Fire bad. Tree pretty.

Buffy ,'Chosen'


Natter 41: Why Do I Click on ita's Links?!  

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.


aurelia - Dec 08, 2005 8:19:57 pm PST #463 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

The inciting incident is creepy, but this sounds like a worthwhile discussion.

This debate is now taking place at Taft, where the principal at the Edison Park school has called a meeting next week of parents and students to discuss the "legal and moral issues involved with blogging."

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§ ita § - Dec 08, 2005 8:51:40 pm PST #464 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Teacher/student fantasies seems over the line. But the whole job venting thing is a weird place.

Check out this movie synopsis:

IN Speed, Keanu Reeves had to keep driving a booby-trapped bus at 50 mph at least or it would explode. In Crank, Jason Statham is a hitman who's been shot up with a Chinese poison that will kill him if his adrenaline level drops. Amy Smart (above), who plays his girlfriend, told the Chicago Sun Times: "What Jason must do to keep his adrenaline up is insane. He has to hammer nails into his legs, snort coke and have crazy sex in public."

eta: Speaking of crazy sex in public (okay, not, speaking of ER) -- what crafty bastards with the Luka/Abby fakeout -- that's a great promo.


Allyson - Dec 08, 2005 9:16:22 pm PST #465 of 10002
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 recorded my TAL submission at Drew's tonight. I feel like a rock stah.

And then I came home to the oddest email. Some person I don't know asked me to read his movie script because I am "on speaking terms with Tim Minear."

I have no idea how, or if I should respond to that. I'm caught between the rudeness of that, and the weirdness of that.


Lee - Dec 08, 2005 9:20:39 pm PST #466 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I recorded my TAL submission at Drew's tonight. I feel like a rock stah.

YOU ROCK!

And then I came home to the oddest email. Some person I don't know asked me to read his movie script because I am "on speaking terms with Tim Minear."

This person does not.


Allyson - Dec 08, 2005 9:23:01 pm PST #467 of 10002
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

Hey! You're on speaking terms with Tim Minear! Ima tell him to email you.


aurelia - Dec 08, 2005 9:24:23 pm PST #468 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Electronic sudoku [link]

Allyson the rock stah!


Lee - Dec 08, 2005 9:24:43 pm PST #469 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Sure!!

So what if I've never met him, and now he probably thinks all I do is play FCM. I'm sure he would love to read any script I give him!


§ ita § - Dec 09, 2005 1:46:50 am PST #470 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Hmm. Looks like the 1947 Project is retracting their request for votes for the Gridskipper competition.


DXMachina - Dec 09, 2005 2:11:47 am PST #471 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Huh. So at almost any other airport, it wouldn't have been this bad.

Yup. Midway is part of the grid, just a five block square with the runways running diagonally from corner to corner in the square. There are intersections at each corner. There's almost no room for error. All things considered, it's amazing there are so few incidents like this one there.


§ ita § - Dec 09, 2005 2:57:16 am PST #472 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

From IMDB:

Memoirs Of A Geisha director Rob Marshall has defended his decision to cast Chinese actors in place of Japanese ones - insisting they were employed for their talent, not where they come from. The American film-maker spoke out after being chastised by Chinese critics for appointing Chinese actresses Ziyi Zhang and Gong Li to play major roles in the adaptation of Arthur Golden's popular novel. The critics insist Marshall's choice is insensitive because of the atrocities committed by the Japanese during their 1930s Chinese occupation. Marshall says, "When you saw Zorba The Greek, and you saw Anthony Quinn play Zorba, was that odd to you because he was Irish and Mexican?" Gong Li, who plays top geisha Hatsumo in the film, defended her position, insisting her decision to star in the film was based purely on character, not race. She says, "As actors, we seek roles that challenge and inspire us."

Weren't these guys just congratulating themselves for an all-Asian cast? He needs to check his talking points.