Question: Will hiding in a cavern with stockpiled chocolate goods be any part of this plan?

Xander ,'Get It Done'


Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here  

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.


Amy - Apr 03, 2007 6:00:41 am PDT #370 of 10001
Because books.

Happy, happy birthday, Tom! (It is the big day, right?) I'm following you into forty on Friday myself.


Stephanie - Apr 03, 2007 6:11:25 am PDT #371 of 10001
Trust my rage

I always find the analogous, "Why did you want children?" to be nearly impossible to answer.

Joe asks me this sometimes because my desire for more children is definitely stronger than his, but I can't ever provide a really satisfying answer. I just do. A blog I follow dealt with this question a while back and it was very interesting to me how many people felt the same way.


Lee - Apr 03, 2007 6:20:04 am PDT #372 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Happy Birthday Tom!


shrift - Apr 03, 2007 6:25:45 am PDT #373 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Allyson better make enough money as a famous writer to keep us all once we've lost our jobs due to being on line all day!

And this is why I use a pseudonym. Although I'm beyond busted if they monitor internet usage closely.


Laura - Apr 03, 2007 6:28:14 am PDT #374 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.

Happy Birthday to Tom!


Fred Pete - Apr 03, 2007 6:37:07 am PDT #375 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.

Happy Birthday, Tom!


Sparky1 - Apr 03, 2007 6:38:27 am PDT #376 of 10001
Librarian Warlord

Happiest of Birthdays, Tom!


Allyson - Apr 03, 2007 6:41:09 am PDT #377 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 keep (arrogantly) thinking that I may want to switch to a pseud for a little while when the book first comes out. To avoid crazies coming here to take a hit in case I used some wrong word choice about BtVS or Firefly.


Kat - Apr 03, 2007 6:43:23 am PDT #378 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

I wanted children because I'm selfish. And because there was too much sleep and not enough bodily fluids in my life. I mean those are the cocktail party answer.

Where is erinaceous when you need her? The today show is doing a segment on how it's all about dresses for spring!


Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 03, 2007 6:46:36 am PDT #379 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

Haven't most of our crazies sort of found their way here randomly rather than being drawn by media?