You got all kinds of learnin' and you made me look the fool without tryin', and yet here I am with a gun to your head. That's 'cause I got people with me. People who trust each other, who do for each other, and ain't always lookin' for the advantage.

Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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.


Shir - Sep 13, 2008 10:52:10 am PDT #8565 of 10003
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Shir, I had hair that color for just about 5 years - I went back to black last week b/c I just don't have time to keep up a bright color anymore. But I highly recommend it (and the brand Special Effects)!

I'll seriously look into it now that it's Jessica approved.

And yeah. Umm. The show I wanted to go to tonight? Sold out. Found it out at the entrance to the club.

Not to happy about it, but in fairly good mood all and all.

Health~ma and painless~ma to all those who may need it.


JZ - Sep 13, 2008 11:25:03 am PDT #8566 of 10003
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

The Weekend So Far:

Matilda's second circus class this morning went very well. Emmett came with us and went very slightly bananas with loving all the circus equipment and desperately wanting to clamber all over it himself; I can already tell she's going to be heartbroken next Saturday when there's no Obbie to accompany her.

Also, we had bonus megan walker! She hung out with us before going to the museum, and cheered Matilda on and laughed herself silly at the class's enthusiastically inept version of the Hokey Pokey.

She's off at the museum now and Matilda is collapsed on the couch, fast asleep, while Hec and Emmett watch Matilda. In an hour and change we'll go to a daycare classmate's birthday party, which hopefully will lead to more tiredness and collapsing.

And I even wrote this morning! Only 400 words and change, but it was genuine by-God writing.

Best Saturday Ever, so far (knock wood).

Shir, you definitely ought to do Jessica's old hair color. It looks fabulous, and it somehow seems exactly right that we should always have at least one Buffista in Special Effects.


Theodosia - Sep 13, 2008 11:48:38 am PDT #8567 of 10003
'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"

Here's where I found some noteworthy covers -- not all the scans are high quality, but some of them are choice (also a lot of eh stuff):

[link]


§ ita § - Sep 13, 2008 11:50:56 am PDT #8568 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Pancakes and strawberries with Blue Mountain coffee. Good, if late, breakfast.


DavidS - Sep 13, 2008 12:48:15 pm PDT #8569 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Nice selection, Theo!

And different from The Pulp Gallery.


Lee - Sep 13, 2008 12:58:17 pm PDT #8570 of 10003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I'm trying to gather up enough umph to put on outside pants for a second time today and then actually go outside.

Dunno if that's going to happen though.


§ ita § - Sep 13, 2008 1:02:32 pm PDT #8571 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'm impressed you had the energy to take your inside pants off already.

Should I go out and get the rest of the ingredients for chicken tikka masala? I need garam masala, ginger and fresh cilantro.


beth b - Sep 13, 2008 1:11:44 pm PDT #8572 of 10003
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

yes , you should -- it will be very yummy


megan walker - Sep 13, 2008 1:23:18 pm PDT #8573 of 10003
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I'm exhausted. Much walking today.

And, while the morning started off great watching the cuteness of Matilda bouncing around, and the even cuter big brotherness of Emmett, it quickly devolved into an "I hate people" moment as I tried to negotiate the super-crowded Chihuly exhibit. Gorgeous stuff, but if one more person had stopped in their tracks to take a picture with their damn phone, I was gonna scream.

On the upside, I finally went up the observation tower at the De Young, had a tasty peasant pie for lunch, and snagged a cool fruit crate for $7 (the type with a colorful label on the end/top) on my way home along Irving St. I'm thinking of using it as a mini-bookshelf/bedside table.


Theodosia - Sep 13, 2008 1:51:20 pm PDT #8574 of 10003
'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"

I just bookmarked that site, David! I notice there's a fair amount of overlap, but still a treasure trove of old images and fun lurid story ideas. I could be making icons from here until next year....