I'm not on the ship. I'm in the ship. I am the ship.

River ,'Objects In Space'


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.


§ ita § - May 14, 2008 7:36:40 am PDT #6757 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I have no idea what language any of you people are speaking.


shrift - May 14, 2008 7:42:52 am PDT #6758 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

ita is a tourist. Pass it on.


§ ita § - May 14, 2008 7:44:31 am PDT #6759 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

ita will get into that altercation in NYC--pass it on.


Frankenbuddha - May 14, 2008 7:48:37 am PDT #6760 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

ita will use alliteration in poetry - pass it on.


shrift - May 14, 2008 7:49:12 am PDT #6761 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

shrift will totally pay money to see ita beat up tourists in NYC -- pass the hat!


Frankenbuddha - May 14, 2008 7:50:42 am PDT #6762 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Throws in 5 sawbucks. Passes hat.


Strega - May 14, 2008 7:55:50 am PDT #6763 of 10001

I can overlook sneering at DC and bad tiping advice. But bad writing bugs the hell out of me.

The penultimate New Yorker activity? Buy the Sunday NY Times late Saturday night; skim it, then lounge around early Sunday morning, with the paper -- and a pot of strong coffee -- in bed Sunday morning. Heavenly!

1. "Penultimate" does not mean "quintessential."

2. "...lounge around early Sunday morning [...] in bed Sunday morning."

3. I don't think it's a good idea to lounge around with a pot of coffee in your bed. Seems likely to result in burns in sensitive areas.


Jesse - May 14, 2008 7:57:39 am PDT #6764 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Really, Strega, the only thing I can come up with to excuse "penultimate" is assuming tourists stay in hotels, and will need to check out by noon Sunday. Read the paper, do one more thing, then go.

A top contender for cutest daddy-baby video ever: [link]


bon bon - May 14, 2008 7:58:48 am PDT #6765 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

The ultimate New Yorker activity? Checking out of a hotel!


Jesse - May 14, 2008 8:01:08 am PDT #6766 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Or maybe cab to the airport!