Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.

Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Natter 36: But We Digress...  

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.


Connie Neil - Jun 09, 2005 4:13:47 pm PDT #807 of 10001
brillig

Anything on geocities is blocked--with all the pop-ups I"m not surprised--but there's oodles of fic out there.


libkitty - Jun 09, 2005 4:17:44 pm PDT #808 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs

Maybe the do was cancelled? Otherwise, she's an idiot and rude.


JenP - Jun 09, 2005 4:49:43 pm PDT #809 of 10001

Disinviting? That's harsh. I mean, sending a "Yo! Answer me!" follow-up - sure thing. Or just seething silently. But disinviting? Nuh-uh. Maybe it was a mistake. I don't do e-vites enough to know whether you can accidentally disinvite someone when, say, you were marking them as not having responded or something.


§ ita § - Jun 09, 2005 4:50:27 pm PDT #810 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Go to the party anyway! I mean, if it turns out you're gatecrashing, it's less rude than the takeback.


Tom Scola - Jun 09, 2005 5:06:58 pm PDT #811 of 10001
hwæt

I don't have to be at work until 10:00 tomorrow, and it's the Scarlett Johansson Robot Chicken tonight.

The question is, will I be able to stay awake that long?


Susan W. - Jun 09, 2005 5:30:57 pm PDT #812 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

Hivemind horse question:

I need a horse to suddenly stumble with an injury that will make it unable to carry riders for at least several days. But I don't want to kill the horsie--the story is a little bloody as is. So something that will heal with time and care is indicated.

Hero and heroine are riding double across rocky, uneven ground, and I'd prefer something sudden-onset if possible--the horse goes to its knees like the horse that won the Preakness, only more injured.

Ideas?


Tom Scola - Jun 09, 2005 5:35:07 pm PDT #813 of 10001
hwæt

How about something spooks the horse and it runs off?


msbelle - Jun 09, 2005 5:35:08 pm PDT #814 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

my new iPod is charging. I have already trashed iTunes on my work computer, but it looks like I will be adding it back on tomorrow and spending the day ripping CDs. WHOOT!

I'm not one for naming objects, but I am pretty sure the iPod is gonna need a name.


§ ita § - Jun 09, 2005 5:38:22 pm PDT #815 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Mine's called TARDIS. You can copy that if you want.


Pix - Jun 09, 2005 5:39:18 pm PDT #816 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.

Susan, you could just have the horse get something lodged in it's hoof like a sharp stone. After removal, that would bruise the pad enough to make the horse lame for a few days but wouldn't cause long term damage. The horse probably wouldn't fall to its knees, but it would certainly stumble and start limping.