Really spare design, easy on the eyes
Oh god, I *hate* Real Simple's design. Their random-ass use of negative space makes me want to roll the magazine up and use it to beat the crap out of their layout department. It's friggin' unreadable.
Ben: I didn't ask for any of this. I just want to be normal. Gronx: I wanted to be an underwear model. We play the hand we're dealt.
'Touched'
Natter 57 Varieties
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.
Jessica - Mar 28, 2008 6:12:38 pm PDT #8097 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
ChiKat - Mar 28, 2008 6:21:10 pm PDT #8098 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
But the magazine I miss most of all is the dear, departed Mode.
I loved that magazine. I miss it.
§ ita § - Mar 28, 2008 6:37:07 pm PDT #8099 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm with Amy. It's not as budget as I'm going to assume a magazine with budget in the title is. However when they pick a "best for your money" it wasn't usually too much money.
And I like the negative space.
My main problem was that it was targeted towards women. Not sure why that was bothering me at the time.
Good god. I'm obsessing over every ad with food in it. And I should really get up and get my next nasty-assed "juice".
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 28, 2008 6:59:15 pm PDT #8100 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I miss the GQ of the 80s, when it was by gay men for gay men, and featured fashions, travel destinations, lifestyle tips, and models that represented what I would have liked my life to be like.
Anorexic scowling yuppies drinking Stolichnaya Elit who wear corset-tight sweater vests and no socks while being dry humped by strippers in velvet-roped after hours clubs will not be influencing me to buy anything except a different magazine.
Amy - Mar 28, 2008 6:59:24 pm PDT #8101 of 10001
Because books.
My main problem was that it was targeted towards women. Not sure why that was bothering me at the time.
It doesn't bother me (but I like to pick Glamour now and then), or Stephen, since he's the one who actually likes the recipes. And aside from the kind of anal tips (or useless filler articles) on spot-cleaning every fabric under the sun or whatever, I like their approach to the fashion stuff. Good basics, different price ranges, all that.
It's actually the only magazine I regularly pick up anymore.
§ ita § - Mar 28, 2008 7:15:42 pm PDT #8102 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
For some reason them talking about the best lipstick bothers me. Not that I don't want to know...
I'm watching Real Genius and I'm bored. Am I doing it wrong?
Susan W. - Mar 28, 2008 7:20:27 pm PDT #8103 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
French question!
I looked up "now" in my online English-French dictionary, but I can't tell which of the several words it lists is right for my scene. I need it in the sense of a signal or command. A group of men have been waiting to do something, and their leader says, "Now!" Only in French.
Anne W. - Mar 28, 2008 7:23:27 pm PDT #8104 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Possibly "Allez-y!" ?
It's been a while since I've used my French, but that's what jumped ot mind
bon bon - Mar 28, 2008 7:24:15 pm PDT #8105 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I'm watching Real Genius and I'm bored. Am I doing it wrong?
There's no accounting for taste. Actually, I happen to have a fondness for it, but it's not something classically '80s, like Ghostbusters, where I'd be like, what is wrong with you for not liking it. It's a minor movie really. But that's the outside of the dorm I lived in freshman/sophmore year, and my department was where that statue was.
§ ita § - Mar 28, 2008 7:48:38 pm PDT #8106 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Susan, I'd use "maintenant!" or "immediatement!" but you should probably wait on megan.
I know people with whom I share movie taste like Real Genius, but I can't find anything to sink my teeth into. I'll probably watch it all the way through to be sure, but so far it's flippantly uninvolving.
I'm curious about how off the science is.
Hmm. Now I want a limboburger.