This here's a recipe for unpleasantness.

Mal ,'Objects In Space'


Spike's Bitches 38: Well, This Is Just...Neat.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


omnis_audis - Nov 30, 2007 6:03:05 pm PST #6740 of 10002
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

so I got an email this afternoon. The job I applied for in Texas has filled the position, and it wasn't me. Its not that big of a deal, as I realized I really love the friends I have here. The thing that sucks is they never even called.

:: bruised ego ::


DCJensen - Nov 30, 2007 6:10:19 pm PST #6741 of 10002
All is well that ends in pizza.

That sucks, Omnis


Cashmere - Nov 30, 2007 6:15:38 pm PST #6742 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.

Daniel, we bought a snow blower this evening. Hedging our bets against a trend.

omnis, that sucks. Really, they should contact candidates and not leave them hanging.


Sean K - Nov 30, 2007 6:24:47 pm PST #6743 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

I didn't know you'd applied for a job in Texas, omnis.

I'm glad you didn't get it. Punk.


Susan W. - Nov 30, 2007 7:07:54 pm PST #6744 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

Hivemind question, at least for the straight male portion of the hivemind...

To what degree do you notice the appearance of other men, and what sort of details do you pick up on? I'm having this problem in my WIP that a relationship is coming across slashier than I'd intended (though I do mean for it to be a leetle slashy) because my own perspective as a woman who'd find both men pretty damn hot is coming through a bit too much when I'm in their POVs. It's subtle--it's not like I have them noticing each other's lean hips or getting lost in each other's deep blue/golden brown eyes--but I'm writing with a bit too female a gaze for male POV, I think.


DavidS - Nov 30, 2007 7:21:09 pm PST #6745 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

To what degree do you notice the appearance of other men, and what sort of details do you pick up on?

Depends on context. If I'm working with them or in close proximity I might note things about them. (Heavy beard, lazy eye etc.) On the street? Pretty much generic typing. On the street also depends on context. Some streets I'm going to look for menacing body language and certain groupings. On the train I'm mostly conscious I don't want to be near the person with body odor or reeking of nicotine or whiskey.


Susan W. - Nov 30, 2007 7:30:44 pm PST #6746 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

Hm. I've got them meeting as strangers who rather quickly find themselves on the same side of a gunfight, and from there they develop an ultimately close but initially uneasy friendship, the unease stemming from differences in age, rank, and social class that push them apart despite their instinctive recognition that they're kindred spirits.


beth b - Nov 30, 2007 7:44:18 pm PST #6747 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

hmmm. I know guys that notice more - but it is usually very general ( he's a good looking guy) or comparative - ( if only I had that much hair) .


DavidS - Nov 30, 2007 8:14:45 pm PST #6748 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Hm. I've got them meeting as strangers who rather quickly find themselves on the same side of a gunfight, and from there they develop an ultimately close but initially uneasy friendship, the unease stemming from differences in age, rank, and social class that push them apart despite their instinctive recognition that they're kindred spirits.

Well, in this instance I'd notice everything about him because males tend to be very hierarchical. And I need to know whether I can count on him, and who's alpha in a firefight and shit like that.


Hil R. - Nov 30, 2007 8:25:18 pm PST #6749 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

We didn't have Santa when I was a kid, obviously. We were also given strict orders every year NOT to spoil it for other kids. (I violated that rule only once. And I was justified. Eric asked me what I wanted Santa to bring me. I replied, as per my instructions, "We don't celebrate Christmas, so Santa doesn't come to our house." He replied, "He comes to all houses where the kids have been good. You must have been really bad this year." Me: "No, he just doesn't come to our house." Him: "That must mean you're REALLY bad." Me: "There is no Santa! It's your parents who bring the presents!" Eric: tears.)