I think we're going to take Emeline to the comic book shop to pick out her first comic tonight in honor of her finishing kindergarten.
Pictures, please!!!
On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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.
Cashmere - Jun 11, 2010 9:04:47 am PDT #5981 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Daisy Jane - Jun 11, 2010 9:05:36 am PDT #5982 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Why can't I have a better picture of this [link] is it because the universe is mean. Yes, yes, that must be why.
Calli - Jun 11, 2010 9:06:04 am PDT #5983 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Great! Does Emeline have favorite comic characters already?
Frankenbuddha - Jun 11, 2010 9:08:37 am PDT #5984 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Does Emeline have favorite comic characters already?
You mean besides Miracleman?
Aims - Jun 11, 2010 9:10:26 am PDT #5985 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Her favorite comic book show is Teen Titans, so we'll probably steer her in that direction. I'm excited about it, but I worry that in true Emeline fashion, she'll get there and not want to have anything to do with it and have a meltdown in the store.
Steph L. - Jun 11, 2010 9:13:26 am PDT #5986 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Not if the kid was a girl. IJS...
Great. Now Willingham will have to shoot you too.
I fear no Willingham!
Aims - Jun 11, 2010 9:22:18 am PDT #5987 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Another gem of a conversation today. I was telling a co-worker about one of the mom's that I hang with used to be a DeadHead and paid her way following them by sewing.
"What's a Dead Head?"
"Someone who follows The Grateful Dead as they tour.
What's The Grateful Dead?
Go away. Go away now.
Kat - Jun 11, 2010 9:22:21 am PDT #5988 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I just got sucked back into mental floss! FUN!
tommyrot - Jun 11, 2010 9:24:10 am PDT #5989 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.
Tom Scola - Jun 11, 2010 9:29:45 am PDT #5990 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Ms. Magazine interviews Feminist Hulk: [link]