Oh dear, Kat. I hope your worries are unfounded.
Anya Christina Emmanuella Jenkins. Twenty years old. Born on the fourth of July — and don't think there weren't jokes about that my whole life, mister, 'cause there were. 'Who's our little patriot?' they'd say, when I was younger and therefore smaller and shorter than I am now.
Anya ,'Potential'
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.
Burrell - Apr 08, 2010 9:24:25 pm PDT #21939 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
aurelia - Apr 08, 2010 9:49:51 pm PDT #21940 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
BOB's coming over the couch now and he's crawling right towards you.
That's the one. I guess I'll stay up a while now.
Kat, I hope whatever it is works out for the best.
Polter-Cow - Apr 08, 2010 10:14:30 pm PDT #21941 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Whoa, when you watch South Park online, you get it uncensored AND without commercials!
Theodosia - Apr 09, 2010 12:45:13 am PDT #21942 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"
With any luck, there'll be some Spam filters between you and the reporter, Kat. I sure hope!
I was struck with nasty insomnia, so I got up and was Actually Productive at my computer, at least for an hour. I'm still all tired, though, so I may try sleepifying again.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 09, 2010 3:54:26 am PDT #21943 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Lovely write-up by Edward Copeland
Very nice article. Twin Peaks was probably my first big TV obsession (complete with immediate rewatches and viewing parties). Much like the writer, I'm not sure I've ever been quite as obsessed with anything since. Despite my love for Buffy, Firefly, etc., Twin Peaks really did it for me in a way nothing else has. I also agree with him that the stuff with James aside, the second season was pretty solid too.
And, damn, I've already missed the first night of the Brattle doing the entire first season of Twin Peaks (including the pilot) on the big screen (it started last night, appropriately enough). Oh well, guess I'll have to dig out my complete series dvds.
tommyrot - Apr 09, 2010 4:24:46 am PDT #21944 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.
Jessica - Apr 09, 2010 4:33:48 am PDT #21945 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I wish I could unread today's Lifebooker email. Since I can't, I will share it with you:
Some things just go together. Peanut butter and jelly. Zac Efron and hair products. Your vagina and Swarovski crystals.
tommyrot - Apr 09, 2010 4:40:02 am PDT #21946 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.
Analogies and Metaphors Found in High School Essays
A large portion of these, if not all of them, are the results of the Style Invitational contest from week 310 (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/invitational/invit990314.htm). This is a humor contest, which asked participants to come up with the bad analogies
I wish they'd say which ones were from the humor contest, but whatever - they're still funny.
The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn't.
Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever.
John and Mary had never met. They were like two hummingbirds who had also never met.
The thunder was ominous sounding, much like the sound of a thin sheet of metal being shaken backstage during the storm scene in a play.
eta:
He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck either, but a real duck that was actually lame. Maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.
Jessica - Apr 09, 2010 4:43:49 am PDT #21947 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn't.
This one's almost a direct life from Douglas Adams. (The Vogon ships hung in the sky in exactly the way that bricks don't.)
Jessica - Apr 09, 2010 4:44:38 am PDT #21948 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Real Animals + Toy Animals = DED FROM CUTE