./~ the world around her shoulders cold and grey ~\.

[chess]

I shouldn't spod, but I feel I should record my encounter with the Magic Porter of Door-Opening. Having returned to my room, my door refused to open. At this point I carefully checked the room letter, the other doors to reassure myself I was on the right staircase, and even the room number on my key. All of these things agreed that I should be able to open this door with this key, so I went in search of some porters, on the grounds they can do anything. Returning be-portered (after much derision at the idea of old men like them walking across to 47J from the plodge, and the traditional joke of them being over in an hour or so), I tried and failed to enter using the porter's magical powers of embarrassment, but in fact the porter had to wield the key themselves for the magic to work. Confirming my second theory, that I'm currently as weak as a dead kitten.

Goodnight.

Comments

Hmmmm

[dr-vannacutt.livejournal.com]

LOL those keys of power are fun. I have 2 of them where i work mwa ha ha ha ha ha.

Anyway i must be off to work. If you need your door opening any time soon let me know and ill come up and help you out ;-)

Take care.

[haggis.livejournal.com]

the porter's magical powers of embarrassment

I've found a similar power of embarrassment causes computers to work in the presence of IT people. It's very annoying.

[senji.livejournal.com]

I used to be a definite "theoretical compsci", in that computers would suddenly stop working when I walked into the room, but since I started having a Real Life Job walking up to computers (at work) makes them start working!

[timeplease.livejournal.com]

>47J

Ooh, my old room... (along with 47M in my first year)

[timeplease.livejournal.com]

No, I was lying, Alex Blewitt lived in 47J from 1993-1996. I lived in 47H.