Mal: Hell, this job I would pull for free. Zoe: Can I have your share? Mal: No. Zoe: If you die, can I have your share? Mal: Yes.

'The Train Job'


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.


Sophia Brooks - Oct 21, 2008 1:43:54 pm PDT #5711 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Oh no! poor Devi!

Interestingly, I did a little survey of the people I work with to see what they think I should do with my life, and 3 of them said I should be a vet! But I don't think I could take the animal death/suffering. The others thought I should so into marketing!?!


megan walker - Oct 21, 2008 2:23:40 pm PDT #5712 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Skipping ahead to say thank you for the birthday wishes and happy belated birthday to Cash and Matt.

More when I've caught up at work and here.

Apologies to Buffistas (and other nice people I know) living there, but there's always Utah to retreat to.

In the meantime, I'm happy to report that very few McCain/Palin signs were spotted in either Utah or Arizona. In Utah we saw tons of Obama signs. Tons. And not just in the crunchy boho places.


quester - Oct 21, 2008 2:27:30 pm PDT #5713 of 10001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

Timelies!

All of the grilled cheese talk prompted me to buy bread, cheese and a frying pan this weekend.

Yesterday I failed the "remove the paper between the slices before you make the sandwich" test. Tonight's was more successful.

I'm not entirely happy with my cheese choice though. It is supposed to be sharp chedder but i isn't sharp or cheddery enough for me.


Tom Scola - Oct 21, 2008 2:28:47 pm PDT #5714 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

megan! Welcome back!


Pix - Oct 21, 2008 2:32:25 pm PDT #5715 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.

Why don’t I travel everywhere by gothed-out hot air balloon? Why am I not accompanied by a perpetual Danny Elfman-penned soundtrack? Why am I not greeted everywhere I go by women in fanciful costumes twirling fiery…thingies…to say nothing of being greeted with open arms by Winona Ryder?

I ask myself these questions ALL THE TIME. Well, not the one about Winona Ryder.

Give it time, Jilli darling, give it time.

Welcome back, Megan! I can't wait to see pictures. (Hint hint.)

I just spent an hour reviewing grammar and mechanics with a ninth grader. We started out just talking about comma splice errors and semicolon use, but through the course of the discussion, we worked our way backwards until I was redefining subject/predicate and parts of speech. This is the problem with grammar. You start picking at the little frayed end, and the whole damn sweater unravels. Then you realize that you don't remember how to knit.


Theodosia - Oct 21, 2008 2:39:58 pm PDT #5716 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"

Ooh, nice to hear about the signs, megan! Here's hoping that it's a significant indicator of how the election will go.


Tom Scola - Oct 21, 2008 2:42:03 pm PDT #5717 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

There's a klezmer band playing on the street, right outside my building.


§ ita § - Oct 21, 2008 2:54:24 pm PDT #5718 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Are tiger trainers always that hot?


Connie Neil - Oct 21, 2008 2:55:06 pm PDT #5719 of 10001
brillig

In Utah we saw tons of Obama signs.

I live in the reddest area of the reddest state, and there are a few McCain/Palin signs and bumper stickers. But there are also Obama signs and bumper stickers, and for the first time in my memory, the Utah Republican Committee is running radio ads touting how wonderful it is to be a Republican. Not for a candidate, just for the Republican party. Apparently inroads from "that party" are occurring in various races, and the Powers that Be are feeling a tad twitchy.


Tom Scola - Oct 21, 2008 2:57:08 pm PDT #5720 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Are tiger trainers always that hot?

Siegfried and Roy are tiger trainers. Are they hot?