Hmmm, I was active back in the days of Usenet, though it was mostly just communicating with The Scary Strangers on rec.arts.sf and rec.arts.comics. Betsy and I go back that far, actually. Then I joined GEnie in 1991 and the world changed a whole lot for me.
Giles, help! He's going to scold me!
Buffy ,'Never Leave Me'
Natter 53: We could just avoid making tortured puns
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.
Theodosia - Jul 30, 2007 3:35:52 pm PDT #1155 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
lisah - Jul 30, 2007 3:40:25 pm PDT #1156 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Who doesn't like root beer?
Hand up! It's not the beverage I'll be drinking in hell (that would be Fresca) but I'm not a fan.
(ftr, I like cilantro in moderation and when it is applied appropriately and I love ruby red grapefruit but prefer it in (unsweetened) form)
man, it's hot here and there's nothing I want to watch or read
wah
lisah - Jul 30, 2007 3:42:20 pm PDT #1157 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
although I've got Flight of the Conchords on now and it's pretty hilarious.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 30, 2007 3:42:58 pm PDT #1158 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
I can see root beer being an acquired taste, but something tells me it's a lot less of an effort to acquire than a taste for Casu marzu.
Liese S. - Jul 30, 2007 3:47:57 pm PDT #1159 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Hmm. The dancer thing had me hypnotized for a while. At first it never changed at all. Looking at the shadow made no difference. It was finally when I focused on her landing foot that I saw anything. Then whammo, she was going in the opposite direction. Then I was able to change it at will.
I use RSS, but I don't count 'cause I am a geek. I was online as early as '80, but an an enfant. Then my lost career opportunities slipped away as I played Oregon Trail instead of programming Turtle for years. I came back online in about '90 briefly, then again in '93 to stay.
megan walker - Jul 30, 2007 3:50:02 pm PDT #1160 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I've got Flight of the Conchords on now and it's pretty hilarious.
Love Flight of the Conchords!
Vortex - Jul 30, 2007 3:58:07 pm PDT #1161 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
am I a total Luddite because I don't know exactly what RSS is? I know that it's a way to have a blog from another site delivered to you (sort of), but only vaguely. i.e. I have an RSS feed for one of my friends' blogs to my LJ, but I don't really understand how it works.
brenda m - Jul 30, 2007 4:07:10 pm PDT #1162 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Tour de Doping watchers: Interesting piece on a team that's taking the issue head on: [link]
Kat - Jul 30, 2007 4:17:54 pm PDT #1163 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Seriously? Who doesn't like root beer? (Go on, I know you're out there...)
I don't like root beer. It tastes like how I imagine satan's armpit would taste.
but I love cilantro like crazy and I don't mind grapefruit either.
Bobbi - Jul 30, 2007 4:24:13 pm PDT #1164 of 10001
Dog is my co-pilot.
I like root beer but seldom consume soft drinks. Too sweet. I like cilantro but my sister thinks it tastes like soap. I love grapefruit and add a little salt now even though I grew up sugaring it. Of course I grew up putting sugar on tomatoes, too. Yuk. I don't put sugar on anything anymore.