I know someone who lives at Marina City, and she just loves being in such an iconic building (its corncob buildings are #10 on that photo gallery). She's lived there for decades now, and one of her favorite things about the unit is the balcony.
There's more than one way to skin a cat. And I happen to know that's factually true.
Mayor ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
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.
Kathy A - Jun 01, 2010 9:54:54 am PDT #3043 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
ChiKat - Jun 01, 2010 10:01:28 am PDT #3044 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?
was keeping myself amused watching hulu but now the internet is down! Oh noes! I am posting from my phone.
tommyrot - Jun 01, 2010 10:10:11 am PDT #3045 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.
I was thinking about the Wil Wheaton / John Scalzi contest over lunch. I'm thinking of calling my (possible) entry "The Secret Life of Walter Kitty."
Is "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" available online somewhere?
Polter-Cow - Jun 01, 2010 10:12:16 am PDT #3046 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
tommyrot - Jun 01, 2010 10:12:43 am PDT #3047 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.
Awesome! Thanks, P-C.
§ ita § - Jun 01, 2010 10:14:35 am PDT #3048 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think there's value in saying "Hey, I'm sure you didn't mean to sound homophobic there, but slash doesn't mean porn" to give the authors a chance to correct themselves.
I don't know if that was what was happening elsewhere (which is a silly place for it to happen), but what happened on Scalzi's blog was someone throwing a snitfit and calling him a homophobe. Which? Doing too much work to get offended. And I don't think that thinking slash means porn has anything to do with homophobia. I totally fail at that. I think it means they're oversexualising a fanfiction definition, that's all.
Jessica - Jun 01, 2010 10:21:54 am PDT #3049 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
what happened on Scalzi's blog was someone throwing a snitfit and calling him a homophobe.
I didn't see it that way at all - I thought the whole conversation was pretty civil on all sides, compared to your average comment thread.
§ ita § - Jun 01, 2010 10:27:23 am PDT #3050 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm guessing you didn't get as far as this comment:
Really? Hello homophobic people.
You want to raise money for a Lupus Foundation but you don’t want the gay to come in the way.
This is insulting and disgusting.
I understand no NC17, but that would be for any kind of fiction.
I would be sure to let everyone know how homophobic you all are...
What does the "a lot of flack from the fannish community" consist of? Is that the civil conversation? I thought you meant more umbrage was taken than that. I agree that it's not much of anything other than pointing stuff out.
Unrelatedly, my shoe straps are breaking. I feel like a slob.
ChiKat - Jun 01, 2010 10:32:24 am PDT #3051 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?
slash doesn't mean porn
Not being a reader of fanfic, I thought slash did indeed = porn
Dana - Jun 01, 2010 10:33:47 am PDT #3052 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
No, it's perfectly possible to have a story about a same-sex relationship which is not explicit.
My problem is when people insist that a story be labeled explicit simply because it contains a same-sex relationship. Which still happens, yes.
(Also, in terms of the "fannish community" being up in arms, I don't think I've seen anyone discussing the Scalzi thing.)