erika, not a puppy (& hope your mom is fine) but have you seen www.baltimorecrime.blogspot.com?
Just ran across a mention of it in a local free paper.
Cat seems better.
She growls?! You made her so she growls?!
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.
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.
sarameg - Jul 17, 2005 2:32:39 pm PDT #660 of 10002
Cybervixen - Jul 17, 2005 2:42:43 pm PDT #661 of 10002
Queen of the Drive-By
Hi. Has anyone finished The Half Blood Prince yet? I just finished and I HAVE to talk about it with someone. I'm cursing the fact that I read so damned fast, I don't know anyone who's finished. Please? Anyone?
§ ita § - Jul 17, 2005 2:43:17 pm PDT #662 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
CV, check the Literary thread.
Cybervixen - Jul 17, 2005 2:44:04 pm PDT #663 of 10002
Queen of the Drive-By
Thanks ita!
Topic!Cindy - Jul 17, 2005 2:44:12 pm PDT #664 of 10002
What is even happening?
Hi Cybervixen, people are talking about it, in white font, in the literary thread. It starts here: Anne W. "We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good" Jul 16, 2005 7:54:20 am PDT but gets to the juicy pretty quickly.
Xpost
(a more helpful Xpost, but still, an Xpost)
erikaj - Jul 17, 2005 2:48:47 pm PDT #665 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
No! How is this possible? I'm slipping like Rove in a sauna, yo. (Crime must make me stupid, to give me that mental image...oof.) I knew my life was missing something. Now, if they call it "All these mopes in bracelets and not one of 'em's named Osama.", I'll never miss a day. New thing I learned that cool people already know: The use of "sick" as a compliment. As in Hugely Talented Hoop Star takes the court and cornerboy characters say "Whoa. That boy's sick!" and that he's the "illest" thing out there. I suspect I was born on the wrong coast. ETA: Sarameg, that blog is sick! Wish my city had one...I'd be done with my book in a minute and a half. It's wrong that that makes me happy, hmm? No, I'm sad for my adopted city, but at least they are trying to respond, unlike Phoenix, with its one mantra of "Om...Not!LA! Om..." And I feel like "Dude, I've noticed." The worst thing a local right-wing type can say around here, and they think it a giant burn is "If you don't like it, go back to San Francisco!" Oh, no, don't torture me like that!
Topic!Cindy - Jul 17, 2005 2:56:38 pm PDT #666 of 10002
What is even happening?
I used sick the other night, in just that way, erika (about baseball, though). You're making me feel cool and youthful, momentarily anyhow.
sarameg - Jul 17, 2005 3:01:33 pm PDT #667 of 10002
Hee. It seems it only started this year, so... I saw mention of it (just above the Mobtown Shank) and thought of you.
It hasn't rained all day today. But it neeeeeds to. My sunglasses fogged up when I took them from inside (75) to outside.
erikaj - Jul 17, 2005 3:11:57 pm PDT #668 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
My boyfriend says you are, Cindy. My George...George.(George being kind of a generic for boyfriend in DC, I guess. as in
HE: Hey, baby...
SHE: Go away. I got a George.
)
OMG, Sarameg, guess I'm stuck with "It was really bloody. I thought of you."
Stupid accurate reputations!
sarameg - Jul 17, 2005 3:21:20 pm PDT #669 of 10002
Nah, it is more "hey, someone as obsessed with B'more as my mom!" But I wouldn't sent THAT to her, cause...no need to freak out mom. She knows the reality, I have no need to remind her of it.