Tracy: Well-- That call -- That call means you just murdered me. Mal: No, son. You murdered yourself. I just carried the bullet a while.

'The Message'


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.


Kathy A - Apr 21, 2008 7:19:41 am PDT #2821 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

And Kim Cattrell was pretty bad as his mom (was she an American?)

I watched the show last night, and she really did improve after Jack went missing, when she was on her mission to find out what happened to him. At the end, when his death is finally verified by one of his platoon members, the grief and "keep on keeping on"-ness of the parents were equally well-done by both of the actors.

The end had me crying, but that could have PMS. (I was weeping after reading an old Calvin and Hobbes cartoon this morning, so I'm primed to shed tears over anything right now.)


Sophia Brooks - Apr 21, 2008 7:26:35 am PDT #2822 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

she really did improve after Jack went missing, when she was on her mission to find out what happened to him

Oh good. As I said, I did fall asleep.


SuziQ - Apr 21, 2008 7:27:09 am PDT #2823 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Wasn't there a Buffista conversation about this?

Yes, yes there was. And Flea correctly identified the location. Plus there was mocking.


Jesse - Apr 21, 2008 7:44:15 am PDT #2824 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

OMG, people at work! Why doesn't the project manager think she's responsible for managing the project??! Even though the work is split up among many people, she could still manage the work! And then why do people keep escalating before talking to all of the relevant people??

I swear to god, I'm going to end up managing this thing, and I just don't want to. You know why? Because it's NOT MY JOB.


hippocampus - Apr 21, 2008 7:45:10 am PDT #2825 of 10001
not your mom's socks.

interview~ma Kristin!


Steph L. - Apr 21, 2008 7:48:25 am PDT #2826 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Okay, descriptor question:

I used the term "savory" in describing something (a turkey pot pie, IIRC), and The Boy said he wasn't sure what type of flavors/tastes "savory" encompassed. Is it more specific than "not-sweet"? Because "not-sweet" covers a fuckload of foods -- spicy, salty, bready, etc.

For instance, I'm eating vegetable beef soup right now, which is not sweet, not spicy, not salty, and I would say that it's the beef in the soup which makes it savory. But I can't describe it beyond that.


Tamara - Apr 21, 2008 7:48:55 am PDT #2827 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.

Is it Friday yet?

I think of "savory" as salty and herby with no sweet.


Steph L. - Apr 21, 2008 7:51:33 am PDT #2828 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Okay, thinking this through further -- "savory" implies a richness to the food, and a particular mouthfeel that seems to come from fat content.

Add in not-sweet, and I guess that's savory to me.


Tamara - Apr 21, 2008 7:52:46 am PDT #2829 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.

savory = beef stew.


beth b - Apr 21, 2008 7:53:14 am PDT #2830 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

well, for me savory is not-sweet. however, It also means not spicy or salty either.

I think savory is a combinations of flavors.