It's Sally Ride, dude.
Expecting my baby editor to know who Crowley is was probably pretentious. Not that I care. Especially in the context of the occult.
I need chocolate.
Oh, yeah. There was this time I was pinned down by this guy that played left tackle for varsity... Well, at least he used to before he was a vampire... Anyway, he had this really, really thick neck, and all I had was a little, little Exact-O knife ... You're not loving this story.
Buffy ,'Beneath You'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - Oct 03, 2011 6:05:28 pm PDT #29875 of 30001
Because books.
Cashmere - Oct 03, 2011 6:06:07 pm PDT #29876 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Maybe it was pretentious?
I don't think pretentiousness against stupid people is pretentious at all.
Allyson - Oct 03, 2011 6:13:06 pm PDT #29877 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
I almost cried when looking at Gawker today and a bunch of people didn't get a Black Panther reference and blamed it on not being alive in the 60s and 70s.
And I thought about that time that Paul Begala was on Bill Maher and made an historical reference that Megan McCain was unaware of, and she giggled and said she "wasn't even boooorn when that happened."
Begala shot back, "I wasn't even born in the 1800s but I know the French Revolution happened." Something like that. It was an awesome response to that, weakest of excuses.
§ ita § - Oct 03, 2011 6:15:36 pm PDT #29878 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My sleep psychologist brought out the woo tonight. I'll keep going for the relaxation techniques, but the bit where my electrical field from my heart extends out beyond my body and I can sense people with it (20 feet away!)....
Did you guys know the heart really is the seat of emotions? That's why you feel them in your chest? And you have a brain in your heart. For realsies.
meara - Oct 03, 2011 6:16:46 pm PDT #29879 of 30001
You can be mine, Perkins. I need people who have "known me at this address" and you've totes been here, contact papering my cabinets!
I have been this person MANY times (you get used to it, living in DC where half of everybody has a security clearance).
My favorite was when our friend N was applying to work at the CIA, and the guy came out to my workplace to interview me (usually it's just over the phone!). I didn't have much good to say--he was listing me for when we were in school and the guy wanted to know how he supported himself. I was like "Er...parents and financial aid? He didn't have excessive amounts of money like he was drug dealing or anything..." And the last question he had was "What's N's favorite drink?" and I was all "Oh! I know this! Gin and tonic!" and the guy was like "that's what everyone said" and I thought maybe that wasn't a good thing, that everyone's response isn't like "lemonade!"
Amy - Oct 03, 2011 6:16:57 pm PDT #29880 of 30001
Because books.
I'm not sure I could have sat through that with a straight face. Or even sat through it at all.
"I wasn't even born in the 1800s but I know the French Revolution happened."
I have to remember that one.
Allyson - Oct 03, 2011 6:17:29 pm PDT #29881 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
Ask her for the data on that. I'm sure the national academies will be fascinated.
Kat - Oct 03, 2011 6:20:44 pm PDT #29882 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I have bags of Dove Chocolate. They are locked in my desk at school. Bad planning on my part.
Allyson - Oct 03, 2011 6:25:27 pm PDT #29883 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
Please tell her that the seat of emotions is the insula, and if she thinks that's silly, I'd be happy to remove it and she can tell me how she feels. Of course, she'll also lose motor functions and shit her pants, but I'm sure her heart will step up.
Steph L. - Oct 03, 2011 6:25:47 pm PDT #29884 of 30001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I have bags of Dove Chocolate.
Oooh! The ones with the unintentionally hilarious sayings on the wrappers? We got those at work today! "Promise yourself a smile." "Take time to enjoy the beauty of autumn." "Share your chocolate with a friend."
My co-workers and I decided that we could write WAY better ones. "No, you really ARE that creepy." "Promise yourself a shower." "It's not me; it's you. Seriously."