Most of what I know about Next to Normal is that, based on the number they performed tonight, it is way too intense for me to ever see.
Ditto. It looks great, but I don't know if I could take it.
Also, I hear good things about Rock of Ages.
There are no absolutes. No right and wrong. Haven't you learned anything working for the Powers? There are only choices.
Jasmine ,'Power Play'
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.
Jesse - Jun 08, 2009 2:54:34 am PDT #23239 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Theodosia - Jun 08, 2009 2:55:09 am PDT #23240 of 30000
'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 certainly hope the answer is "some" at least. NK are the people setting off IC(almost)BMs and whatnot, letting their own people starve and so on.
billytea - Jun 08, 2009 3:41:44 am PDT #23241 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Fuck. How much political pressure can the US exert in this situation?
On North Korea? How are those nuclear talks going?
North Korea isn't going to respond to political pressure. They've done this so they can pressure the US.
Jessica - Jun 08, 2009 3:42:38 am PDT #23242 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
WHAT. Please, please tell me you are joking, and that such a show doesn't really exist. Please.
Hee! My sister produced the workshop version waaaaaaaaay back when - she said it's the sort of thing which by all rights ought to be terrible, but actually turns out to be pretty awesome.
The two American journalists (Laura Ling and Euna Lee) have been sentenced to 12 years hard labor.
Saw that in the paper this morning. I feel like I should know better than I do what the options are for international diplomacy in this case.
brenda m - Jun 08, 2009 3:57:03 am PDT #23243 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Like Billytea says, this is North Korea we're talking about. Normal rules don't really apply. China is potentially the best able to exert some sort of pressure, assuming they were of a mind to. But even then, a lot depends on what NK's endgame is here.
Lee - Jun 08, 2009 4:57:50 am PDT #23244 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Fingers crossed for it's nothing, Austin
tommyrot - Jun 08, 2009 5:00:26 am PDT #23245 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Happy Queen's Birthday, Australia (except WA)!
billytea - Jun 08, 2009 5:06:40 am PDT #23246 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Happy Queen's Birthday, Australia (except WA)!
Funnily enough, WA is about the only part of Australia that hasn't reached Tuesday yet. You'll be sending the Queen a belated birthday card again this year, Mr Rot.
billytea - Jun 08, 2009 5:13:23 am PDT #23247 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Like Billytea says, this is North Korea we're talking about. Normal rules don't really apply. China is potentially the best able to exert some sort of pressure, assuming they were of a mind to. But even then, a lot depends on what NK's endgame is here.
China isn't likely to be able to help either. They're currently furious with North Korea; NK is not acting in China's interests here. (NK's nuclear program is very likely to send Japan and South Korea down that path too.) They get away with it because they are one step away from being a failed state. If the North Korean government collapses, millions of refugees flood into northern China.
You'd think that'd make Kim Jong Il etc mindful of China's wishes, but no. They're taking Chinese aid with one hand and slapping them in the face with the other. And the threat of a failed state on their border stops China from doing anything about it.
If that's how NK treats its friends, you can imagine what chance its enemies have.
Jesse - Jun 08, 2009 5:13:44 am PDT #23248 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Hey, erinaceous's new project has publicly launched: [link]