I do have an aunt whose first name is Gilette. And her maiden name was easily abbreviated to Mac ... well, she got off lucky, considering.
I'm not sure how old he is, but I heard him use the word 'newfangled' one time, so he's gotta be pretty far gone.
Dawn ,'Beneath You'
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 § - Jun 05, 2005 6:25:13 am PDT #9335 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
brenda m - Jun 05, 2005 6:58:32 am PDT #9336 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
So, Ebert and Whasisname have nothing but good things to say about Batman Begins. Can't wait. Also gave high praise to Michelle Tractenberg's new movie.
Kat - Jun 05, 2005 7:16:57 am PDT #9337 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Congratulations to Stephanie and Welcome to Ellie!
I am NOT a Hayden Christensen fan. But this picture of him is definitely GAH worthy.
Fred Pete - Jun 05, 2005 7:20:12 am PDT #9338 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Those of us who don't stop by on Saturdays say --
Belated Happy Birthday, Dana!
Steph L. - Jun 05, 2005 7:41:37 am PDT #9339 of 10001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Not quite as fun as PandaCam:
The University of Wisconsin has a webcam (and live streaming video) trained on a flower. But not just any flower -- a titan arum, or corpse flower, the stinkiest flower on earth (and the largest). It's expected to flower this week.
And since these plants flower only rarely (not even annually), this is a big enough deal to have a webcam on it, apparently.
This page has a link to the webcam, for anyone interested in up-to-the-minute corpse flower action: [link]
What's really interesting on that page is the chart showing how much the plant has grown since the bud appeared in April -- anywhere from 2 to 6 inches per DAY. Wild.
sumi - Jun 05, 2005 7:56:18 am PDT #9340 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Exerting my very dilletantish tennis fan-girlism this morning and just finished watching the men's final of the French Open. Exciting match.
Also, that Nadal kid has pretty arms.
DavidS - Jun 05, 2005 8:00:18 am PDT #9341 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
But not just any flower -- a titan arum, or corpse flower, the stinkiest flower on earth (and the largest).
I think they need some kind of stench-ometer to go with the webcam. Perhaps a series of increasingly disgusted facial reactions to the scent.
amych - Jun 05, 2005 8:05:02 am PDT #9342 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Perhaps a series of increasingly disgusted facial reactions to the scent.
We were just saying that the gently waving greenery was all very nice, but our webcam-viewing day would be made by someone innocently wandering by, and then running offscreen to hurl.
brenda m - Jun 05, 2005 8:05:30 am PDT #9343 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Pretty sure they invented one of those on Futurama last week.
Jessica - Jun 05, 2005 8:32:49 am PDT #9344 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
There are female ginko trees on my block. I need no stink-o-cam.