And I was jealous of those who got to step onto the House floor, slide their identification cards into the electronic voting boxes, and, either way the tally went, make history.
With ceiling-to-floor slide projections and glossy press packets, the Pentagon described for reporters today how a mock warhead would thunder aloft on Friday night and a $30 million rocket would try to destroy it in a high-altitude collision.
Now, once you kick over and your feet hit the floor, slide your back foot out and go down into a split.
LeBron James went sprawling to the floor, sliding across the court after his second-quarter run-in with the Bulls' backup center, Nazr Mohammed.
As the music thunders, they writhe across the dance floor, sliding to their knees or arching their backs like jaguars about to pounce.
Walked into her apartment, no warning, no nothing, and she was on the floor, sliding seven or eight feet from the door.
Mastering even the most simple steps is no mean feat: there are no formal rules, but the general gist involves gliding across the floor – sliding one foot and swiveling the other – while maintaining good posture and looking straight ahead.
It involves a fantastic "runaway" situation in which the ocean floor slides into the earth's mantle in a matter of weeks and then hot rocks come to the surface of the ocean floor, causing ocean water to vaporize and rush out like a geyser ("the fountains of the great deep" described in Genesis).
But descriptions such as "his splayed shoes crêping along the floor, sliding across patches of lino" or "the day is an elegant parasol tasselled with clouds" stay with you long after you have read them.Mr Self's previous novels have gained him a cult readership, and can divide readers.
On the main floor, sliding glass doors give way to a covered outdoor dining room with a two-sided fireplace, a wet bar and built-in barbecue.
