Socializing is cool, going on safari to gawk at the exotic fauna and pat yourself on the back over how daring you are isn't.
This. OH MY GOD, THIS.
Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.
'Time Bomb'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Atropa - Mar 04, 2010 11:08:37 am PST #13195 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
smonster - Mar 04, 2010 11:09:31 am PST #13196 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Also, what Matt said.
javachik - Mar 04, 2010 11:11:39 am PST #13197 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
flea, nope, her comment was "what's below it is a gift."
It's a pretty tattoo; looks like a ribbon of taffy.
§ ita § - Mar 04, 2010 11:20:24 am PST #13198 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
her comment was "what's below it is a gift."
O RLY?
In university, primarily male gay bars were a place we could go where the music was great and no one would hit on us. There may have been some shirt removal. So, yeah, arrogant appropriation of a few square feet of someone's space. But god knows, straight bars were piranha feeding grounds, and so not someplace to go unless probably flanked by a bunch of gay guys anyway.
Tom Scola - Mar 04, 2010 11:22:23 am PST #13199 of 30001
hwæt
And the gay sex scandals keep happening: [link]
ChiKat - Mar 04, 2010 11:26:15 am PST #13200 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I've been to a lot more gay bars than straight ones, but that's because in my 20's and 30's when I was going to bars more than I do now, it was with gay men. Go figure.
javachik - Mar 04, 2010 11:26:31 am PST #13201 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
O RLY?
Right?
ChiKat - Mar 04, 2010 11:27:50 am PST #13202 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
her comment was "what's below it is a gift."
It's her flower to give away to that special someone.
javachik - Mar 04, 2010 11:30:08 am PST #13203 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
It's her flower to give away to that special someone.
Yeah. Funny thing is, she's a super cool woman. Dresses a bit like JZ with a smashing retro sense. Think red lips, dark hair, lots of style. I like her. It's just so funny.
ETA: I just can't help but wonder what I'd think if I were to have sex with someone who thought that providing me their naughty bits was akin to giving me a gift.
Allyson - Mar 04, 2010 11:36:02 am PST #13204 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I'm trying to figure out what do do regarding writing.
The publishing industry is killing me, and though I handed in Sam several months ago, I've been told that I once again have to wait for a couple of publishers to get back to me. I have been hearing over and over that I will have an answer "tomorrow." But then tomorrow is extended to next month.
The thing is, I am having trouble sleeping. I can't focus, I am a miserable person. My work is suffering. My own writing is suffering.
I think this is too stressful for me. I could self-publish through Lulu, and have a book in my hands. My agent thinks this is foolish, that we haven't exhausted all possibilities, and until we do, I'm just "giving up."
I completely understand what she's saying.
I just don't think I have the stomach for the industry. I'm angry about it, but I also feel a bit humiliated.
I keep wondering what it is about having a publisher acquire my work that makes it seem so much more legitimate than just publishing myself on Lulu. And I think it's mostly the feeling of having my work validated by a professional who is willing to put their money into something I created. It's very validating to see my name on the spine of a book in a Barnes & Noble.
If I could free myself of that need, this decision would be a lot easier.
Do I ask my agent to pull the manuscript so I can just Lulu the thing, or suffer for another month (or two, or three, or whenever someone can get to it) for that feeling of validation and a maybe a grand or so in my pocket?
I needed to vent and try and get out of this horrible numb feeling, so thanks.