Even though I'm upset with him right now, Obama is a cutie. I also love his girls and wife. Malia (is that the older girl?) is so beautiful, it's crazy.
Anya Christina Emmanuella Jenkins. Twenty years old. Born on the fourth of July — and don't think there weren't jokes about that my whole life, mister, 'cause there were. 'Who's our little patriot?' they'd say, when I was younger and therefore smaller and shorter than I am now.
Anya ,'Potential'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
Glamcookie - Jan 14, 2009 3:01:16 pm PST #1327 of 30000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Steph L. - Jan 14, 2009 3:02:12 pm PST #1328 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
The official portrait of our new president.
(1) I got teary. Less than a week, people!!! (2) How cool is it, that this is the first presidential portrait taken with a digital camera?
On the pronunciation of Cinncinati, if it is anything like the Missouri/Missoura debate, the ones who turn the "i" to an "a" tend to be more Southern in accent. Most people I know in Missouri say Missouri. The Missoura people are usually from Texas or someplace else. Or from the southern part of the state.
Actually, I would guess that the Cincinnat-uh people have Appalachian roots.
JenP - Jan 14, 2009 3:03:19 pm PST #1329 of 30000
Yes! I watch Life on Mars. I am anxiously awaiting new eps. I watched the UK version, which I loved. I very much like the US version, too. It's been long enough that I don't remember a lot.
I just walked by a bunch of old cars outside my neighborhood TV studio, and apparently that's what it's for. They were cool -- cabs and regular cars, and a VW bus.
Neat!
sarameg - Jan 14, 2009 3:24:06 pm PST #1330 of 30000
Aw, Taylor's mom made me a little bead bracelet and sent over a really sweet note.
dcp - Jan 14, 2009 3:47:15 pm PST #1331 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
The Missoura people are usually from Texas or someplace else. Or from the southern part of the state.
Yes, this. I still say Missoura just to see who reacts. Same with Arkansawyer instead of Arkansan. And Mississippi only has three syllables, "Mi-sipp-i."
§ ita § - Jan 14, 2009 3:49:14 pm PST #1332 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I say Missoura too, but it's complete pretension. I do attempt to do N'Awlins decent justice, though.
sarameg - Jan 14, 2009 3:53:48 pm PST #1333 of 30000
Is it Cokie Roberts on NPR who says Missoura? I always notice it when she does.
I got beat in a geography bee in fifth grade by a native Louisianan who pronounce Louisiana "Loo-see-an" and thus finished before my "Loo-wee-see-an-uh."
Why do I remember that??
Jesse - Jan 14, 2009 4:07:33 pm PST #1334 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yes! I watch Life on Mars.
OK, when you see cabs outside the Drake hotel (?), know that that's right by my house.
JenP - Jan 14, 2009 4:12:15 pm PST #1335 of 30000
Awesome! I will wave at you through the TV.
Kat - Jan 14, 2009 4:56:42 pm PST #1336 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Someone asked me to review something as a favor, and it's just not very good, and now I feel bad telling her that. Hate that! I'm trying to figure out how to make constructive suggestions rather than just saying it doesn't make enough sense.
I usually try to phrase everything as a question. Like, do you mean ____ here? But sometimes that bites me in the ass when I want to say, "Do you realize you sound like a crack-addled moron?"
Or the other thing to do is find the place where the paper works best and work from that point out.
Why do I remember that??
For the same reason I remember misspelling flour as FLOWER in the 2nd grade spelling bee. Stupid homonyms.
Our new president looks like a nerd.