My work's illegal, but at least it's honest.

Mal ,'Shindig'


Natter 56: ...we need the writers.  

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.


shrift - Jan 09, 2008 6:51:56 am PST #1780 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I think we should talk about lunch.


Sophia Brooks - Jan 09, 2008 6:52:23 am PST #1781 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

>Oh, I'd so F Odysseus over Achilles

That's what she said...

People are really aggravating me at work today. Why are people so annoying. And why does our student worker (who I found and everyone loves) think he can just stay here full-time after graduation? I am sure someone told him this, but as a slightly older, more savvy worker, I find it hard to believe they will create a position for him. They have also just hired his sister and they plan to live together. WTF????


Nutty - Jan 09, 2008 6:52:39 am PST #1782 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

In re Tommy's Christian dating link, the funniest part about it is the ad at the very bottom: a woman wearing no clothing, in a bed, with bedhead and a come-hither expression. Something like dateswithmillonaires.com. Whoops!

Also, why is it that so many socially restrictive subcultures on the internet are riddled with nonsense characters? Does a distaste for social freedoms cause excessive reliance on evil Word shortcuts and Smartquotes?


Dana - Jan 09, 2008 6:53:19 am PST #1783 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Point, but we're talking *F* Odysseus, not *M* him. He's been honing his, um, skills! Achilles, on the other hand, is clearly more obsessed with himself (and his cousin) than with his women (except as possessions).

Hmm. Are we talking Odysseus pre-war, during war, or post-war? Because post-war, he'd probably just tell you all about his adventures. And Penelope. And how much he totally want to get back to Penelope.

I think you could appeal to Achilles' vanity to get a decent performance out of him.


brenda m - Jan 09, 2008 6:53:43 am PST #1784 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

I was thinking that it was a reaction against the right piling on Clinton when it looked like she might be done.

I wouldn't doubt there was some uptick from the media piling on over the whole "hysterical weeping woman oh noes!!!" thing.


Kat - Jan 09, 2008 6:53:57 am PST #1785 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

I think any level of cynical is at least partly justified, but I'm also not sure it's possible to get a simple explanation.

I totally agree about the complexity! I wonder if there is a cool algorithim one could use to factor in variables. I guess I'm pretty indifferent whether it is Clinton or Obama. I like them both, though I find Obama personally way more charismatic and interesting. But in terms of policy, don't their voting records have almost 90% overlap?

F,C, M: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner?


Nutty - Jan 09, 2008 6:54:52 am PST #1786 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

I have a bad feeling that Achilles's vanity is all about his hair and meticulously-oiled pecs. He strikes me as the type of fellow who would end up calling 911 having gotten stuck in a wall-vac or a whirlpool nozzle.


brenda m - Jan 09, 2008 6:55:24 am PST #1787 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

Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch.


§ ita § - Jan 09, 2008 6:56:48 am PST #1788 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I just ate breakfast. Like a full, hot breakfast. I could marry that.


tommyrot - Jan 09, 2008 6:57:26 am PST #1789 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Quote of the day - Bush talking about how he can help the Middle East peace process:

"I can press when there needs to be pressed; I can hold hands when there needs to be—hold hands."

Someone reboot him.

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