And don't you ever stand for that sort of thing. Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back! ... You got the right same as anyone to live and try to kill people.

Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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 - Apr 27, 2010 11:21:56 am PDT #25534 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

DUDE. RANDOM MALE CO-WORKERS I DON'T REALLY KNOW SHOULD NOT ASK ME IF I PARTICIPATED IN BOOBQUAKE. I feel vaguely oogie now. Am I overreacting?

No. No, you are not. I liked it as an exercise in "Look, let me show you how it does. not. work. like. that." But then boys started paying attention and it got all icky.


§ ita § - Apr 27, 2010 11:23:41 am PDT #25535 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I missed the whole Boobquake thing somehow. What were you supposed to do for it?

You were supposed to show cleavage in order to provoke an earthquake as that Iranian cleric had suggested female licentiousness was contributing to instability of the earth's crust.

I forgot. Also? Hello. Workplace.


Burrell - Apr 27, 2010 11:24:29 am PDT #25536 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Ugh, Jilli. I do not understand people.

I am done with the huge project o'doom I was working on. Now... to TJs!


Atropa - Apr 27, 2010 11:24:37 am PDT #25537 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

No. No, you are not. I liked it as an exercise in "Look, let me show you how it does. not. work. like. that." But then boys started paying attention and it got all icky.

Yes, yes exactly!

Amy, Boobquake.

(I'm sure this will be an x-post.)


Amy - Apr 27, 2010 11:25:59 am PDT #25538 of 30001
Because books.

I hate it when boys are icky like that.

I showed my cleavage. To my husband, and all accidentally, but still. Go me?


Atropa - Apr 27, 2010 11:26:45 am PDT #25539 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Here is my other question about this: should I mention it to my (awesome, female) boss? Because while it was a fairly harmless thing, it's still not exactly an appropriate question to ask a co-worker.


Kat - Apr 27, 2010 11:27:05 am PDT #25540 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

I had cleavage today because of my Duro dress. But whatev. Nothing exciting. I also had someone walk in on me in the bathroom because it wasn't completely locked. That was significantly more embarrassing.


Strix - Apr 27, 2010 11:31:03 am PDT #25541 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Here is my other question about this: should I mention it to my (awesome, female) boss? Because while it was a fairly harmless thing, it's still not exactly an appropriate question to ask a co-worker.

Has the co-worker made many statements that were inappropriate? Did he do it in such a way that you felt he was crossing a line, or was it an isolated social ignorance thing?

If it was just a random dumbass thoughtless question, I wouldn't. If you were totally skeeved, and he's shown a predilection for this, I would. It depends on your interactions with him in the past, and the context of the situation.


Atropa - Apr 27, 2010 11:32:32 am PDT #25542 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

This is, I think, the second-ever interaction I've had with him. The first one was a few weeks ago, when one of the other writers introduced him.


Amy - Apr 27, 2010 11:32:38 am PDT #25543 of 30001
Because books.

What Erin said, Jilli. She has her smartypants on today. They're very fetching, too. ::nods::