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.
Gunn: The final score can't be rigged. I don't care how many players you grease, that last shot always comes up a question mark. But here's the thing. You never know when you're taking it. It could be when you're duking it out with the Legion of Doom, or just crossing the street deciding where to have brunch. So you just treat it like it was up to you—the world in balance—'cause you never know when it is.
'Underneath'
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.