Spike: Ladies. Come on in. Plenty of blood in the fridge, don't be shy. Dawn: You mean like, real blood? Spike: What do you think? Dawn: Mostly I think, 'Eew!'

'Potential'


The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress  

[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.


ellemarie - Jun 25, 2004 4:26:35 pm PDT #824 of 10001
My tagline and life are a work in progress.

But raw carrots have that outer/inner ring thing going. I used to love eating the outer ring first and then the inner ring when I was younger.

I thought I was the only one who did this. I've been successful with baby carrots too, but you have to work much harder at it. I'm usually not patient enough.

Ooh, I do this too! Do either of you eat Twix so that it breaks off just where the little holes are? The ones in the cookie part, I mean. (If you do this, you'll know what I mean -- if you don't, then I seem very insane right now.) I've always wondered why those little holes are there. Something about keeping the caramel connected to the cookie? But I'd think the chocolate should do that.

On the "said" debate, I was an English major and I'm in favor of variety or nothing. Said for every single quote is boring and often just plain inaccurate. Don't remember my English profs telling me one way or the other on it though, so that's just my opinion. Does remind me of my English teachers always telling us not to use words like "nice" because they don't add anything. If you're going to use a word, make it something with meaning. Or just let your quote stand for itself. Or write scripts and then you don't have to worry about the whole problem quite so much.


Trudy Booth - Jun 25, 2004 4:31:17 pm PDT #825 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Cranberry - Jun 25, 2004 4:35:07 pm PDT #826 of 10001
I was fine when existence had no meaning. Meaninglessness in a universe that has no meaning -- that I get. But meaninglessness in a universe with meaning? What does that mean?

Crichton is Stephen King, with a metric ruler.

I think Stephen King is a talented writer, and especially enjoy his short stories and novellas (the stories in Skeleton Crew and Different Seasons are my favorites). I don't see any similarities between King and Crichton.


libkitty - Jun 25, 2004 4:41:31 pm PDT #827 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs

Do either of you eat Twix so that it breaks off just where the little holes are? The ones in the cookie part, I mean. (If you do this, you'll know what I mean -- if you don't, then I seem very insane right now.)

Sorry. I'm actually not all that fond of Twix. But I do pull off the edges of Reeses peanut butter cups, where the chocolate is thicker before it hits peanut butter. I don't know if this counts, but there you are.


Gus - Jun 25, 2004 4:45:28 pm PDT #828 of 10001
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.

Trudy, I am here.

I am not attacking Stephen King. I'm saying that Crichton's use of science has more in common with SK's use of the rules horror than it does with the use of science.


Trudy Booth - Jun 25, 2004 4:48:36 pm PDT #829 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

t does happy dance of Gus Is Here

You still alarming/titilating the housekeeping staff?


Gus - Jun 25, 2004 4:54:23 pm PDT #830 of 10001
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.

(Trudy, there is now a story I will someday tell you. You will be less alarmed than titillated, I warrant.)


Polter-Cow - Jun 25, 2004 5:40:58 pm PDT #831 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Crichton defenders of Polter Cow's ilk are dead to me.

People who don't put the hyphen in my fucking name are dead to me.

sticks tongue out at Gus, reads Jurassic Park for the fourth time


Trudy Booth - Jun 25, 2004 5:45:21 pm PDT #832 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

(ah, but will I be intensely jealous?)


Gus - Jun 25, 2004 5:49:44 pm PDT #833 of 10001
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.

Polter-fucking-Cow, alright?

Intellgent dude, P-C. Spends his Saturdays in the lab, making the future come true. If he wants to read the Harvey Comics version of science fiction in his off-time, that is his bidness.