Colorado is one of the remaining states where you ARE allowed to beat the children. Just FYI.
Lorne: Snakes? Uh-huh. And they came out of your what? Okay. Okay, well, did they get up there themselves or is this part of a, you know, a thing? No, I'm not judging...Do we fight snakes? Angel: Only if they're giant. Or demons. Or giant demons. Are they giant demon snakes? Lorne: Well, unless this guy's 30 feet tall, I'm thinking they're of the garden variety.
'Lineage'
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.
Trudy Booth - May 21, 2007 9:54:01 am PDT #8477 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
DebetEsse - May 21, 2007 9:54:40 am PDT #8478 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I think it's a school rule.
Jesse - May 21, 2007 9:55:45 am PDT #8479 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I will not flip out like a mammal and kill everyone. I will not.
God, me neither.
I am seriously starting to regret my pledge to myself to come to work every work day in May.
sumi - May 21, 2007 9:58:21 am PDT #8480 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
There are only six more of them!
ETA: or 7, I am possibly the LEAST mathy of all Buffistas.
Dana - May 21, 2007 9:58:38 am PDT #8481 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I mean, it's creeping me out, big time. But do you think they don't quite get it? It seems like they're almost purposefully tripping over every single rule of netiquette regarding fic and fandom, seriously.
I think they either don't understand how my particular segment of fandom works (predominantely female, mostly LJ-based, slash-friendly, community-oriented), or we were never their target audience to begin with.
After reading posts over at the official forum, I'll say that I don't think they're evil guys, and I do believe them when they say they're fans. But nothing I've seen from them -- posts from founders or employees, ads, FAQ, ToS -- absolutely nothing makes me want to involve myself with them, and I would discourage anyone I know from posting there.
This is completely aside from the gender issues involved, which are driving me fucking nuts.
Jesse - May 21, 2007 10:02:10 am PDT #8482 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
ETA: or 7, I am possibly the LEAST mathy of all Buffistas.
Heh.
Ailleann - May 21, 2007 10:04:22 am PDT #8483 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
This is completely aside from the gender issues involved, which are driving me fucking nuts.
Any interest in summing up, for those avoiding like the plague for fear of aneurysm and in favor of reading fic instead?
§ ita § - May 21, 2007 10:06:10 am PDT #8484 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So is there a big hidden cadre of males in fandom? I mean, I know guys are fans (and hugely fervent ones), but because of where I hang out, it's mostly women I see dissecting on both meta and show/book levels, not to mention ficcing and vidding and the like.
Where are the guys who are doing this? I want to see.
Also, are there other activities (like cosplay, maybe) that compose the typical male fandom task list?
flea - May 21, 2007 10:07:43 am PDT #8485 of 10001
information libertarian
I devoutly hope cosplay has nothing to do with figgy pudding.
bon bon - May 21, 2007 10:08:32 am PDT #8486 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Maybe their business model is based on an impression of an underserved community. I mean, I know nothing, but I could easily see that being something that could get funding.