Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.

Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Natter 61*  

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.


Trudy Booth - Oct 01, 2008 9:12:23 pm PDT #1816 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

Billy Budd didn't put me to sleep, because of the amount of time I spent imagining strangling Billy Budd. Note to authors: If everyone wants your character dead, when you finally kill him, all readers feel is relief.

Someone could sent the Heros writing room that memo.


Strix - Oct 01, 2008 9:13:56 pm PDT #1817 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Do you LIKE a touch of sour, Typo Boy? If so, I like fresh homemade tomatoes tossed with penne, with olive oil, minced garlic, capers, feta, (god, it took me 5 times to type "feta" and not "etfa") and red peppers. Eat hot or cold, but I think it tatses better when you make it the night before and eat it cold.

Oh, sometimes I toss toasted pine nuts in there too.


aurelia - Oct 01, 2008 11:12:21 pm PDT #1818 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

I'm going to follow the link trends of the past day.

Political humor: Biden's debate prep.

Old family photos: Me & my mom, me & my dad, wee happy me, and one of me that always cracks me up.


Kat - Oct 02, 2008 2:27:51 am PDT #1819 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Biden's debate prep cracked me up.

The debates are going to be a trainwreck, aren't they?

Oof.


Theodosia - Oct 02, 2008 3:01:50 am PDT #1820 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"

Damn, aurelia -- that made me laugh until I nearly cried. Especially Biden asking if he could hold his granddaughter during the debate....


hippocampus - Oct 02, 2008 3:59:22 am PDT #1821 of 10001
not your mom's socks.

I will name the debate prep link George.

From Slate, diagramming Palin's sentences: [link]


Jesse - Oct 02, 2008 4:24:43 am PDT #1822 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I have one of those days with a lot of meetings with a little time in between, but it doesn't feel like enough time to get anything done (this is, of course, a lie), so I'm totally going to waste my day.


Lee - Oct 02, 2008 4:34:07 am PDT #1823 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Ugh, Jesse. I hate those kinds of days.

LOVE the Biden link though.


lisah - Oct 02, 2008 4:35:14 am PDT #1824 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

How are we all so cute???!!!!

Also, the Biden link is KILLING me! I'm going to send it to my whole DE family.


Jesse - Oct 02, 2008 4:43:18 am PDT #1825 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

That Biden thing is hi-larious.