Mal: Cut it out. Job's not done until we're back on Serenity. Zoe: Sorry, sir. Didn't mean to enjoy the moment.

'Ariel'


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.


Daisy Jane - Jan 14, 2010 1:06:14 pm PST #1572 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

This quote is making me giggle with all of its wrongness packed in there.

BECK: …you lose the game when you decide that the best thing you can do is play the game with them. [i.e., by filling out the census] No. I’m going to stick to the Constitution.

So you lose when you decide your best strategy is to play. So you only win by not playing, only you can't win. So you are just a loser, period. And then, just in case you thought he was just getting a cliche wrong, he adds in the bit about the census not being in the Constitution.

I swear its like watching a dog startle from a nap and bark its fool head off every time a dog barks on tv.


Atropa - Jan 14, 2010 1:10:07 pm PST #1573 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Plei is me in sizes. I currently wear a size 12 (or sometimes 10, omgwhat?) in jackets and full-skirted dresses or skirts. I'm at the slimmest I've been in years. If I were to go down a size, my friends and family would start asking me questions about my eating habits.

ION, has anyone tried the method of breaking in boots where you lace them up over thick socks, soak them in warm water, and then wear them until they dry? I'm contemplating trying it on a pair of slightly-snug thrift-store boots.


tommyrot - Jan 14, 2010 1:15:13 pm PST #1574 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.

Say hello to the scariest robotic baby ever

Oh my goodness. This robot baby, named Diego-san, is the stuff nightmares are made of. Standing a bit over four feet tall and featuring a grotesquely large head, it's supposed to be some sort of baby simulator. I don't like it.

Diego-san's face has about 20 moving parts so that it can communicate with facial expression without being able to talk. It is 130cm tall, weighs 30kg and can stand up from a chair on its own. It can hold a water bottle with its hand. It has a high resolution camera and 6 axis acceleration sensor built in to detect movement.

All I know is that if I saw this thing walking down the street I'd be looking for a weapon.


tommyrot - Jan 14, 2010 1:16:07 pm PST #1575 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.

Space Invaders tights offer sexy wrapping for girl geeks


sj - Jan 14, 2010 1:16:50 pm PST #1576 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I think a lot of it also depends on how and where your body carries the weight. I am about a 12 right now, which I think is way too big for me, but I think Jilli and Plei both look great.


Atropa - Jan 14, 2010 1:19:26 pm PST #1577 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I think a lot of it also depends on how and where your body carries the weight.

Yep. When I gradually lost 30lbs, my bra size didn't change. Which, yay, I guess? I like the shape I have, but it would have been interesting to be able to walk into someplace like Victoria's Secret or Target and purchase bras.


§ ita § - Jan 14, 2010 1:20:16 pm PST #1578 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I, on the other hand, consider my normal size to be a 6. I'm not a lean 6 as I have been at various times. But I've been as low as a 0 as an adult. Which was not good. Under 6 is not good. I don't think I've been higher than an 8. I was perfectly normal looking then, just not my normally sustained size. Medication-driven appetite.


Kathy A - Jan 14, 2010 1:21:53 pm PST #1579 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

That's the one thing I'm even a bit concerned about with my upcoming surgery. When my sister had her bypass a few years back, she ended up with A-cups and is seriously considering having a boob job when she gets employed again and can afford it. Nothing extravagant--she just wants her B-cups back!


javachik - Jan 14, 2010 1:22:26 pm PST #1580 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

I think a lot of it also depends on how and where your body carries the weight.

Right. I was pointing out that, in general, that distribution changes a lot depending on how tall one is. A size whatever is going to look different depending on how tall someone is.


P.M. Marc - Jan 14, 2010 1:23:44 pm PST #1581 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

sj, I thought you looked great.

I'm at a 16 in pants at the moment, usually a 14 in dresses. It's heavier than I'm comfortable with, as I'm actively aware of my flab. Also, I am vain, and if I get above a 12, my candids look crappy.

I won't lie: I miss the 8/10 I was a couple years ago, but I'd really just be happy to live my life out as a 12.