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Ennui

POSTED BY: MAVOURNEEN
UPDATED: Sunday, July 30, 2006 13:16
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Wednesday, July 19, 2006 8:39 AM

Following in the great footsteps of Phoenix Rose's ode to boredom "Exciting Adventures in Sitting", I bring you..."Ennui."

Sitting at my desk. Phone hasn't rung in over 2 hours. Everyone I deal with in Italy ( 6 hours ahead of me here in Maryland )and Norway ( 5 hours ahead ) are home enjoying their loved ones. Boss has mandated that even though most of my work is completed by 10:30 am EST every morning, I must sit here until 4 PM EST every day to get my 8 hours, and "Just in case." There is only so much web browsing one can do.

Share with me, fellow browncoats, your exciting tales of boredom.

"Have you ever been with a Warrior Woman?"

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Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:54 AM

MSG

baby is asleep( I am babysitting nephew), house is empty, internet connection is slow Yawn!
and for some reason though they managed like 50 posts while I was gone for a few hours no one is posting on the imponderables...bored bored bord ( speaking of which) Hey how many out there knew that Ennui means boredom?

I choose to rise instead of fall- U2

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Wednesday, July 19, 2006 11:05 AM

DAYVE

well i thought i did...

Ennui
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ennui (Pronunciation: /?n?i/) is a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction.
The phrase mihi in odi est, meaning “I hate or dislike,” gave rise to the Vulgar Latin verb inodire, “to make odious,” the source of the Old French verb ennuyer or anoier, “to annoy, bore.” This was borrowed into English by around 1275 as anoien, our annoy. From the Old French verb a noun meaning “worry, boredom” was derived, which became ennui in modern French. This noun, with the sense “boredom,” was borrowed into English in the 18th century, perhaps filling a need in polite, upper class society.
Ennui is different from boredom in that ennui describes weariness or annoyance over a long period of time; boredom is relieved easily, while ennui is constant.

"endeavor to persevere..." Chief Dan George as Lone Waite, Indian chief

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Thursday, July 20, 2006 10:56 AM

FUTUREMRSFILLION

My job is frustrating, no pleasure and a lot of headaches. I seem to have too much or nothing to do - no in between. All the women here hate me, and there are no men.

I can only surf so much because my back is to the enitre room and I get really bored.

Lets all move to a tropical isle and set up a Browncoat retreat.

one of the Forsaken TM

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Thursday, July 20, 2006 11:55 AM

EMBERS

I've done some housecleaning & laundry & grocery shopping...
and even more time on the internet!

I recommend fan fic for boredom you can kill hours reading online...and if you love the story you can use up the office paper & ink printing it out!.
Have you printed out your own copy of the un-made extra episode?

Frank Sinatra used to sing about fighting the old ennui....
but his song didn't have any really suggestions for it.

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watch the R. Tam Session vids: http://www.hittarivertam.nu/
and buy the 'Serenity' comics published by Dark Horse
have you checked out this thread?:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=15816

and listen to 'I'm Going To See Serenity':
http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=a0
c814e1229742ce77ed4497cbf4631c

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Thursday, July 20, 2006 8:55 PM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

Quote:
Originally posted by Mavourneen:
Following in the great footsteps of Phoenix Rose's ode to boredom "Exciting Adventures in Sitting", I bring you..."Ennui."

I'm rather flattered

Ah, here I am at work again, with the ordering system down so if the phone does ring I get to say "I'm sorry, you need to call back tomorrow as the system is down for maintenance" at least half the time.
Joy I hate my job.
I have decided, though, that I am going to apply at every FedEx Kinko's I can find in the area, see if they want a graphic artist who can work graveyard. Or even better, a graphic artist that they won't make work graveyard anymore! Also, every bank, because I'm accurate with money and they pay well. Wish me luck, 'coats! Job searches, while not boring per se, can be frustrating, mind-numbing, and highly unpleasant.
So there's my story. One of many. The most recent, anyway.

