You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin' command here.

Jayne ,'The Train Job'


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.


Steph L. - Aug 10, 2007 8:33:21 am PDT #3865 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Is the offer to crash at your place still open? If it's not, I totally understand.

Yep! I even have Teh Benadryl, and I will be sure to clean like unto a fiend. Sweet!

We're planning on dropping the rental car off on our way back from Mendo, b/c we figured that public transportation would be WAY easier in SF -- are you conveniently MUNI-adjacent?

Also, if you'd like, I can arrange a fun dinner in North Beach - Italian, of course.

For Saturday? That would be great! As long as it's not *too* spendy, because we're trying to stick to a budget on the trip.


§ ita § - Aug 10, 2007 8:34:22 am PDT #3866 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Hmmph. I want to go home, except a) I can't and b) there are people there. I have a months-in-the-planning thing happening tonight, and I can only hope I feel better by then, otherwise I disappoint the birthday girl and the one leaving town in two weeks, as well as leave a guy in a very odd position. Of course disappointing them also means being home and not alone either--I can't even work out a peaceful scenario for this whole thing.

Maybe going on the outing and sleeping through the whole thing.

And people at work have to stop disagreeing with me. Or if they are to continue, come armed. Because I have ordnance.


juliana - Aug 10, 2007 8:35:21 am PDT #3867 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

We're planning on dropping the rental car off on our way back from Mendo, b/c we figured that public transportation would be WAY easier in SF -- are you conveniently MUNI-adjacent?

More or less - why don't you e me with the details, and I can provide a breakdown of where you'll need to go?

As long as it's not *too* spendy, because we're trying to stick to a budget on the trip.

Thees ees why I suggested the nabe - I have zee, how do you say, "connections".


Rick - Aug 10, 2007 8:36:36 am PDT #3868 of 10001

I don’t know. This guy sounds a lot like the thirtysomething women who write in to complain that the nice, stable, employed guys they meet always turn out to be boring, and that the charming, exciting, irresponsible men can’t be depended on, and when they are with one type they wish they were with the other and what, oh what, are they to do? There has been no shortage of print and film devoted to this dilemma.

Is he any worse?


SuziQ - Aug 10, 2007 8:37:22 am PDT #3869 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Thees ees why I suggested the nabe - I have zee, how do you say, "connections".

Perk! Yesssss, she does.


§ ita § - Aug 10, 2007 8:38:55 am PDT #3870 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Is he any worse?

Yes, if your statement is to be equivalent. You can't combine stable and irresponsible like you describe into one person without being all MPD. His desired characteristics can totally be combined, and the idea that they can't is hella weird.


Callaluna - Aug 10, 2007 8:38:58 am PDT #3871 of 10001

Got one right here in Dallas, thanks!

Damn. All the gluttons for punishment are already taken!!


Gudanov - Aug 10, 2007 8:40:35 am PDT #3872 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

Sounds like you are having a lot of fun Steph. I'm glad you are having a great trip.


meara - Aug 10, 2007 8:41:03 am PDT #3873 of 10001

Yeah, as someone about to turn 30, I'm a little puzzled by the "30 something women can't be hot like a 23 year old" I mean, maybe on average, the 23 year olds are hotter/more in shape/whatever, and maybe if you're comparing the 23 year old to a 39 year old, but...I think there are plenty of women out there who are in their early 30s and just as hot as a 23 year old? Am I wrong? Am I deluding myself? (Me, I'm now in better shape than I've been since I was about 20, but that's just personal)


Ailleann - Aug 10, 2007 8:42:23 am PDT #3874 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda

You're not wrong, meara. I'm sure someone could Nilly up some shots of very attractive 30-some women just from the Hollywood pool alone.

Not to mention some of the ones right here!