This isn't a come-on. I'm in a very serious relationship with a landscape architect.

Oliver ,'Conviction (1)'


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.


tommyrot - Sep 14, 2009 1:20:46 pm PDT #8782 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.

Yay Nilly wedding!

Thanks for that on-the-scene reporting, Shir.


tommyrot - Sep 14, 2009 1:22:24 pm PDT #8783 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.

Tru Blood O Positive, A Synthetic Blood Nourishment Beverage For Vampires

My 4 pack of Tru Blood O Positive arrived last week, it’s a based on the synthetic blood substitute that vampires drink in the HBO series Tru Blood, which just finished Season 2. It’s a tart, lightly sweetened blood orange carbonated drink created by our friends at Omni Consumer Products, the same people who produce Brawndo – The Thirst Mutilator and Sex Panther Cologne.


Amy - Sep 14, 2009 1:22:52 pm PDT #8784 of 30001
Because books.

Wedding update! Awesome!


amych - Sep 14, 2009 1:27:27 pm PDT #8785 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Oh, good grief.

Friends A and B are separating. They agree that they want to tell people themselves rather than have anyone find out second- or third-hand through the gossip network.

Friend A's definition of telling people is "pull them aside for a one-on-one chat".

Friend B's definition is... well, let's say that Friend C just popped up in Facebook chat to say "Why does B's status say 'single'? Holy shit!"

(Obvs. part of the issue here is that C hasn't yet had the one-on-one and I have, blah blah how-to-answer awkwardcakes. But the other part is, dudes, playing all this out with FB statuses? SO VERY HIGH SCHOOL.)


Dana - Sep 14, 2009 1:43:38 pm PDT #8786 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Whoops, CBS just got another curse word onscreen during the men's final. Details:

Federer was pissed that the ref allowed Del Potro to challenge after quite a bit of time elapsed. The mic caught quite a few words, including "I don't give a shit..."


§ ita § - Sep 14, 2009 1:50:49 pm PDT #8787 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Apparently he dropped the f-bomb. So it seems that doesn't get you tossed. My sister is pissed, but this is in no way equivalent to threatening to shove a ball down someone's throat--that should get you penalised whether or not you swear when you do it.

That having been said, some clarity about what penalties apply for what would be nice.


shrift - Sep 14, 2009 1:51:28 pm PDT #8788 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

US Open:

Dude, you don't shush Roger Federer! Especially after you've let del Potro get away with an "I wasn't ready!"


Dana - Sep 14, 2009 1:59:41 pm PDT #8789 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I didn't hear an f-bomb, but to me, he didn't make physical motions toward the umpire. And all the commentators agree that the challenge thing was bullshit. Del Potro looked towards his coaches for advice on whether he should challenge.


§ ita § - Sep 14, 2009 2:01:17 pm PDT #8790 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Oh, the challenge *was* total bullshit, and I get why he was angry. CBS went to ads before the "fuck" but my sister heard it in her coverage. I'm not sure where she's getting her feed from. When they came back Carillo said he'd sworn more than once, but we only heard the one "shit".


P.M. Marc - Sep 14, 2009 2:03:49 pm PDT #8791 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Friend B's definition is... well, let's say that Friend C just popped up in Facebook chat to say "Why does B's status say 'single'? Holy shit!"

Oy. And shockingly common. In many senses of the word, actually.