a csi:ny question

[bedlamsbard]

So do we have a rough estimate on how old Danny is? Early thirties-ish, somewhere 'round there? And do we know when he joined the NYPD and the crime lab?

Because if we don't, I can totally, like, make it all up. Which, okay, AU anyway, but it'd be nice to have a couple guidelines, so he doesn't end up being anymore super Danny than he already is.

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[bedlamsbard.livejournal.com]

How about quail? Rabbit? Venison? Wild turkey? We live out in the boonies, people hunt and kill their own meat here -- slaughter their own, too. *grins* I'm sorry, I can't help myself. I actually had the piglet in Thailand, not here, but still...

Well, I was born in Seattle, but I've spent the past twelve years or so here. And it's not that quiet -- but compared to a big city? Yeah, definitely so. But it's...peaceful, ya know? Just...you know what's going on, who's who, all that. And it's safer.

And it is SO MUCH FUN to freak out the city kids with your country living stories (not you personally, but I've done it with other people, like at Stanford last summer).

[limmenel.livejournal.com]

Turkey, maybe. MAYBE. But that's it. *shudders* And to think, I have a hamburger cooking right now...

I'm all for peace and quiet, but only in small doses!

The closest I have to a country story is when an opossum got into our trash can. Actually, I think my mom hit an armadillo on the road, once...

[bedlamsbard.livejournal.com]

Just plain beef is good, too. Of course, I'm not one of the people who raise it, then slaughter it. I have friends who are, though.

But cities are so NOISY.

A couple of months ago, a porcupine got in our mud room, and it WOULD NOT LEAVE. And my mom once ran over a porcupine (not with the wheels, with the body of the car) and there were quills stuck below the car. And we've always got a few roadkilled deer lying around out here. *sad*

[limmenel.livejournal.com]

If I had to raise and slaughter my own cow, I don't think I'd be able to eat it. At least getting it from the grocery store means I don't have to think about where it came from!

Cities are noisy, yeah, but there are quiet parts. You just have to know where to find them :)

In Texas, it's mostly skunks and possums that get hit. Armadillos if you go out into the boonies. Maybe the rare squirrel. I've never seen a deer outside of a zoo or TV show, though.

[bedlamsbard.livejournal.com]

I don't think I'd be able to either.

Yeah, but...people. EVERYWHERE. I like cities in theory, but in practice...

We have skunks too. I hate skunks. We've got deer all over the place, though. Elk too, sometimes.

[limmenel.livejournal.com]

People everywhere is the point of it! Where else can you walk three blocks and go from Chinatown to Little Italy, and then another few blocks into the artsy part of town? It's fantastic to have all of those people and all of that diversity in one place.

Skunks are icky. Seriously, smelliest animals EVER.

[bedlamsbard.livejournal.com]

Yes, but...people! Everywhere! And they're...I don't know, I think I lose this argument. I'm going to be in Providence, RI for four weeks this summer, though; that's a city.

Try running over one. Or smelling one that's been run over. Or having your dog get sprayed by one...

[limmenel.livejournal.com]

RI shouldn't even be considered a state. It's, like, a metroplex. However, yes, I can agree that Providence is a city.

My friend's dog got sprayed by a skunk, and dragged the smell into her apartment. She ended up having to trash a lot of stuff because of the smell.

[bedlamsbard.livejournal.com]

*snickers* Be kind to Rhode Island! It was one of the first states! Okay, it was the last of the first thirteen states, but still...

Yeurgh.

[limmenel.livejournal.com]

But... it's SO TINY. It's just a wee little box on the map. States like Texas and California could eat it from lunch and not feel a thing.

[bedlamsbard.livejournal.com]

But it has HISTORY Texas and Cali and Alaska don't have. It was there! It saw things! It was revolutionary! It didn't even want to fit in with the other states!

[limmenel.livejournal.com]

Hey, Texas was plenty revolutionary! And California and Alaska have their own awesomeness. Their own GREAT AND VAST awesomeness.

[bedlamsbard.livejournal.com]

I give up. I'm in too much shock from my not-homework-doing-ness. Seriously, my grades have the survival instinct of something dead. I'm going to end up pulilng an all-nighter tomorrow night, aren't I? I'm not even writing right now, just reading Tales From Band Camp comics.

[limmenel.livejournal.com]

This is the best part about university... Yeah, there's homework, but it's not MANDATORY. So it's just readings and stuff that's assigned, and that's it. Which means staying up until god-awful hours of the night, chatting and reading/writing fic? So totally okay.

[bedlamsbard.livejournal.com]

I'm the worst honor student ever. *facepalm* Tell me to do my homework.

[limmenel.livejournal.com]

But that would be totally hypocritical of me, and therefore, I cannot...

[bedlamsbard.livejournal.com]

And one of my shows is on in twenty minutes!

...my icon has never been so true. It's not even junioritis, I just don't care.

[limmenel.livejournal.com]

Which show?

And just think of it as developing important and useful Life Skills at an early age. Because wow, laziness is the most useful skill ever in university. My roommate's a workaholic and she's already burned out once this year.

[bedlamsbard.livejournal.com]

The Unit.

At this rate I'm not going to make it to college. Well, okay, they'll probably take me for my grades and my band overparticipation and my SAT scores, but...seriously, I don't care. This is me not caring. This is me not able to get up and get my history textbook and my vocab.

[limmenel.livejournal.com]

Never seen it, though I've heard of it once or twice.

You'll totally make it into college, no worries :D

[bedlamsbard.livejournal.com]

Good show. One of these days I'll get around to writing "what happens on a mission, stays on a mission" slash, but today is not the day. Actually, this school year is not the year. Maybe in summer.

I just hope I get into the college I want. *sigh* I have a big list, though.

[limmenel.livejournal.com]

I don't know you super well at all, but from what I do know, and knowing that you're in band (which is one of those activities that university's love to see on a college app), I'm gonna guess you'll have no trouble getting into the school you want.

For some reason, I tend to write less fic over teh summer than I do over the school year. I think the procrastination is a great driving force in writing!

[bedlamsbard.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It helps that colleges keep sending me "come here now!" letters saying things like "as one of the most promising high school juniors in the nation"...

I don't write to procrastinate, though. I tend to write more when I have more time -- I wrote a lot over Christmas break, although it was the SW fic that is still not done because I haven't touched it since I went off on "Answer When They're Called to Serving."

[limmenel.livejournal.com]

... wow, you get letters like that AND YOU'RE WORRIED? Sheesh, I totally envy you right now.

I tend to write when I'm really stressed... so, when I'm travelling, when I have exams approaching (so not the best idea, I know), etc. I write best under pressure, for some reason.