Aw, Taylor's mom made me a little bead bracelet and sent over a really sweet note.
I battle evil. But I don't really win. The bad keeps coming back and getting stronger. Like that kid in the story, the boy that stuck his finger in the duck.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
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.
sarameg - Jan 14, 2009 3:24:06 pm PST #1330 of 30000
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.
amych - Jan 14, 2009 4:58:39 pm PST #1337 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Our new president looks like a nerd.
<<<3 I KNOW!11!!!
(edited to fix HTML and note ironic post number given that I totally borked it)
Kat - Jan 14, 2009 4:59:49 pm PST #1338 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
amych, is that no comment, just agreement?
The man has a serious erkel vibe.
amych - Jan 14, 2009 5:02:16 pm PST #1339 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I was in fact agreeing. But my post was unable to contain my dorkitude.