Well, it seemed sensible for me, is what I mean.
Right, there comes a point where you have to either move on, or just buy yourself a Klingon costume and go with it.
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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.
lisah - Jan 25, 2011 12:13:14 pm PST #18910 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Allyson - Jan 25, 2011 12:13:37 pm PST #18911 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Hey what's going on my lovelies?
Amy - Jan 25, 2011 12:18:54 pm PST #18912 of 30001
Because books.
That's not "without reservation" by any definition that makes sense to me.
I took it to mean she had no reservations about eating any one particular food -- she's not attaching any moral value to Coca-Cola, for example. But she also knows not to drink too much of it, or she feels crappy.
And I think that's the leap she's asking the reader to take: Think about what it would feel like to eat cake all day. You would probably feel awful. Chances are you probably won't do that, therefore.
lisah - Jan 25, 2011 12:19:43 pm PST #18913 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
I took it to mean she had no reservations about eating any one particular food -- she's not attaching any moral value to Coca-Cola, for example. But she also knows not to drink too much of it, or she feels crappy.
This is what I understood as well.
P.M. Marc - Jan 25, 2011 12:20:42 pm PST #18914 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
ALLYSON! I fell down my stairs! It was awesome! Well, okay. Not really, but for some reason, I still think it was hilarious.
Try the Edwardian Ball first. I went by the Vendor's Bazaar the other day and it was fab fun.
But, dude. Not Whitby. Gothically important for many reasons. [link]
Daisy Jane - Jan 25, 2011 12:22:19 pm PST #18915 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
ALLYSON! I fell down my stairs! It was awesome! Well, okay. Not really, but for some reason, I still think it was hilarious.
Did you hear Benny Hill-like kazoos in the backgroud, because that might explain that.
brenda m - Jan 25, 2011 12:24:26 pm PST #18916 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I took it to mean she had no reservations about eating any one particular food -- she's not attaching any moral value to Coca-Cola, for example. But she also knows not to drink too much of it, or she feels crappy.
Yeah. But "want" is still doing a lot of heavy lifting in framing that as "as much as I want", and "without reservation".
I think it set my back up because, the way I read it, I see her being in a place that actually takes a ton of thought and attentiveness to get to and saying "but why not just do it this way?" like it's just that easy. Do you see what I mean? I know I'm bringing my own issues to it, obviously. But I suspect I'm a lot closer to the mean than she is, and I'm nowhere near the "but I'd eat cake all day!" place.
erin_obscure - Jan 25, 2011 12:24:53 pm PST #18917 of 30001
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
I would also be happy to pimp WGW. I went once by chance when i was living in London, then twice after had to make special trans-atlantic trips just to attend. It really is that fantastic.
StuntHusband - Jan 25, 2011 12:25:16 pm PST #18918 of 30001
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
Did you hear Benny Hill-like kazoos in the backgroud, because that might explain that.
Oog. The thought of "Yakkity Saks" being my life-soundtrack. Oog.
tommyrot - Jan 25, 2011 12:26:57 pm PST #18919 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.
If Benny Hill ends up in Hell, do you suppose he'll be forced to listen to "Yakkity Saks" for all eternity?
(Actually, I have no idea if he's alive or dead.)