Dana made me laugh and laugh.
ETA: First. And then Jesse did. Yep.
I already know what I'm gonna call her. Got a name all picked out...
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
The Crying of Natter 49
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.
JenP - Jan 06, 2007 6:02:09 pm PST #761 of 10001
-t - Jan 06, 2007 6:02:26 pm PST #762 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I was trying to figure out how to do that and couldn't. Well done, Dana!
Dana - Jan 06, 2007 6:04:33 pm PST #763 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Alternatively:
Right. Mine was the Next Gen music, Jesse's was TOS.
You know the original series theme has words, right? Sung by Nichelle Nicholls? AWESOME.
Jesse - Jan 06, 2007 6:06:20 pm PST #764 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You know the original series theme has words, right? Sung by Nichelle Nicholls? AWESOME.
Yeah, that wikipedia link says her version isn't the original lyrics. Which are also AWESOME.
-t - Jan 06, 2007 6:07:04 pm PST #765 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Mine was the Next Gen music, Jesse's was TOS.
Clearly. Y'all kick ass at ASCII humming.
-t - Jan 06, 2007 6:09:18 pm PST #766 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oooh, I only knew about the original lyrics.
JenP - Jan 06, 2007 6:09:41 pm PST #767 of 10001
Mine was the Next Gen music, Jesse's was TOS.
Clearly is right.
bon bon - Jan 06, 2007 6:17:43 pm PST #768 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I do think the framing of that article was a little overwrought.
Yeah, my read of it is that it's total old-school muckraking. They have several billion dollars invested in the market; it would be hard to avoid a polluter or a gas company (and, AFAIK, every gas company is in Nigeria, and Nigeria is awful) and still make a profit-- especially if you're hedging your investments.
ION, I cooked brunch and dinner tonight, mostly from recipes out of Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything. Scrambled eggs were amazing. A broiled cornish game hen turned out surprisingly tasty despite spending a few years aging in my freezer.
§ ita § - Jan 06, 2007 6:33:33 pm PST #769 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
it would be hard to avoid a polluter or a gas company
It would be interesting, however, to exercise some might along with investment dollars. From the sound of that article, for instance, the evil gas companies are going to break pollution laws. Does anyone have enough financial clout to encourage them to follow the rules?
You guys with the Star Trek theme--okay, it kinda worked.
Liese S. - Jan 06, 2007 6:50:59 pm PST #770 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
It was hard just finding 401k plans that didn't have ridiculously offensive companies on the dole. Today there are purportedly socially responsible investment firms, but it's still pretty tough for the average joe to invest responsibly, let alone someone of that weight of funds.
Although I certainly agree, if anyone could cause some changes, they probably could.