Reavers ain't men. Or they forgot how to be. Now they're just nothing. They got out to the edge of the galaxy, to that place of nothing, and that's what they became.

Mal ,'Bushwhacked'


Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds  

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.


Jesse - Aug 05, 2008 2:42:02 pm PDT #1399 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I was with a group of people the other day who were sharing anti-semetic slur stories. That, this conversation, and a post I just read on LJ from a guy who got hassled walking on the Brooklyn Bridge with his boyfriend, remind me how lucky I am -- both in circumstance and in surroundings. I think the only time anyone's ever yelled anything at me was in high school when some guy called me and my mother (!!) lesbians!


§ ita § - Aug 05, 2008 2:45:38 pm PDT #1400 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I don't think there's any way to win. Some people just don't get boundaries. Some of the times I've been yelled at it's some twisted compliment--I'm a bitch because I won't sleep with the stranger in question.

People need to know when to shut up.


Steph L. - Aug 05, 2008 2:48:33 pm PDT #1401 of 10003
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

What bothers/interests me is that I cannot fathom why someone takes the time to do something like that or really feels that urge

Right? Sure, I've thought uncharitable things about other people -- I once saw a guy with a BAD fake tan who really did look orange, and to compound it, he was wearing only shorts, no shirt, no shoes, etc., so there was a lot of orange to go around. And I *did* say to The Boy, "He looks like a Cheeto," but I didn't say it *to* the guy. And I never would.

I can't pretend that I'm nice all the time. And maybe there *is* no difference between me and the person who yells out the car window at passers-by. But I know enough to not say unkind things to people, even if I can't help but to think them.


§ ita § - Aug 05, 2008 2:54:35 pm PDT #1402 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Unrelatedly: I wonder if it'd cure the migraines?


Theresa - Aug 05, 2008 3:02:23 pm PDT #1403 of 10003
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"

I just saw this on the news. I'm happy they found more gorillas. [link]

Especially since I'm not liking people much.


Jesse - Aug 05, 2008 3:05:25 pm PDT #1404 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Unrelatedly: I wonder if it'd cure the migraines?

Can't hurt. Oh wait, I'm thinking yeah it could....


Atropa - Aug 05, 2008 3:06:48 pm PDT #1405 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I can't pretend that I'm nice all the time. And maybe there *is* no difference between me and the person who yells out the car window at passers-by.

There is a difference. And you even said it:

But I know enough to not say unkind things to people, even if I can't help but to think them.

I think unkind/bitchy/catty/mean things aaaaaaaaall the time. Everyone does. But the important thing is not going up to people and saying the unkind thing you just thought about them.


Steph L. - Aug 05, 2008 3:07:26 pm PDT #1406 of 10003
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

ita, I saw an article the other day about new and emerging treatments for migraines. I didn't read it thoroughly, but I thought I'd pass on the link, if you want to give it to your doctor: [link]


Sue - Aug 05, 2008 3:09:45 pm PDT #1407 of 10003
hip deep in pie

I have just discovered I have a trepanning squick. I couldn't surf away from that page fast enough.


Jesse - Aug 05, 2008 3:10:04 pm PDT #1408 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I think unkind/bitchy/catty/mean things aaaaaaaaall the time. Everyone does. But the important thing is not going up to people and saying the unkind thing you just thought about them.

Exactly.