Everybody dies, Tracey. Someone's carrying a bullet for you right now, doesn't even know it. The trick is to die of old age before it finds you.

Mal ,'The Message'


Natter 43: I Love My Dead Gay Whale Crosspost.  

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.


Hayden - Apr 06, 2006 11:28:08 am PDT #9245 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

IMO, a sexual harassment lawsuit.

Ha!


§ ita § - Apr 06, 2006 11:28:32 am PDT #9246 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

What's the difference between flirting and hitting on?

I flirt, but I never hit on. Flirting is the playful badinage that acknowledges sexual possibility. Doesn't have to have a whit of intent. I flirt with guys at the krav centre all the time. Hitting on means you actually want to do something about that, and ita don't play that. Well, hasn't. I don't think.

I do, in general, consider myself quite Neuter Girl. I don't even get flirted with much, much less hit on by people who aren't random strangers.


juliana - Apr 06, 2006 11:28:48 am PDT #9247 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

I'm so very, very tempted to tell one of our AEs that I am not a graphic designer, and her requests are inappropriate.

Dooooooooo iiiiiiiiiiiit.

What's the difference between flirting and hitting on?

For me - and this is Only Me - flirting is not always with intent. I can comfortably flirt with a wide range of people, and it's rarely serious. Hitting on is much like (verbalizing) ita's "You. Let's." with a "Now" often added in.


sarameg - Apr 06, 2006 11:29:16 am PDT #9248 of 10001

I think I even can phrase this diplomatically.

No You are asking the wrong person, BITCH then?

I'm oblivious to signals. Of course, even if I were to pick up on them, I'd likely ignore them.


Vortex - Apr 06, 2006 11:30:54 am PDT #9249 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

When I was single it always took getting to the grab-kiss-what? moment before the light bulb went off.

yep. I will be forever greatful to my friend Mattheus for just swooping in and kissing me in the middle of a sentence, because I never would have had any idea that he was interested.

For me, hitting on is flirting with intent.


Kalshane - Apr 06, 2006 11:31:11 am PDT #9250 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why? Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.

What's the difference between flirting and hitting on?

I'd like to know this as well. I mean, I get the gyst. Flirting is more for fun, while hitting on is more serious, but my brain isn't really wired that way. If there's no interest, I don't really flirt.


shrift - Apr 06, 2006 11:31:15 am PDT #9251 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Dooooooooo iiiiiiiiiiiit.

I'm just really, really tired of my coworkers asking me to do things I'm not supposed to do. Like, legally, in this case. Although it applies to a trademark and branding thing in this case, rather than asking me to boost a car and fill the trunk with hot merchandise, or some shit.

The fact remains.


Dana - Apr 06, 2006 11:31:17 am PDT #9252 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Because, um, I'm leaving, I'm so very, very tempted to tell one of our AEs that I am not a graphic designer, and her requests are inappropriate.

I think I even can phrase this diplomatically.

A lot of sins can be covered with a nice "FYI."

"FYI, your requests should really be directed to Department X in the future, since I'm leaving and will no longer be around to serve in the capacity of your butt-monkey."

(also, shrift, I kind of just posted a YnM drabble.)


§ ita § - Apr 06, 2006 11:34:06 am PDT #9253 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Flirting can be exhilarating fun. I can grab asses, pinch cheeks, and talk dirty without having to wonder about who likes who. But I only do it with guys I'm SURE wouldn't possibly hit on me. And guys I wouldn't hit on, myself.

If I like a guy, my flirt bone gets broken, and I find myself gasping for air when I think of it. So, instead, I just go with the flow and do whatever. No concern for escalation.


shrift - Apr 06, 2006 11:36:05 am PDT #9254 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

"FYI, your requests should really be directed to Department X in the future, since I'm leaving and will no longer be around to serve in the capacity of your butt-monkey."

I wish I could, but. This thing she's asking me to do? a) I already did it, just not how she wanted, b) I just don't want to do it because it would mean a lot of pissing about in Illustrator and Photoshop, and I wouldn't get it right the second time, and c) I'm not meant to be pissing about with this stuff because I'm not a designer, and d) I don't care to figure out who she should be sending it to, because hey, that's not my job.

(also, shrift, I kind of just posted a YnM drabble.)

Woo! I'm slammed with work, but I so don't care, so I'll have to head over to lj.