F Kidman if she's a redhead, C Campbell, M Portman. She seems sensible for a kid.
I walk. I talk. I shop, I sneeze. I'm gonna be a fireman when the floods roll back. There's trees in the desert since you moved out. And I don't sleep on a bed of bones.
Buffy ,'Chosen'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
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.
§ ita § - Dec 23, 2009 12:20:44 pm PST #27103 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Atropa - Dec 23, 2009 12:21:41 pm PST #27104 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
blinks
Sooo, one of my co-workers just informed me that some friends of his were stopping by to visit, and he wanted to show me off to them. Like a zoo exhibit, I guess? "And here is the Frilled Goth Editor, in her unnatural habitat ..."
tommyrot - Dec 23, 2009 12:23:01 pm PST #27105 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Sooo, one of my co-workers just informed me that some friends of his were stopping by to visit, and he wanted to show me off to them. Like a zoo exhibit, I guess?
If only you could rapidly change into conventional office wear for times such as these....
Lee - Dec 23, 2009 12:24:00 pm PST #27106 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
For some reason, the zoo reference makes me want to ask if you can fling poo at them, like monkeys will.
Not that I think you would ever do that, but still.
smonster - Dec 23, 2009 12:25:28 pm PST #27107 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
She seems sensible for a kid.
Except for the Star Wars prequels, she's picked some pretty good movies. And lots of people fell into the Star Wars trap. Plus, her gangsta rap thing on SNL was hilarious.
Sooo, one of my co-workers just informed me that some friends of his were stopping by to visit, and he wanted to show me off to them.
Hmm. I'm trying to come up with a more favorable interpretation, and failing. Maybe "look how cool and diverse my department is?"
Atropa - Dec 23, 2009 12:26:20 pm PST #27108 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Not that I think you would ever do that, but still.
Ew.
It turns out that co-worker's friends were all gamer geeks, and when co-worker mentioned that I worked at WotC, all went "Ooooooh".
Still, I'm a little unnerved by the "show you off to them" phrasing. It just seemed like a kind of odd comment. But then, this is the same co-worker who said he had been thinking of asking me if I dressed this way because I lost a bet. So, not much with the social skills.
§ ita § - Dec 23, 2009 12:28:23 pm PST #27109 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm a little unnerved by the "show you off to them" phrasing
Well "show off" does imply pride and positivity, even as it objectifies. Little things.
Still here. My sister must be having a hell of a time with customs and immigration. She texted me that she'd landed 50 minutes ago.
Atropa - Dec 23, 2009 12:29:12 pm PST #27110 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Well "show off" does imply pride and positivity, even as it objectifies. Little things.
Ah-ha! That's why it pings me. Plus the vague sense of ownership implied in "show off".
§ ita § - Dec 23, 2009 12:32:01 pm PST #27111 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Plus the vague sense of ownership implied in "show off".
I can parse that in a team way, though. If I were to show off the developers in my group, it would be me being chuffed that I work with them.
smonster - Dec 23, 2009 12:35:10 pm PST #27112 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I'm outta here, finally. Off to buy one last gift, throw a bunch of shit in a bag, throw bags in the car, and drive all of 35 min.