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Friday, July 21, 2006 5:03 AM

SAHARA

Job - boring. Relationship - boring. Having no dough - REALLY boring.

Talk about dissatisfaction.

Blackbird fly into the light of the dark, black night.

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Friday, July 21, 2006 5:16 AM

MSG

Embers- what is this unmade episode of which you speak and where do I get it???

I choose to rise instead of fall- U2

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Friday, July 21, 2006 5:54 AM

EMBERS

oh MSG you do NOT want to miss out on any of the goodies...
most of which are listed in this old thread:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=15816

specifically 'Dead or Alive' (a finished script which was never filmed) is here:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/feature.asp?f=45
and let us thank Haken for allowing the kind of space which has made this script available at this site ever since 'Firefly' was cancelled.

enjoy!

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Friday, July 21, 2006 7:44 AM

CRUITHNE3753

I think it would be pretty shiny for someone with good narrative skills to adapt the "Dead or Alive" script into novella form.

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Saturday, July 22, 2006 9:39 PM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

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Saturday, July 22, 2006 9:58 PM

GUYWHOWANTSAFIREFLYOFHISOWN

I spend my time aggrivating my kitty and being a part-time hen teaser

*cut to the chairman of Fiat*

Chairman (Eric)
Che cosa è lo succiacatori do polli?

CAPTION: What is a hen-teaser?

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/llama.php
-try it out, I dare you

98% of teens have smoked pot, if you are one of the 2% that haven't, copy this into your signature

I'm so into Firefly, my butt glows in the dark.

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Saturday, July 29, 2006 8:26 PM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

I'm on a dramatic fly-hunting mission! The flies want to spoil my leisure time and my food! Going after them with a Fly Killer swatter; and this time, it's personal.

Hehe, put a fly swatter in this guy's hand and that's about right:

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Sunday, July 30, 2006 1:41 AM

REAVERINA1985RIVIERA

You want boring? Friday the temp hit 95 degres, so the bosses decide to move me into the air conditioned offices (Superman has kryptonite, I have high heat and humidity) and have me do work they hate doing: going through the shipping invoices for the past month and stapling them to the sales invoices. Took me two hours to get that done, then the rest of the day I put the office furniture together for the new office employee (she's cute but she drives hyndai-strike one

)

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How many Jaynes does it take to change a light bulb?

Two. One to try to put it in and another to find a bigger hammer.

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Sunday, July 30, 2006 3:16 AM

FOLLOWMAL

Ahhh, someone should revive the lightbulb thread...it was oh so much fun to read in between bouts of ennui!

Ok, I'm going to be a complete bummer on this thread and say if you have down time in between work.. and you have bored time in between more bored time... volunteer to help out the FFF.net Event Team.

We still have openings on the Forum Crew. It isn't much to do, just post an announcement for FFF.net once or twice a month on a forum of your choosing ( you just have to tell us your choosing, so's as we don't have too many folks havin' the same choosin's). Easy peasy as our own Ms. PR says.

Wanna?

"You hold. Hold 'til I get back." Mal

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!

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Sunday, July 30, 2006 3:32 AM

PHOENIXROSE

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

And on a similar note; contact me with any special photoshops you want done for posting (banners, sigs, whatever) and check out what I already have in my blue sun room
Sorry, I'd post on other forums, but this is the only forum I love; others I've been to I really could't stand. But I can contribute artwork

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Sunday, July 30, 2006 3:47 AM

FOLLOWMAL

That's ok, PR.. we love your artwork and your shiny banners!

You're already doing much making us shiny things and keeping the Forsaken up and hot!

Thanks!

"You hold. Hold 'til I get back." Mal

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!

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Sunday, July 30, 2006 1:16 PM

GUYWHOWANTSAFIREFLYOFHISOWN

this is the only friendly forum I know, I once posted on another (regarding a certain book series) and there was nothing but arguing over which characters were better, and much ripping of ppls heads (I got mine ripped off, not fun)

FOAMY HAT!

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