I like the ruffles.

Kaylee ,'Shindig'


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.


§ ita § - Apr 07, 2006 4:21:05 am PDT #9374 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

is it just me that thinks that you put that in a profile and you've just told the dating community that if they're at all inclined that way, past history suggests your head can be successfully messed with?

No, not to me. It suggests that you don't like that stuff. Whether it's been successful or just plain irritating doesn't come through to me.


Topic!Cindy - Apr 07, 2006 4:22:07 am PDT #9375 of 10001
What is even happening?

Megan, I'm so sorry to read about your m-i-l. Strength and peace to all of you.


msbelle - Apr 07, 2006 4:23:30 am PDT #9376 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

SO I got a full refund for my broken ebay purchase without having to return it, AWESOME. Now I can try fixing it and have it for free.


sumi - Apr 07, 2006 4:28:34 am PDT #9377 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

I watched the OC during commercial breaks from Supernatural. I am REALLY enjoying Supernatural and it looks like the last six episodes are going to be all arcy.

So, did Seth ever tell Summer that he didn't get into Brown? Did he apply anywhere else? Did Julie find the California admittance letter that Marissa threw away ?


Frankenbuddha - Apr 07, 2006 4:34:07 am PDT #9378 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Gronk!

I don't get it - I've had better sleep this week than I can remember having in a long time, but I'm feeling more drag-ass at work than I have in almost as long. I better be as sleepy tomorrow morning when I can roll over go back to bed for as long as I want or I am going to be a serious cranky creature.


Jessica - Apr 07, 2006 4:44:58 am PDT #9379 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Sumi, no, he didn't, the jackass. As far as I can tell, none of them applied to more than one school,, which was pissing me off the entire ep, because nobody only applies to Brown or Berkeley. Hell, even the teen soap with VAMPIRES didn't think their audience would buy that. Dr. Roberts found Marissa's acceptance letter, and he gave it to Julie.


billytea - Apr 07, 2006 4:48:59 am PDT #9380 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

No, not to me. It suggests that you don't like that stuff. Whether it's been successful or just plain irritating doesn't come through to me.

Yeah, but if that were the case, are they really expecting the guys to listen? "Well, I was planning to play you like a dime store banjo, but now that you've told me you don't like it, I guess I'll just keep moseyin'."

It strikes me as somewhat futile as an act of differentiation. To me it says 'I think this counts as an act of self-defence, so you can bet I don't have any effective ones'. Or maybe I'm losing something of the tone in the way I presented it. Women who state something like "If you're just looking for a one-night stand, don't bother because I won't respond to you" or "If your email shows that you can't be bothered to read my profile, don't expect me to reply", that doesn't ping me. The writer's an active participant in addressing the problem. The profiles I'm talking about, there's none of that.


§ ita § - Apr 07, 2006 4:51:48 am PDT #9381 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

are they really expecting the guys to listen?

I don't read it as instructions on how to behave, more like selection--don't respond if you're broke, left-handed, short, or into playing. But I haven't read the complete profiles, so I can't respond to the entire tone. Why wouldn't a guy listen? Players know who they are, and unless they're big into the challenge, why bother? Chicks that can be played are a dime a dozen.


Jessica - Apr 07, 2006 4:58:30 am PDT #9382 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Real life were-rabbit:

Four gardeners described the rabbit as having one ear larger than the other.

The main clues are oversized paw prints and sightings of what growers claim to be a cross between a hare and a rabbit.

Grower Jeff Smith, 63, said: "This is no ordinary rabbit. We are dealing with a monster.

"It is absolutely massive. I have seen its prints and they are huge, bigger than a deer. It is a brute of a thing."

Mr Smith, who has kept an allotment for 25 years, added: "We have two lads here with guns who are trying to shoot it, but it is clever.

"They never see it. There were big rabbits in the 1950s and 1960s before pesticides were introduced, but not like this."


JenP - Apr 07, 2006 5:03:33 am PDT #9383 of 10001

I'm so sorry, Megan. Peace and strength to you, your DH, your FiL and the whole family.