Inara: So. Would you like to lecture me on the wickedness of my ways? Book: I brought you some supper, but if you'd prefer a lecture, I've a few very catchy ones prepped. Sin and hellfire... one has lepers.

'Serenity'


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.


Kat - Feb 01, 2008 9:23:53 am PST #6784 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Are you sure that's a better plan than yours?

YES! That sounds fun, if not a little cold. What am I doing tomorrow? snot sucking a reluctant baby and making soup. I can't believe two years ago I had a grown up life with real things to do that included travel and going out and exercise. I'm sure my life will get there again. But it just hasn't yet.


Fred Pete - Feb 01, 2008 9:25:09 am PST #6785 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.

If you marry right out of high school and start having kids right away, you'll have a school-age child by the time you're 25.

Not unusual where I grew up.


bon bon - Feb 01, 2008 9:26:30 am PST #6786 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Who is the minor celeb on the IE video?

I believe it was Rich Sommer from Mad Men, apparently just randomly in GCT. (If I'm wrong, I'll be embarassed!)

It was, though I have no doubt that he was in on the stunt, even if he was supposed to appear as random.


Susan W. - Feb 01, 2008 9:29:01 am PST #6787 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

Well, I think the "too young to have a 4-year-old" thing was a combination of the fact that, gray hairs notwithstanding, I can pass for 5-10 years younger than my actual age, and that I can't think of anyone I know in Seattle who had their first kid before their late 20's. So, if you look at me and think 28 or 29 instead of 37 (and I'm fine with that!), I would be young for a college-educated Seattle woman to have a kid who's older than a baby.


Strega - Feb 01, 2008 9:29:12 am PST #6788 of 10001

The thing that I just can't wrap my brain around is why people still join. There's the crazy tom cruise shit and the xenu and the clams. Scientology is a laughing stock, isn't it?

Well, yeah, just like intelligent design and spoon-bending and effortless weight-loss and Ponzi schemes. Poor Allyson, you keep expecting people to be rational. Which is a good demonstration of how irrational people are!

I'm more interested in the way Anon groups are forming and sharing tactics and issuing statements and getting permits. It's sort of inspirational. And also sort of scary.


lisah - Feb 01, 2008 9:30:12 am PST #6789 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

That sounds fun, if not a little cold.

Well, I think my riding buddy may be pussying out. SO I may just be doing a spin class tomorrow instead.

And your plans are totally grown up! In that, responsible for other human lives way.


shrift - Feb 01, 2008 9:30:44 am PST #6790 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Shrift, Brenda, are we doing the dinner thing? Where?

t waves from under huge pile of work

Sure! As for where? Um, I have no brain.


Jesse - Feb 01, 2008 9:34:21 am PST #6791 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

It was, though I have no doubt that he was in on the stunt, even if he was supposed to appear as random.

I kind of figured that as I was typing, hence "apparently."

I really want to be done working for the week.


Kat - Feb 01, 2008 9:34:22 am PST #6792 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

In that, responsible for other human lives way.

But at this precise moment in time, not in the fun way.

K just met Grace at the hospital because she had a follow up opthomology appt. She texted me the cutest picture of Grace in a car seat. Poor love. Too bad my bluetooth is being a pain and I can't get the pic into my computer.

Grrr. thwarted by technology.


Allyson - Feb 01, 2008 9:42:23 am PST #6793 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

If the Anon groups can stop them from putting flyers on my car, I'll gladly send a check...made out to Anonymous. How does that work?