I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.

Giles ,'Beneath You'


Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


P.M. Marc - Jan 23, 2006 9:46:17 pm PST #2218 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Dude--he was on Angel too. I kinda remember.

Dude! Timex guy!


Kristen - Jan 23, 2006 10:10:53 pm PST #2219 of 10002

Interesting news from ABC:

ABC has resurrected a journalism-inspired drama from "Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes, who will shoot the pilot this summer.

Said pilot was mentioned in her Written By interview:

Her initial pilot about charming, sexy war correspondents appeared to be primed for take-off at Touchstone, until the real war in Iraq shot it down.


Cass - Jan 23, 2006 11:00:04 pm PST #2220 of 10002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Here's hoping for more tv worth watching...

I have a creepy headache as it seems to have brought an emotional funk with it. Or maybe I am just upset because the skunk smell still hasn't gone away.

Though Nigel Bennett quoting Lewis Carroll's "The Walrus and the Carpenter" with great affect? Amusing.

(Time passed, the show went on and as I obviously forgot to post so I might as well continue.)

Oh! And Jabberwocky! The first time I saw this episode, Curiouser and Curiouser, there might have been squeeing. And I didn't even know how to define squee when this first aired.


Theodosia - Jan 24, 2006 1:52:40 am PST #2221 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Cass, what is this about the skunks? Do you have some living around your area? Under your porch?

I sure understand about strong smells bringing on headaches. Happens to me all the time!


Jars - Jan 24, 2006 1:55:05 am PST #2222 of 10002

I sure understand about strong smells bringing on headaches. Happens to me all the time!

This is why I can't go into shops like Lush and The Body Shop. Walking through department stores can be a logistical nightmare too. Please to not spray your perfume all up in my face, lady.


Anne W. - Jan 24, 2006 2:05:26 am PST #2223 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

This is why I can't go into shops like Lush and The Body Shop.

I have the same problem with the Yankee Candle store. I have to hold my breath while walking past them in the mall. Just thinking about being in that store makes me ill. I don't have the same problem with other candle stores, though.


Theodosia - Jan 24, 2006 2:13:58 am PST #2224 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

FWIW, since my yoga class often has incense burning, I squirt my nostrils with saline salt solution before and after class a couple times. Makes me look like I have OCD, but I don't care, and it really seems to help my sinuses cope by encouraging the scent molecules to move along.


Lee - Jan 24, 2006 2:47:10 am PST #2225 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I have very very stoopidheaded cats.

Oddly, I do fine in Lush, almost but not quite not as well in the Body shop, but smelly candles stores are right out.


Jars - Jan 24, 2006 3:24:07 am PST #2226 of 10002

Oh yeah, scented candles, blergh. In fact, pretty much anything designed to make a room smell of anything other than room, blergh. Especially those plug-in room deodoriser doodads.


§ ita § - Jan 24, 2006 3:57:23 am PST #2227 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Oy. Smells and headaches. There's a very narrow subset of Lush things I can own, and shopping there has to be very quick. Things that make rooms smell different, or people smell different, and then there's popcorn even slightly burnt.

It's a stupid existence.