In good work news, I skillfully got myself out of a potentially unpleasant conversation, while at the same time ensuring that my opinions were transmitted.
AND I just got one of the things I need from one of the too-busy people I've been waiting on.
Jayne: There's times I think you don't take me seriously. I think that ought to change. Mal: Do you think it's likely to?
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
Jesse - Aug 23, 2006 9:47:13 am PDT #4194 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
beth b - Aug 23, 2006 9:47:29 am PDT #4195 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Bad reporting
Headline:
Study finds risks for the barely overweight Just a few extra pounds can lead to premature death
final paragraph:
But other researchers are not convinced, saying the findings are questionable for a number of reasons, including the fact that the weight data relied on the participants' recollections, which are notoriously unreliable, instead of direct measurements. Also, the sample is not necessarily representative of the general population.
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if you want it
§ ita § - Aug 23, 2006 9:54:40 am PDT #4196 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Today is just not getting better.
Jesse - Aug 23, 2006 10:05:18 am PDT #4197 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Big Brother: Apparently Mike Boogie had the coup d'etat taken away from him for talking about it too much? [link] (Really I just want the link where I can find it when I can watch the clips.)
Frankenbuddha - Aug 23, 2006 10:08:08 am PDT #4198 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Lee - Aug 23, 2006 10:08:53 am PDT #4199 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
That's funny, Jesse. I wonder if it's true.
Gudanov - Aug 23, 2006 10:09:33 am PDT #4200 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
According to this article, it's not illegal to be publicly nude in Vermont. Huh.
That's good to know.
Jesse - Aug 23, 2006 10:11:47 am PDT #4201 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The best quote from that nudity-in-VT article:
"I would suspect that if it were OK, you'd see it in Boston," he said.
Yeah, Lee, I dunno.
Vortex - Aug 23, 2006 10:14:29 am PDT #4202 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Did I miss something? Did Boston move to Vermont, or is the guy just that dense?
Jessica - Aug 23, 2006 10:16:13 am PDT #4203 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
How many days out of the year is it warm enough to WANT to be publically nude in Vermont?