Mal: Cut it out. Job's not done until we're back on Serenity. Zoe: Sorry, sir. Didn't mean to enjoy the moment.

'Ariel'


Natter 45: Smooth as Billy Dee Williams.  

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.


Frankenbuddha - Aug 02, 2006 8:47:48 am PDT #9973 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Narcissus is the one who stared into his own reflection, rapt, till he withered and died. Which is where the term "narcissism" comes from.

No, I knew that, but I thought he met some horrible afterlife fate as well. I was pretty sure it was Prometheus (and his liver), but not 100%.

Speaking of unpleasant fates - who got torn apart by the furies?


Dana - Aug 02, 2006 8:49:13 am PDT #9974 of 10002
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Speaking of unpleasant fates - who got torn apart by the furies?

The Furies or the Maenads? Orpheus was killed by the Maenads, I think, and so was...the king in The Bacchae, whose name I'm forgetting.

The Furies chased after Orestes for a while because he killed his mother.


Jars - Aug 02, 2006 8:50:53 am PDT #9975 of 10002

Loads of Aeneus' shipmates got eaten by Furies, I think.


Trudy Booth - Aug 02, 2006 8:51:50 am PDT #9976 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Speaking of unpleasant fates - who got torn apart by the furies?

Any number of demons, vampires, etc.


Glamcookie - Aug 02, 2006 8:52:00 am PDT #9977 of 10002
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

I sent my niece this book recently and it was a HUGE hit with her, my brother, SiL, and parents. They all love it. I haven't read it yet - got it for her based on Buffistas. So, thanks!


Nutty - Aug 02, 2006 8:53:02 am PDT #9978 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

Furies, sirens, harpies, Maenads, Bacchantes -- the Greeks kind of had an Issue with their womenfolk going off wild and crazy.

The Greeks kind of had an Issue with women overall, but the wild-and-crazy women: well, look what they did to Klytaemnestra.


Hayden - Aug 02, 2006 8:55:17 am PDT #9979 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

I haven't read it yet

I bet your mom would let me.


Jesse - Aug 02, 2006 8:56:31 am PDT #9980 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Someone said in Bitches that they find birthday discussions offensive.

Oh, really? That's my least favorite thing abut Jahovah's Witnesses, at least the one bitchy woman I used to work with. Back to the drawing board.


Jesse - Aug 02, 2006 9:00:07 am PDT #9981 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

OK, googling "Bahai birthday" led me to this guy's blog, where he talks about Baha'i and also his birthday party, so I'm going to go with that not being a big part of the religion, if at all. [link]


Sophia Brooks - Aug 02, 2006 9:00:46 am PDT #9982 of 10002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

who got torn apart by the furies?

I read this as "who got torn about by the FURRIES?"