How lovely if the right-wingers were all taken bodily up into the heaven that they deserve. Then we could get back to work.
Harrow: You didn't have to wound that man. Mal: Yeah, I know, it was just funny.
'Shindig'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Jan 05, 2011 10:57:51 am PST #14946 of 30001
brillig
§ ita § - Jan 05, 2011 10:59:25 am PST #14947 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The groom's sister is pissed off with the restrictions on her dress. I've just seen a picture. It looks good! She's having it shortened from floor-length to mid thigh. We are such...I don't know why anyone marries into our family and invites us to the events.
Gudanov - Jan 05, 2011 10:59:46 am PST #14948 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Some sort of barrier a man could put over his junk
They had an argument against that too, I had to go back to the video to find it. There's a guy sitting on a car, I'll name him "Sparky", who explains. Sparky notes that condoms encourage men to just use women with no repercussions. Sparky goes on to explain that if you want to have sex with a woman you need to be prepared for the consequences and that's children. I don't think Sparky's worldview can conceive (excuse the pun)of a woman wanting to have sex with condom-having guy or being condom-having gal.
Kat - Jan 05, 2011 10:59:56 am PST #14949 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
We are such...I don't know why anyone marries into our family and invites us to the events.
You all are entertaining?
amyth - Jan 05, 2011 11:02:35 am PST #14950 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Noromo = No Romance.
Ahaha. Gotcha. I wouldn't wish that on you, no way.
Yay! You get your drugs and I get to go drink. A story with a happy ending, buffista-style.
Truly.
WHAT. THE. SHIT. I'm leaving the asscaps in this time. T. just called, and the second half of his consulting gig got canceled, so we're not going to Orange County after all. We're flying back to Portland Tuesday evening.
I'm laughing. Expect this to change eight more times.
§ ita § - Jan 05, 2011 11:02:47 am PST #14951 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You all are entertaining?
We are not a group of people to be left unsupervised around strict religion of any stripe. I just hope that it doesn't end in the tears of anyone actually getting married. Everyone else is collateral damage.
Kat - Jan 05, 2011 11:03:39 am PST #14952 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
HA. Oh ita, I'd love to go to the wedding with you.
Okay, Amyth, it will all work out.
Steph L. - Jan 05, 2011 11:12:14 am PST #14953 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Sparky notes that condoms encourage men to just use women with no repercussions...I don't think Sparky's worldview can conceive (excuse the pun)of a woman wanting to have sex with condom-having guy or being condom-having gal.
It shouldn't be surprising, but it does kind of amaze me that the wingnut anti-contraception people are so completely against women having any kind of agency. You can't control your body with contraception, and it's not even fathomable that you might be the person who wants to use men with no repercussions. (Or, possibly, instead of "use men," how about just have sex with no repercussions that aren't desired by both partners? And the same goes for men -- WTF is wrong with men wanting to have sex without repercussions that weren't wanted and/or pre-planned? Man!)
Basically, their attitude seems to be that sex is dirty and bad, and anyone having it should be punished. It's interesting, though, that "punishment" = "having a child." I mean, is that *really* the message they want to send about their view of children? They don't want women to not have access to contraception because having a child is a beautiful glorious thing; "punishment" /= "beautiful glorious thing."
Jessica - Jan 05, 2011 11:15:58 am PST #14954 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
WTF is wrong with men wanting to have sex without repercussions that weren't wanted and/or pre-planned? Man!
Reprecussions for men? What do men have to do with raising children?
Gudanov - Jan 05, 2011 11:19:16 am PST #14955 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I remembered I needed to pay some bills tonight and that reminded of of something that really got me upset. We got the bill for taking Leif to the children's hospital clinic (note that's clinic, not ER) for a deep cut his sister gave him (less than a centimeter long) on his knee.
The doctor saw him for about 10 minutes top, a nurse treated his injury, washed it out, applied antibiotic cream, bandaged it, and put on a knee immobilizer. Maybe 15 minutes. Another nurse took his vitals, a couple of minutes. They also took 3 x-ray images since the cut was deep.
The bill was a little over a thousand dollars, the X-ray part was about $300 of that. In other words, 10 minutes with the doctor, cleaning out the little cut, and bandaging it cost $700 in the clinic. Insurance is paying that (and I'm sure they are paying less than that bill), but c'mon. I felt guilty having that bill sent to the insurance company.