I think I'll stay away from that story for the sake of my blood pressure right now.
There's more than one way to skin a cat. And I happen to know that's factually true.
Mayor ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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.
Theodosia - Aug 28, 2009 12:13:38 pm PDT #5987 of 30001
'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"
§ ita § - Aug 28, 2009 12:34:26 pm PDT #5988 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That's fuckery about the car breakin, bon. People will go after the slightest hint of tech. Nothing to lose.
I wish the new literacy involved more proper spelling.
ER visit was long, but I slept through most of it. Worked out how I bloody my knuckle! I cut it unlocking the front door (normally I get in through one of the back ones).
Man. It is hot up in here.
she's doubting the story or can't believe it
I wonder which part she is doubting.
JZ - Aug 28, 2009 12:34:50 pm PDT #5989 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Actually, I think they quoted his next door neighbor as saying he seemed like a nice guy and that she's doubting the story or can't believe it or somesuch.
She's definitely an outlier. Everyone else is saying, Yup, creep, weird, wrong, all the parents are saying they'd checked the same list Ginger did and they knew he was a sex offender, and all the neighborhood kids called him "Creepy Phil."
Liese S. - Aug 28, 2009 12:38:51 pm PDT #5990 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I can't even comprehend that story. It's freaking me right out.
Vortex - Aug 28, 2009 1:33:21 pm PDT #5991 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
When she checked in to follow up, they basically told her they didn't see anything and didn't have a warrant, so that was the end of it.
you know, it occurs to me that in some states, a parole officer has the right to search the premises of a parolee without a warrant. Where was his parole officer?
DavidS - Aug 28, 2009 2:20:16 pm PDT #5992 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Apparently...
A warrant would not have been needed to search a paroled sex offender's property.
Also...
Police investigating the serial killings of 10 prostitutes in the 1990s near where Phillip Garrido lived and worked conducted a new search today of the home outside Antioch where police say he held Jaycee Lee Dugard captive for 18 years.
§ ita § - Aug 28, 2009 2:29:53 pm PDT #5993 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Vortex, I'm quite out of touch with how black America views hair politics these days. Is this article on point?
bon bon - Aug 28, 2009 2:41:24 pm PDT #5994 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
According to TMZ, DJ AM is your next celebrity decedent.
Vortex - Aug 28, 2009 2:42:10 pm PDT #5995 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I think so. Basically, the article says that it's still a controversy. I've had women tell me that I was selling out for straightening my hair, whatever. I do wonder about this:
Oddly, Patricia Gaines, the founder of Nappturality.com, a pro-natural Web site, points out that dyeing one’s Afro puffs or double-strand twists blond isn’t viewed as conforming to a Euro-centric look.
I don't see why it's okay to be blond, but not to straighten your hair. Whatev.
§ ita § - Aug 28, 2009 2:49:13 pm PDT #5996 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't see why it's okay to be blond, but not to straighten your hair.
I don't think that blonde kinky hair looks particularly white, but I may be personally biased there. I was always startled at people who thought my hair colour could be natural, whereas sometimes you can't tell with hair texture--some people do try to pass it off as good hair.
I believe most people who say that straightening their hair isn't an aspiration to a white ideal of beauty, but I do know women who've been lying to my face when they said it too.