Mal: If anyone gets nosy, just, you know... shoot 'em. Zoe: Shoot 'em? Mal: Politely.

'Serenity'


Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46  

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.


sarameg - Aug 14, 2006 2:13:07 pm PDT #2563 of 10001

Miss P is the little girl I mentioned above. I do believe I've told the story of how I was just shocked and amazed at how advanced 3 years olds were these days because she could fire up the computer and browser and navigate to a nickelodeon site. And then, as my back is turned, I hear a very firm "Don't look at me Aunt Sara!" Whereupon I find her being a totally age-appropriate 3 year old, coloring the keyboard with crayons and markers.


Allyson - Aug 14, 2006 2:14:20 pm PDT #2564 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Oh, lord! I've been leading my life all wrong, and she's finally told me so, and that there's hope for me. I mean, I've never even been that fat!

Dude, I am fat. And yet, I'm certain I lead a better life than that chick.


§ ita § - Aug 14, 2006 2:17:47 pm PDT #2565 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'm certain I lead a better life than that chick.

Not having dropped out of college, probably. Gives you an edge.

Now I have to go read her entire blog, plus work, plus plan two lessons, plus feel royally sick.

I wonder if her life is this multi-faceted.


Aims - Aug 14, 2006 2:24:34 pm PDT #2566 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

She's the kid you'd say, "No street," to, and then watch as she looked you right in the eye, as she stuck her toes out behind her, and put them just past the curb, into the street.

Emeline is this child. If we are out back, she wants to go up the stairs to B&E's house. Yesterday, she grabbed the railing and looked at me. I said, "No, Emeline. We aren't going upstairs." She started to smile and raised her foot toward the step. "Emeline. Mommy said, 'No"." She lowered her foot just a little bit. I got up, walked over to her, at which point she let go of the railing and sat on the step, hands clasped in her lap.


Allyson - Aug 14, 2006 2:32:13 pm PDT #2567 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

I wonder if her life is this multi-faceted.

She does have Attention Deficit Disorder, do maybe she THINKS she is that multi-faceted, but then forgets to do the stuff on her list.


Topic!Cindy - Aug 14, 2006 2:32:20 pm PDT #2568 of 10001
What is even happening?

I love that kind of spirit, in everyone else's children.


bon bon - Aug 14, 2006 2:41:16 pm PDT #2569 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Oh, lord! I've been leading my life all wrong, and she's finally told me so, and that there's hope for me. I mean, I've never even been that fat!

You can't possibly live up to the standard set by THIS dusky jewel: [link]


Kristen - Aug 14, 2006 2:43:42 pm PDT #2570 of 10001

Not having dropped out of college, probably. Gives you an edge.

Hey now!


Allyson - Aug 14, 2006 2:44:43 pm PDT #2571 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

I am so loathe to beat her up based on her appearance, but she is begging me to do so, right? I'm having a hypocrite issue where it's all sorts of upsetting to me when someone calls me fat, which I am, but she's equating me being overweight with her being more attractive. I mean, not me personally, but fat women in general. Which i am choosing to take personally. And the fact of the matter is that I can lose weight, but she can't lose that fucking klingon forehead.


Kathy A - Aug 14, 2006 2:47:22 pm PDT #2572 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I was just looking at the TWOP threads TDS and Colbert Report, and someone there linked on a pretty good Colbert fansite. It has some video links, including one I'd heard about before but hadn't seen: the banana sketch from TDS. It's always fun to watch Colbert get the giggles onscreen!