Inside Voice vs. Outside Voice
 

You know those moments ... you have the answer, and you're not allowed to use it, either because you actually have functional social skills or you know you'll get fired?

I did a commitment tonight ... wife says ... "Well, my husband has lots of guns, he keeps two pistols and a big knife under our mattress, and I found another pistol wrapped in a washcloth under the bed. He's really, really big on the NRA, he has a subscription to Soldier of Fortune, he thinks the government is out to get him, and he took $4K from our bank account and bought gold."

It was very, very hard not to say "Okay, but what's he doing that makes you think he's crazy??"

I have that inside outside voice thing going on all the time at work.

Especially when I say "can I get you something to drink?"
And they say :headshake NOOOO!. I'll have a water (nodding).

And I SAY"sure, I'll be right back with that"
and I'm THINKING: "WTF do you plan on DOING with it if you're not going to DRINK it?????:whofart:

I have those moments all day long working on a college campus as I do.

I've learned to turn it into a meaningful conversation since I won't get any from the monkey staring glazedly at me.

Hey wolf ask her what kind of guns. You can offer to keep them safe until his "rest" is over.

As I was telling the story to two of my midnight shift nurses also made the suggestion that perhaps we could keep them for safekeeping. Additionally, they both asked the "so why does she think he was crazy" question ... in the chart room, you can use your inside voice, see. Both (male) nurses were wearing camo. One woodland, one urban.

I am not making this up.

I don't know if you're aware of this, wolf, but you live in an exceptionally interesting corner of reality.

Actually, I wasn't aware of it. Too close to see the big picture kind of thing. Thanks for mentioning it.

What does urban camo look like?? Is that the same as desert colors?

I lost my inside voice when I left the city. I am just a dirty hippy now. I think this is particularly dangerous because there will be a time when I will need to travel into the city and something is bound to happen which will require the use of my filter. But it's pretty much gone, now.

It's in greys and blacks.

http://www.uscav.com/prodInfo/images/22952.jpg

case - hippies smell, mmkay? don't be one. be eclectic all you want, but no hot chick is allowed to be a hippy. the '70's are over, let them be.

wolf - i really love hearing about your events at work. i always laugh. i've got some real crazy issues in my extended family. several work in the mental health industry, the rest are consumers in the mental health industry, a couple of them cringe when they hear "commitment".

and was the guy exhibiting behaviors that justified commitment or was the wife just freaking out because she doesn't share his (justified) paranoia?

Okay, so I am *eccentric*.

now see, when i think "eccentric" i think of Doc Brown from the Back to the Future movies.

when i think "eclectic" i think hto chick that does her own thing, while NOT listening to brittney spears.

actually i first think of the mighty, mighty BLOODLET as their first cd on victory records was titled ECLECTIC. :devil: a dieing man in a dieing room alone with his demons, souls of his indiscretions...

My profession either starts some interesting conversations, or stops them dead.

Of course, I have the delivery down pat. It's particularly effective when I'm hanging out at the front entrance of a new age faire, catching a smoke.

Woman Dressed Like Stevie Nicks #1: I'm a reiki master and I'm also doing DNA Strand attunements.

Woman Dressed Like Stevie Nicks #2: I'm a psychic reader.

Woman Dressed Like Stevie Nicks #3: I'm selling jewelry and handmade paper products. What about you?

Wolf: I commit people.

Woman Dressed Like Stevie Nicks #3: What?

Wolf: To Psychiatric Hospitals.

WDLSN gaggle moves slightly to one side.

Wolf: I'm off duty and out of my jurisdiciton.

WDLSN gaggle moves back to resume conversation.

Wolf: But I know people in this county.

WDLSN gaggle decides they are finished smoking.

If I time things right I get to do this eight or ten times during a big two day show.

He was doing plenty of crazy stuff too. Strangely, it just wasn't as interesting as the bit I mentioned here.

As already stated, it's black, grey, and white. Happens to be my favorite color variant.

What I do want to know is ... what the fuck is blue camo for? Hiding on the bottom of a pool??

Swatches

I am really wondering about the "Lime Green" and "Rastaflage" colors.