Ooo, Young Dubliners are good fun, Liese. Have a great time.
You were very nearly devoured by a giant demon snake. The words 'let that be a lesson' are a tad redundant at this juncture.
Giles ,'Selfless'
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.
Burrell - Jan 15, 2011 8:41:40 pm PST #17183 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
billytea - Jan 15, 2011 10:07:10 pm PST #17184 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Ah, I haven't read the Doctor Who books it sprang from(I've read a few summaries as part of figuring out what the hell) so I guess we're coming from opposite ends. Perhaps we'll meet in the middle eventually (I don't know what that means, either.) Oh, you might enjoy Miles' comments on The Ancestor Cell if you haven't seen them: [link]
Heh. I take it much less personally than he does, but I can't really argue with it. It's a shame if he stopped reading Doctor Who novels there, though. Some of the subsequent ones were excellent.
Atropa - Jan 15, 2011 11:09:13 pm PST #17185 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Cass and I met Una today! She was at the author event for Ellen Schrieber, and came up to ask me how many Buffistas were there, because I was kind of recognizable. Hee! She was very nifty.
§ ita § - Jan 16, 2011 12:50:03 am PST #17186 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't just have way more clothes than I need, I have way more stuff than I need. Most of us do. I'm not apologising for that. I like my clothes. I actively enjoy, like, eighty percent of my wardrobe. I'm not going to try make it through the month on six types of food or fewer books or tv shows just so I can say I made do with less. Yes, rampant consumerism. Also, fuck you.
I didn't read far enough into that site to work out how to look professional at the office and not spend your life doing laundry either.
East coast insomnia checking in. Speaking of wardrobe consumerism, apparently there's a sale at both Saks and Ann Taylor today. Seems like it's the only way I get pre wedding family time with some folks. I don't actually like shopping.
Connie Neil - Jan 16, 2011 2:51:00 am PST #17187 of 30001
brillig
I have discovered a wonderful online comic, Scandinavia and the World [link]
It's done by a Danish woman, and it's sort of RPS featuring the personifications of the Scandinavian countries and others. It's educational and funny and full of surprise yaoi (poor Germany, he really needs to have Denmark and Netherlands leave him alone, it's making Sister Japan a little anxious, not that Denmark and Netherlands need much encouragement that way).
Oh, and the opinions of Europeans re: America can be eye-opening to those who think we're universally loved.
§ ita § - Jan 16, 2011 3:09:56 am PST #17188 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Are there many Americans that think you're universally loved? Feared and envied, I get, but loved?
Amy - Jan 16, 2011 3:21:42 am PST #17189 of 30001
Because books.
I kind of assumed everyone loathed us.
WindSparrow - Jan 16, 2011 3:29:08 am PST #17190 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I kind of assumed everyone loathed us.
Me too.
Anne W. - Jan 16, 2011 3:37:53 am PST #17191 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I kind of assumed everyone loathed us.
Same. If we're popular, I see us as being popular the way the stereotypical bitchy head cheerleader is popular.
Liese S. - Jan 16, 2011 3:46:48 am PST #17192 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Ha. So not a rockstar except the part where we fell asleep in our clothes...and missed the show. Oops.