She's terse. I can be terse. Once in flight school, I was laconic.

Wash ,'War Stories'


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.


ChiKat - Jan 12, 2006 8:25:45 am PST #9445 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

I wonder if I qualify as "late single."

I was wondering the same thing, so I looked up how old Condi is. She's 51 and we share the same birthday! Um, well, except that she's 13 years older than me. Still wonder where that "late single" stage begins.


Calli - Jan 12, 2006 8:25:53 am PST #9446 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Unless Wednesday never ended last night and cunningly has assumed a Thursday skin.

Well, there was no Veronica Mars last night, so this theory has possibilities.


Spidra Webster - Jan 12, 2006 8:27:51 am PST #9447 of 10002
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.

I think I'm definitely late single. Luckily, I have so far shown no signs of denigrating Russians nor going on a shoe-buying spree during a major national disaster.


Nutty - Jan 12, 2006 8:28:47 am PST #9448 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

Poor Russians. Obviously they have no idea that Condi Rice just hates them on principle. She made her name during the Soviet era, and nothing I've seen says she ever came around to liking Russian forms of governance.

Such women are very rough.

Apparently, rough enough to get politicians to whine in newspapers. At least in the US, the press talks about her darth-chic wardrobe and her scary scary eyes, rather than trying to imply she's some kind of lumberjack.


Emily - Jan 12, 2006 8:30:39 am PST #9449 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

I watched "Goodness Gracious Me," an "Asian sketch show," on BBC America last night. It was pretty funny, but also interesting in a cross-cultural sort of way. No deep observations, just things like, huh, that's not what "Asian" conjures up for Americans, and also wondering about the odds of such a show on a major network here.


Jars - Jan 12, 2006 8:35:08 am PST #9450 of 10002

Emily, Goodness Gracious Me was really popular when it aired over here. Got high ratings and quite a few tv awards, iirc. The most famous sketch is the 'Going for an English', I think. Did you catch that one in the episode you saw?


Lee - Jan 12, 2006 8:40:58 am PST #9451 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I am watching A Week of Dressing Dangerously right now because it has been mentioned here. I like it. I could never do it, but I like it.

Me too, though this week's wasn't quite as good as last week's. I had very mixed feelings about the wedding dress part. I kept thinking "oh, that poor dress", and while I was glad it was making her think (though WTF is up with the waiting one month), but really, that seemed more gimicky/silly than the other outfits. On the other hand, I kind of want that as one of ita's outfits.


sj - Jan 12, 2006 8:51:19 am PST #9452 of 10002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Perkins, I thought that the wedding dress was gimicky too, but it did seem to have the desired effect of making her think.


brenda m - Jan 12, 2006 8:53:17 am PST #9453 of 10002
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

Instead, it was from an interview with Liberal and Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky

Zhirinovsky is a total crackhead, and I'm not surprised to see tin-foil craxy things coming from him. He's quite appalling. (Not that I'm standing up for Condi, which I just could never do.)


Vortex - Jan 12, 2006 8:53:39 am PST #9454 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I particularly loved this quote

"Condoleezza Rice needs a company of soldiers. She needs to be taken to barracks where she would be satisfied. On the other hand, she can hardly be satisfied because of her age.