I am amused on the way we get hints of the plot of Susan's novel by the questions you ask of Megan!
Well, I'm hoping that if it sells, y'all will be so consumed by curiosity by then that you rush to pre-order it the instant it's available!
Inara: We thought we lost you. Mal: Well, I've been right here.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!
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.
Susan W. - Apr 17, 2008 8:06:18 pm PDT #2521 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
megan walker - Apr 17, 2008 8:17:54 pm PDT #2522 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I figured that situation called for pretty casual.
"I can walk" would be "Je peux marcher" but it would depend on the context.
For example, if he was answering the question "Tu peux marcher?", where the person was expecting a no answer, he might say "Si, je peux marcher". Or, if he was emphasizing not needing help, he might say "Je peux marcher tout seul. ( by myself. )"
Susan W. - Apr 17, 2008 8:45:36 pm PDT #2523 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Thanks, megan!
I figured that situation called for pretty casual.
Yeah, it's actually a follow-on to the question earlier in the week about blows to the head for rendering unconscious--the speaker is all, "See, I *told* you I didn't hit him hard enough to kill him!"
Polter-Cow - Apr 17, 2008 10:16:45 pm PDT #2524 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
As long as I have you here...how would you say, "I can walk"? Context is that the not-dead person is insisting on trying to do so.
Because he's only mostly dead?
tommyrot - Apr 18, 2008 12:40:40 am PDT #2525 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.
Huh. We just had an earthquake.
Trudy Booth - Apr 18, 2008 1:15:54 am PDT #2526 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I think the USPS eventually got around to using a roadname and number.
Many places didn't have names and numbers until 911 went in.
Tom Scola - Apr 18, 2008 1:27:23 am PDT #2527 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Best passive-aggressive note ever: [link]
Hil R. - Apr 18, 2008 1:30:16 am PDT #2528 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
There is vegan worcestershire. You can get it at Whole Foods. I think the brand I've used is Annie's, but there were one or two other brands, too.
I've got a recipe for Caribbean Jerk Tofu that's really good, but it's not really simple -- it has about 7 or 8 different spices in it, plus brown vinegar and orange juice and a bit of sugar and probably some other stuff I'm forgetting now.
I've also tried cutting the tofu into cubes, shaking in a bag with some cornmeal and salt and spices, and then pan-frying. Probably not the healthiest thing in the world, but good.
Theodosia - Apr 18, 2008 2:19:16 am PDT #2529 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"
All of my favorite towels are in the dryer downstairs so it's either wait for them to be dry or break out the less-favored towels so I can be clean for class this morning. Dilemmas!
Jesse - Apr 18, 2008 3:06:51 am PDT #2530 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Huh. We just had an earthquake.
I heard that on the news! Crazy.
Also, anyone with Time Warner cable anywhere can apparently watch our New York 1 people doing Pope coverage. But our beloved Pat Kiernan is on an alternate channel doing the regular news, so you're out of luck there, I guess.