I, for one, wasn't looking forward to starting my day with a slaughter. Which, really, just goes to show how much I've grown

Anya ,'Sleeper'


The Minearverse 6: Fiery Thread of Death

[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath. Oh, and help us get Terriers dvds!


Allyson - Sep 07, 2011 5:06:30 pm PDT #3471 of 4535
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

It's worth contacting my mom. I don't wanna be embarrassed and FAIL ANOTHER CAMPAIGN.


Allyson - Sep 07, 2011 5:10:33 pm PDT #3472 of 4535
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

That's a good question, BTW. Amy @ Popgurls helped me rephrase the other lame one into:

No matter what sort of horrible decisions Britt and Hank make, they're always our heroes, and we're always rooting for them to be okay. How did you be sure to maintain that?

Also, I didn't see you retweet me strega. I think you're embarrassed to be my friend or something. The hover text over the TWOP link on my page reads, "They made Aaron Sorkin cry, once."

Because I'm so proud of you.


smonster - Sep 07, 2011 5:11:59 pm PDT #3473 of 4535
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

I have a "pay it forward"-type idea - you said that dl-ing the pilot on iTunes was a good thing? I would be willing to offer to gift the pilot to, say, the first 3 people who post on my fb wall. The deal being if they like it, they do the same? Could be used with Twitter, too. I'll probably do it whether or not it becomes a thing. They would all count as separate downloads, right?


Allyson - Sep 07, 2011 5:16:24 pm PDT #3474 of 4535
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

smonster, that is EXCELLENT. MWAH. Hrm. I'll have to figure out how to phrase it.


smonster - Sep 07, 2011 5:19:11 pm PDT #3475 of 4535
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Even if they only gifted it to one person, it would be something.


brenda m - Sep 07, 2011 5:30:13 pm PDT #3476 of 4535
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

So you turn two three and then what?

That is a really good idea.


Strega - Sep 07, 2011 5:40:51 pm PDT #3477 of 4535

I beg you to not use first person plural. Please? It hurts me.

Also, I didn't see you retweet me strega.

Didn't retweet what? Bear in mind that I'm not actually always online. Some days, yes.


Allyson - Sep 07, 2011 5:41:33 pm PDT #3478 of 4535
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

I also found a Donor's Choose for Ocean Beach: [link]

Which, you know, I think I'll put up there.


aurelia - Sep 07, 2011 5:51:33 pm PDT #3479 of 4535
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

how did the writers make them so compelling? I mean, they have fairly ordinary lives (and ordinary is messy), but they're so beautiful to watch.

What struck me was how fully formed the characters were from the start. They felt like real, normal human beings from the first scene. Most shows take 3-5 episodes to figure out who the people are and what the tone is. How did they manage that without workshopping for a couple of months before shooting?


Allyson - Sep 07, 2011 6:42:57 pm PDT #3480 of 4535
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

I put up my little Donor's Choose challenge. Which, you know, I dunno.