I already know what I'm gonna call her. Got a name all picked out...

Mal ,'Out Of Gas'


Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People  

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.


Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 11, 2006 6:18:17 am PDT #3058 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Thanks for the well wishes folks.

I just about died laughing at this. Bonus points: mentions Joss!

Such a shame for her that SG-1 was just cancelled, thus eliminating the prospect of her being cast as an Aztec Goa'uld.

How on earth do they find shoes for Thumbelina?

Would she need shoes at that weight? I wouldn't think 60 lbs. would cause a lot of hoof damage no matter what she's walking on. Plus, practically a lap horse.


Rick - Oct 11, 2006 6:18:22 am PDT #3059 of 10001

He neglects to mention that in some fields, i.e. mine, you can be in a different random place in the country every year for 5 years or so until you land a tenure-track job.

Yes, the smaller the field, the more exagerated the sparseness. But still, classical archeology, very cool job if you can find one.

My undergraduate college offered a degree in secondary education for Norwegian language instruction. The awkward part about this was that only two school districts in the country offered high school instruction in Norwegian (Minneapolis and Seattle) and both of those jobs were filled by recent graduates. So they had a major where the next job opening would not be for thirty years. That's harsh.


esse - Oct 11, 2006 6:23:03 am PDT #3060 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

Such a shame for her that SG-1 was just cancelled, thus eliminating the prospect of her being cast as an Aztec Goa'uld.

It's like a treasure trove of unmined fuckupable mythos!

My history professors' tales of how they ended up teaching history at Berea in the first place were enough to put me off the idea of being a professor for at least a couple of years. That shit's brutal.


Liese S. - Oct 11, 2006 6:24:03 am PDT #3061 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

You can get the crystal clear clarity thing when you don't sleep at all, too. Except sometimes later it turns out that the clarity was only in your tiny little brain of fog and a) your headphones are in the freezer and b) that brilliant and saleable song you wrote, wasn't.


Pix - Oct 11, 2006 6:57:09 am PDT #3062 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.

I think I am in serious trouble. Coffee still tastes good and makes me happy and staves off caffeine withdrawal, but it no longer appears to be sufficient to wake me up in the morning.

Um. Uh oh.


Jessica - Oct 11, 2006 7:04:27 am PDT #3063 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Kristin, I have done extensive research on this subject, and the solution to your problem is to drink more coffee.


Pix - Oct 11, 2006 7:06:29 am PDT #3064 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.

Jessica, was this a controlled study? Was there a paper? I don't want to trust your conclusions if you have questionable research methods.


Jessica - Oct 11, 2006 7:07:37 am PDT #3065 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I took a survey. 100% of those polled agreed with my conclusions. They even said so in email.


juliana - Oct 11, 2006 7:08:19 am PDT #3066 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

I don't want to trust your conclusions if you have questionable research methods.

She has a caffeine molecule tattooed on her back - what more do you want?


Pix - Oct 11, 2006 7:09:01 am PDT #3067 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.

Oh! Well if they said so in email, it must be true. I apologize for doubting you.

I shall go across the street and fetch another cup of coffee shortly.

She has a caffeine molecule tattooed on her back - what more do you want?

Yeah, yeah...when she gets on on her FRONT then I'll start taking her seriously.