Zoe: Planet's coming up a mite fast. Wash: That's just cause, I'm going down too quick. Likely crash and kill us all. Mal: Well, that happens, let me know.

'Shindig'


Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter  

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.


Atropa - Nov 16, 2007 7:38:52 pm PST #2810 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Do people know about "Gothlolis" (Gothic Lolitas)? They're a type of cosplay popular in Japan that's not associated with any particular character.

"Gothlolis" aren't actually a branch of cosplay, but two separate things that share closet space and a lot of catalogs in Japan. The Goth side of it is just the Japanese branch of the Goth subculture. The reason they get mentioned in the same breath as cosplay is because there are a lot of bad "Gothic Lolita" costume things out there.

The Lolita subculture (which is not based on the novel) is all about dressing in very frilly, doll-like clothes and presenting a demure, semi-childlike image. There is a Goth version of it (which is Lolita in mostly black). The clothes are adorable. [link]

(Why yes, I know a lot about this, and can burble for hours. Be warned.)


Atropa - Nov 16, 2007 7:42:05 pm PST #2811 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Ah-ah! I looked at the caption on the Gothic Lolita picture that you linked to, and it does state that "Goth Loli is a fashion style, rather than a costume".


Lee - Nov 16, 2007 8:10:16 pm PST #2812 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Heidi Klum, and her butt cleavage.


Cashmere - Nov 16, 2007 8:10:25 pm PST #2813 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

Charter Communications is ON THE LIST. Our installation tech gave us ZERO information on our account, how to get our emails set up, who to talk to or anything useful.

I try to register our account online, using our bill. The account number won't work. So I get a tech to chat online. He can't talk to me because I'm not listed as an authorized person on our account. WTF?

DH called, but I set up the appointment and signed the fucking work order for the installation. Now I have to have him call and authorize me, so I can chew somebody out for the shitty customer service.


§ ita § - Nov 16, 2007 8:12:32 pm PST #2814 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I don't think all butt cleavage has to be evil, but hers certainly is.

Cashmere--you need permission to bitch? That's mondo unfair. But extra fuel, I guess.


Cashmere - Nov 16, 2007 8:24:57 pm PST #2815 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

I got no butt cleavage love.

But extra fuel, I guess.

They're going to be extra sorry--I'm the one that handles tech issues in this household and by creating this extra hoop for me, they've made me extremely unhappy.

I've already taken care of AT&T so Charter's next on my list.

Edit--saw the crack. Boy, even someone with a beautiful ass can show too much of it.


sumi - Nov 16, 2007 8:35:33 pm PST #2816 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

FNL: I think that the new teacher is played by somebody called Austin Nichols. . .or something similar.


§ ita § - Nov 16, 2007 10:29:27 pm PST #2817 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

This week's ep of NUMB3RS seemed high on the technology crapometer. I would really be surprised to learn that you could find out someone's latitude and longitude by analysing video from their "sat phone". I mean, is that something that would be encoded? And there's the ever popular "send an email to a website" trick. Not to mention hacking a website which ends up looking like forcing a Skype video call on someone.

Shiny.


sarameg - Nov 17, 2007 1:37:39 am PST #2818 of 10001

Apparently, I got up earlier than ass o'clock. Have 45 minutes to kill.


Theodosia - Nov 17, 2007 2:42:42 am PST #2819 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"

I loved the dubious toys link, and read several more articles on the Cracked site, until I came to the Five Urban Legends That Are True, which was quite entertaining, until I came to the section on a hanging which was mistaken for a Halloween decoration -- and the illustrations they used were images from actual LYNCHINGS. I feel like I should do something stronger than just leave a polite note (which I did).