Well, we may not have parted on the best of terms. I realize certain words were exchanged. Also, certain... bullets. But that's air through the engine. It's past. We're business people.

Mal ,'Serenity'


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.


msbelle - Apr 28, 2010 1:09:27 pm PDT #26000 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Adorable Erin, they look slightly Fluevog-ish.

I am having a beer and trying to decide what to do for dinner. I kinda want to go out, but a school night for mac and the need to use up kitchen stuff won't let me. hmmm


meara - Apr 28, 2010 1:10:24 pm PDT #26001 of 30001

We love it when newspapers put the wrong picture with a headline. But this one is just ridiculous. It's the President. You may have seen him before. You know who he's not? Malcolm X. And while it would certainly be newsworthy if the deceased civil rights activist was interested in Iowa's wind energy, our bet is he's got other things on his mind.

See, I'm usually all about going "How dare they!" except, there was another story about Malcolm X's killer or somesuch...it was actually just that the rotating pictures and the rotating stories on their front page got out of synch. NOT actually that they randomly picked a photo of Malcolm X instead of Obama.

Sure, but if I were the lone voice of disagreement and you and twenty other people were giving me links and cites and facts, I think I'd be a lot less likely to really engage. Look, I'm not saying I think Shari had a great argument; her responses did seem sort of dismissive to me. But I think it's a huge leap from there to "troll," that's all.

What Kate P said. And I do wish Shari would engage on other topics than just the occasional "hey, don't forget there's a Republican lurker out there!" cause I do recall it sounds like she's got some interesting life going on (though heck, for all I know she's all up in, like, the Music thread or something)

And I really agree that I found erika's saying "we" and "go find a bridge" offensive, too. But I'm not telling her to go away.

...and now I'm late and the conversation has totally moved on and blah blah blah I'm totally bringing it up again...just ignore me. :)


P.M. Marc - Apr 28, 2010 1:10:27 pm PDT #26002 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

Crepes. The answer is always crepes.


Gudanov - Apr 28, 2010 1:11:30 pm PDT #26003 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

Burrito


§ ita § - Apr 28, 2010 1:15:20 pm PDT #26004 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Shari has talked about things other than politics. Sure, none of it as hot a topic, perhaps, but I've engaged with her on other things.

Can we drop the "worthy method/topic of engaging" now? If you don't want to talk to Shari about, say, Jamaican Jewry or what she mentions about her home life, that's not her fault. That's your choice.


Scrappy - Apr 28, 2010 1:17:25 pm PDT #26005 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Kudos to you, Erika, for the apology. Apologizing ain't easy and you did it well.


Strix - Apr 28, 2010 1:17:35 pm PDT #26006 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Now, I am looking at more shoes.

I like these [link] as cute summer work/casual cute shoes, but they are out of my range (and really, I bought a pair of vavavavoom shoes recently for my wedding, and then these workies, so I won't be buying anything soon.

But I sigh and sigh over these [link] because I own no pink shoes, and these are just so flouncy and girly and darling.

And yes, erika; go you, with the womaning up and extending an apology. It's never easy, but is useful. Thank you, all, for working this through.

Hearty kisses and discreet gropes, all around.


Burrell - Apr 28, 2010 1:22:01 pm PDT #26007 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

That Erin. Have you noticed? Now that she's a married woman she's gotten so discreet.


erikaj - Apr 28, 2010 1:22:39 pm PDT #26008 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!

Thanks, Scrappy. It's a little embarrassing, but since the other conversation happened so publicly, I guess that can too. These things happen. And at least, she's not secretly my MIL or something.


Atropa - Apr 28, 2010 1:22:46 pm PDT #26009 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Now, I am looking at more shoes.

My awesome co-worker who is in the office next to me keeps sending me cute shoe links. And I'm browsing corsets. (Yes, I have one of these in all black, but I want a stripy one toooooo!)