Prepare to uncouple -- uncouple.

Oz ,'Same Time, Same Place'


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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.


Lee - Apr 13, 2006 3:41:35 pm PDT #1088 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

It's not raining here yet! I may even get to drive home with the top down,

Woot!


§ ita § - Apr 13, 2006 3:59:01 pm PDT #1089 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

My iPod is playing me Blaze Of Glory. Bless.


Sheryl - Apr 13, 2006 4:24:49 pm PDT #1090 of 10002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

More on the plumbing problems...The clog was apparently caused by my mom putting potato peelings down the disposal. Also, we've been having problems with our shower. (it won't turn completely off)G was working on the hot water knob...and broke it. We have called a plumber, who is supposed to come over some time tomorrow. whee.


§ ita § - Apr 13, 2006 4:47:39 pm PDT #1091 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'm a little startled by how much Easter is going to impact me this year. Krav centre's closed, and my gym is closed. It's weird, but I don't remember this from last year. Probably because in my unChristianity this pinged me in only one way--Jamaican easter bun. We had bun all year round, but at Easter it was more pointed.

It's not like what I think non-Jamaicans think of when they think of bun--it's a loaf, cakelike, made with crystallised fruit and stout, and somehow manages to have a top that's moist, just short of sticky. It's sweet, but not that sweet, and works better with a plain, sharp cheddar. Or New Zealand cheese from a tin.

It's a thing.

And it's my only thing.

I read this article about sugar Easter eggs, and realised there's a whole world of Easter I know absolutely nothing of. I know the religious side--I just don't observe it. It's the traditions I swear I never noticed.


tommyrot - Apr 13, 2006 5:56:25 pm PDT #1092 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Goth subculture may help self-harming kids

A study of goth kids finds that goths are more likely to "self-harm" but that they became goths after this behavior manifested, and suggests that goth subculture might in fact help messed-up kids stop hurting themselves:

"One common suggestion is they may be copying subcultural icons or peers [when they self-harm], but our study found that more young people reported self-harm before, rather than after, becoming a goth. This suggests that young people with a tendency to self-harm are attracted to the goth subculture," says Robert Young, who led the study.

"Rather than posing a risk, it's also possible that by belonging to the goth subculture, young people are gaining valuable social and emotional support from their peers." But he cautions: "However, the study was based on small numbers and replication is needed to confirm our results." Only 25 participants felt strongly associated with goth culture.


bon bon - Apr 13, 2006 6:03:48 pm PDT #1093 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

...to become productive paras.


DavidS - Apr 13, 2006 6:27:34 pm PDT #1094 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

And it's my only thing.

It's your thing. Do you what you wanna do.


tommyrot - Apr 13, 2006 6:31:12 pm PDT #1095 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Well, I like to know what I'm doin' when I do it
And I do what I'm doin' 'cause I don't know what to do
When I'm not doin' it


§ ita § - Apr 13, 2006 6:32:30 pm PDT #1096 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

It's your thing. Do you what you wanna do.

Send me bun, or I will resist the earworm.


DavidS - Apr 13, 2006 7:30:42 pm PDT #1097 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Send me bun, or I will resist the earworm.

Feeble threat. You know that earworm already owns your ass.

I can't tell you / who to sock it to