Does Emeline have favorite comic characters already?
You mean besides Miracleman?
Illyria: We cling to what is gone. Is there anything in this life but grief? Wesley: There's love. There's hope...for some. There's hope that you'll find something worthy...that your life will lead you to some joy...that after everything...you can still be surprised. Illyria: Is that enough? Is that enough to live on?
'Shells'
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.
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"
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]
Typo Boy - Jun 11, 2010 9:36:50 am PDT #5991 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
What's The Grateful Dead?
My Mom is part of a public reading group and chose a Sholom Aleichem story for her performance. She had to explain who Sholom Aleichem was. Then she had to explain what "Fiddler on the Roof" was.
Polter-Cow - Jun 11, 2010 9:46:23 am PDT #5992 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I don't know who Sholom Aleichem is.
Calli - Jun 11, 2010 9:46:40 am PDT #5993 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Ms. Magazine interviews Feminist Hulk
I love Feminist Hulk. And now I have a new tag line.