in practice, it is the sort of thing one refers to as often as "western hemispherian"
Those of us who are not North American, yet are western hemispherian look at you funny.
All of us.
Right now.
Can you feel the eyes on you?
Don't belong. Dangerous, like you. Can't be controlled. Can't be trusted. Everyone could just go on without me and not have to worry. People could be what they wanted to be. Could be with the people they wanted. Live simple. No secrets.
River ,'Objects In Space'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - May 20, 2005 1:33:48 pm PDT #5942 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
JZ - May 20, 2005 1:33:52 pm PDT #5943 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Uhm, Plei, is your legal last name the one you go by and the one you would prefer to see on an envelope addressed to you, rather than the name you use here?
Not that I'm asking for any particular reason or anything. Pure idle curiosity here.
sarameg - May 20, 2005 1:34:08 pm PDT #5944 of 10001
It looks like an art installation.
It sort of is. In the art as political sense:
The project Femdefence is an attempt to contribute to the debate on men’s sexual violence against women in society, using the esthetics of design, and the semiotics of marketing.
Femdefence is an on-going project first presented in 2003. The project includes the creation of an imaginary product, which bears the project’s name. >[link]ION, I got exciting mail when I got home. Claim for in a settlement. Whee! Free money! Except my ethics kinda tell me no. Leave the money for those claiments who were actually hurt by the thing that lead to the suit in the first place. Boo ethics.
DawnK - May 20, 2005 1:34:50 pm PDT #5945 of 10001
giraffe mode
I'm mostly German/French/English. Hubby's grandparents emigrated to the US from Germany in the early 1920's so the kids are mostly German on both sides. BUT I am 5th generation Californian and that's pretty rare (my dad's family were part of the original settlers in the Owens Valley).
Gosh it's beautiful here today. The boss had to make me come back in the office after lunch. He's being very mean.
Allyson - May 20, 2005 1:35:21 pm PDT #5946 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I declare this moment to be the, "Everyone still at work gets to go home right now" moment.
So, if you're still at work, join me in pissing on The Man's shoes and enjoying what's left of this beautiful day.
JohnSweden - May 20, 2005 1:35:47 pm PDT #5947 of 10001
I can't even.
Can you feel the eyes on you?
Um, no? But I'm glad I put pants back on.
aurelia - May 20, 2005 1:36:56 pm PDT #5948 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I declare this moment to be the, "Everyone still at work gets to go home right now" moment.
How does this apply to those of us who are just about to go to work?
§ ita § - May 20, 2005 1:37:25 pm PDT #5949 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But I'm glad I put pants back on.
Some of us are glad you did too.
But not all.
Today looks like a day on which I won't be able to skive off early, not even a little bit. But thanks for the attempt, Allyson.
Allyson - May 20, 2005 1:40:20 pm PDT #5950 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Sorry aurelia, only one declaration a day, and it is what it is.
Wish it could be different. I wish that i could take everyone with me out of this pit of despair and on to the promised land, but the truth of the matter is, some of us will be left behind.
It's the way it is. No one said it was fair, but at least it's honest.
JohnSweden - May 20, 2005 1:41:27 pm PDT #5951 of 10001
I can't even.
Some of us are glad you did too.
I knew this in my spleen, and so.
But not all.
Woo! I'm still sexy in Tierra del fuego, and there's that dutch immigrant businessmen's supper club that just keeps hitting refresh at the webcam site.
I declare this moment to be the, "Everyone still at work gets to go home right now" moment.
I already did the skiving off, and to be fair, it is a holiday weekend here, followed by a weeklong conference at a lakeside resort.
But I'm with you in spirit, Allyson.