You're talking to Serenity. And, Early... Serenity is very unhappy.

River ,'Objects In Space'


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.


DavidS - Feb 01, 2006 9:03:33 am PST #4241 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Sorta good for a laugh: Wow, now THAT'S a hair-helmet

Phew, no wonder she does the flip so often.

"science may have advanced in the fifteen years since I dated a med student. science may have advanced in the fifteen years since I dated a med student." That's bound to help.

Probably, but she indoctrinated me pretty thoroughly in the notion that the general public vastly underestimates the damage with head injuries, and Oliver Sacks essays underscored that. While there have undoubtedly been significant breakthroughs in the last fifteen years, I haven't heard any that said, "Okay, now we understand the mind/body connection." I haven't even heard of them developing the tools to really track cognition and consciousness besides the standard brain scans.

Okay, now I'm off to Google "exciting breakthroughs in head trauma treatment."

Then I'm having a martini.


Kat - Feb 01, 2006 9:03:43 am PST #4242 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

HA! The thing is, it's hard to take David Foster Wallace's opinion on anyone because, based on what I've read of his, I find him to be a self-important excessively wordy blowhard. that being said, I don't disbelieve any of that.

I like Balthazar Getty's character on Alias, though.

I saw Bring It On Again becuase it had Hailey from One Tree Hill (an impossible-to-watch show).


Kathy A - Feb 01, 2006 9:04:49 am PST #4243 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Think Progress has some interesting footage from the SotU speech:

Bush’s statement that “Congress did not act last year on my proposal” was met with rousing, unexpected applause [from Congressional Democrats] that clearly unnerved Bush.


Aims - Feb 01, 2006 9:06:07 am PST #4244 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Not blue-eyed.

Huh. I have in my mind's eye a picture from Teen Bop with blue eyes. Obviously, it's the bad crack.


§ ita § - Feb 01, 2006 9:06:53 am PST #4245 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

NYT Urgent Four article.

Brain trauma is the leading cause of death due to injury for Americans under forty-five

Huh.


flea - Feb 01, 2006 9:06:54 am PST #4246 of 10002
information libertarian

Heh, I didn't Google, I remembered. (Of course, I just realized I forgot a 1pm meeting, but I didn't really want to go). Was Urgent Four the Central Park Jogger? (Aha, Yup: [link] Because she has written a book and can jog again, but is not up to her previous investment-banking career and probably won't make anchorperson anytime soon either.


Kat - Feb 01, 2006 9:07:17 am PST #4247 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Jesus!

The family has had more than its fair share of tragedies. Balthazar's father, Paul III, was kidnapped in 1973, and when Paul I refused to pay the ransom, his ear was cut off (the ransom was then paid)

Is this true? That's so... whoa.

he couple's first child, Cassius Paul Getty, was born on July 17, 2000

unfortunate name for his child


Gudanov - Feb 01, 2006 9:07:52 am PST #4248 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping

UB313 has been determined to be larger than Pluto. If Pluto is a planet it's hard to think of a reason why it wouldn't be the 10th planet.

[link]

I guess the undecided question is are there 8 planets or 10 planets now.


kat perez - Feb 01, 2006 9:08:03 am PST #4249 of 10002
"We have trust issues." Mylar

I've only seen one episode of One Tree Hill and the only thing I remember about it was that Moira Kelly was playing someone's mom and I kept waiting during the whole episode for her to say "Toe Pick!".


§ ita § - Feb 01, 2006 9:08:27 am PST #4250 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

is not up to her previous investment-banking career

The article says she was a piano teacher.