Here's the difference, though, at least to me -- you're playing against the casino (which makes the rules against counting). You're not racing against the cycling federation (which makes the rules against doping).
Gavin, ask yourself this question. What are you more afraid of, a giant murderous demon or me?
Lilah ,'Destiny'
Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?
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 - Jul 24, 2007 10:48:21 am PDT #9785 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Daisy Jane - Jul 24, 2007 10:50:24 am PDT #9786 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
But also, pleased to bring you, courtesy of Suela, possibly the craxxiest person on the internets: [link]
Really? Craxier than the "His wife? A horse." guy? Why yes, I was amusing myself with F_W wiki last night, why?
Borlaug's success in feeding the world testifies to the difference a single person can make.
I think he was part of one of Penn and Teller's Bullshit! shows.
sumi - Jul 24, 2007 10:52:07 am PDT #9787 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
bon bon - Jul 24, 2007 10:53:43 am PDT #9788 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
If I had a nickel for every time I used this boilerplate in a Legal Contract or Other Document:
Because there are many who are from the United kingdoms, this will be a Federal Harassment suite. According to the law in the United States, this is punishable by a number of years in a Federal Penatentraty.
amych - Jul 24, 2007 10:56:03 am PDT #9789 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
There aren't any booksellers that I know of.
Talk to Vroman's, since you already have a contact there. Any bookstore can get your book in tomorrow at wholesale price -- it's worth asking if they'd let you take a case along and bring back the money for whatever you sold. They're already ordering in quantity for the book party, and you'll do them some favors by talking them up at the ComiCon event. (They might even send along someone to handle the selling part for you, especially if they have a staffer who's interested in going anyway). This is seriously the kind of thing we did all the time when I was working in an indie (and other stores do it too, but start where you know someone so you don't have to pitch the book before you even start on the remote sale business!)
sarameg - Jul 24, 2007 10:56:11 am PDT #9790 of 10001
It turns out the production server I've been using for 10 years for some key stuff ( and I inherited the tasks, so really, longer )? No one knew what it was used for so they unplugged it.
No, really.
Didn't even ask the person assigned to managing it.
Dana - Jul 24, 2007 10:56:20 am PDT #9791 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I have to say, this guy does sound just like the internet lawyer I had sicced on me when I was in Nikita fandom. I wonder if he's made partner yet.
Trudy Booth - Jul 24, 2007 10:57:53 am PDT #9792 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
I wonder if he's made partner yet.
And if he has one of those special permanent contracts?
Ginger - Jul 24, 2007 11:00:57 am PDT #9793 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Here are the Comic-Con vendors: [link]
List with more information about the booths: [link] (Warning: Large PDF file)
Anyone recognize someone who could sell it?
bon bon - Jul 24, 2007 11:08:00 am PDT #9794 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Everything I learned about writing I learned from gay porn: [link] (via Gawker)