River: You're not right, Early. You're not righteous. You've got issues. Early: No. Oh, yes, I could have that. You might have me figured out, then. Good job. I'm not 100%.

'Objects In Space'


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.


Kat - Aug 17, 2006 1:02:51 pm PDT #3291 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

It doesn't strike me as fascinating, but I guess that's what makes a horse race.

No. the fascinating part is that there are still more issues to find. One might say you're a mystery wrapped in an enigma. But I think it's more like you're a turducken but with issues instead of meat.


§ ita § - Aug 17, 2006 1:03:40 pm PDT #3292 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

the fascinating part is that there are still more issues to find

I think it's weird to think that anyone knows all of anyone's issues.


bon bon - Aug 17, 2006 1:05:09 pm PDT #3293 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

a mystery wrapped in an enigma

smothered in secret sauce


ChiKat - Aug 17, 2006 1:06:01 pm PDT #3294 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

My mother once pulled over to spank me, my brother and the dog.

My mom used to keep a plastic flyswatter next to her. She could thwap our thighs from the front seat without ever turning her head.

We used to take serious car trips when I was a kid. Denver to Florida every summer. Days on the road with my parents and 5 kids.


Kat - Aug 17, 2006 1:06:21 pm PDT #3295 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

I think it's weird to think that anyone knows all of anyone's issues.

oh absolutely. I acknowledge the naivete of my statement.


Kat - Aug 17, 2006 1:06:46 pm PDT #3296 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

and mwah to bon bon for making me chortle.


Cashmere - Aug 17, 2006 1:07:47 pm PDT #3297 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

My dad worships fervently at the Church of the Immaculate Vehicle. It's pretty impressive how high he's risen in its ranks--I think it was his Hajj of the Perfectly Aligned Headlights that put him above and beyond your average neat freak.

Remind me to never give your dad a ride.

Once, my sister had my dog, Mac in her car for some reason and then had to drive her old boss (a very well dressed lawyer) to a lunch meeting. When they got out of the car, she went over to brush the white dog hair off his very expensive suit. She said, "Just a second, I want to get all the Mac hair off your clothes." He kept trying to get a look over his shoulder at all the dog hair on his back and yells, "What the hell is a mac????"


Laura - Aug 17, 2006 1:10:33 pm PDT #3298 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.

We just finished driving NY to FL. 27 hours straight through. We alternated driving every 3 hours. 2 kids, 1 dog, 1 rabbit. One adult in back of the van resting. One kid in the middle playing x-box or reading or playing with the animals or whatever. One adult with one kid navigator up front. We did the straight thing on the way up too. We've done it in 2 or sometimes 3 days, but really you end up just as tired as when you stop.

We junk food up the place on road trips. That is what the car wash vacuum is for. This trip featured peanut butter cookies, Ritz bits: cheese and peanut butter, xtra crunchy brown potato chips, bananas, grapes, fast food happened too.

The boys usually have a very healthy diet at home so we have the road trip tradition of junk food. Same thing on camping trips. It's a thing.

Clean cars don't happen in my family.


§ ita § - Aug 17, 2006 1:10:36 pm PDT #3299 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Remind me to never give your dad a ride.

I'm a pale shadow of his obsession. My car's merely "normal"--I can't be quantified as a neat freak in any world, especially not one that contains my parents. I will spend a lot of time aligning my wing mirrors, but aside from that and the not eating while moving, perfectly normal.


Dana - Aug 17, 2006 1:11:49 pm PDT #3300 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Watching the rerun of Project Runway from last night. Haven't read any of the whitefont yet, but there is nothing more awesome than the sight of Tim Gunn in a hardhat, safety glass, and fluorescent vest.