I'm making now
evile: Just be ready to play a lot of political bullshit games, suck
up to supervisors, etc.
evile: I covered my ass quite thoroughly on this one. Go me.
SkyeDS: :)
evile: And I told her I don't appreciate my performance taking a hit
for what is essentially a software problem.
SkyeDS: sineater has that problem at work a lot too
evile: I wouldn't care, except that for 4 years when we had no $ in
teh budget for raises/promotions, I got outstanding, and now that we
have $ I am suddenly only 'proficient'? I smell a whole bucket o'
rats.
SkyeDS: nodnods
evile: benefits are still OK, and they can't really fire you, but the
work environment is toxic.
evile: and basically, get used to living on whatever they pay you
coming thru the door, because you ain't gonna get shit for
raises/promotions.
SkyeDS: nods
SkyeDS: how is it going getting an office to yourself / having the
chief pot stirrer put in a corner by herself?
evile: bupkis
SkyeDS: :(
evile: I would expect nothing more from this place, realistically.
evile: The only solutions are 1) go elsewhere or stay here and
practice powers of denial/refocus on RL and not let it get to me.
SkyeDS: I had a friend once working at UT who erected shields around
her desk (of a magickal/energy nature), with something round as a
focus to contain it/release it (ring, coffee cup, etc)
SkyeDS: I have a hard time teaching shielding because mine are
natural and not learned. It's hard to teach something you were not
taught.
evile: *nod*
SkyeDS: I made a halloween icon :)
evile: cool :)
SkyeDS: I can't remember the last time I took a quiz and got
surprising results
evile: heh.
evile: well, it's that special time. Have a good evening. :)
SkyeDS: wind to your wings :)