Yeah... That went well.

Mal ,'Trash'


Natter 69: Practically names itself.  

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.


msbelle - Mar 16, 2012 7:31:03 am PDT #26783 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

hats? tons of you crazy people think you look silly/bad in hats and YOU DO NOT!


sarameg - Mar 16, 2012 7:45:49 am PDT #26784 of 30001

Working from home (went in to work, had to come meet the contractor, decided to stay home.) Cats are convinced I should be napping, not working.


§ ita § - Mar 16, 2012 7:48:09 am PDT #26785 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I recently transitioned to a "Fuck you! I want a hat!" and even my sister's public denigration ain't gonna make me feel bad about it.


Allyson - Mar 16, 2012 7:49:35 am PDT #26786 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 have been living under a rock and knew absolutely nothing at all about the Hunger Games. Zero.

I love dystopian stories, and I hear this is one, so I think I shall read it. Is there any sort of general Buffistas consensus on the quality of the stories? Are they broccoli books, broccoli with cheese sauce books, or cheetos?


Jesse - Mar 16, 2012 7:54:28 am PDT #26787 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Uh, broccoli with cheese? Heavy on the cheese. And salty, salty tears.

Protip: Make sure you have the third book on hand when you start reading the second one.


Steph L. - Mar 16, 2012 7:55:00 am PDT #26788 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

The writing could be better (notably world-building), but the story is really compelling. In the last book the author beats the readers in the face with an anvil to make sure we get The Big Important Message of the story, but still -- really compelling.

Also Minear-esque in that my reaction, often was "Holy shit, I thought I knew pain, but this is a whole new undiscovered level of pain WTF?!?"


smonster - Mar 16, 2012 8:03:09 am PDT #26789 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Protip the second: Start on a Friday and plan on a "lost weekend."

Man, I really want to reread before the movie comes out. But my copy is in NC with a friend, and I'm broke, and I'm guessing there's a wait list a mile long at the library. Hmph.

Dog people: I have to leave at 1:30 pm today, and probably won't be back for 12 to 15 hours. Should I a) Leave Frankie inside and plan on cleaning up a mess when I get home or b) leave him outside (with access to shelter, a bed, food and water). The high today is 80 and the low tonight is 67.


Allyson - Mar 16, 2012 8:03:44 am PDT #26790 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

Oh nice! Shall Kindle. I like broccoli and cheese.


P.M. Marc - Mar 16, 2012 8:04:35 am PDT #26791 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

I found the trilogy addictive as all get out.

She can hook you right in there, and then HURT YOU.

I am still uncertain if I ever experienced BH contractions. If I did, I didn't separate them from the rest of pregnancy discomfort.

Labor (induced) was fine until transition. At which point, I found myself feeling like I was NOT a proper adult, and how could other people handle it, and MAKE IT STOP SOMEONE IS DOING A HALF-JOB OF DRAWING AND QUARTERING ME.

But I went from 3cm to almost there in a very short period of time.


Allyson - Mar 16, 2012 8:06:08 am PDT #26792 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'm always kind of sheepish saying this around other readers, but I'm actually a very slow reader. Some folks finish a book in a couple of days, and it usually takes me about a week to get through a book. I have a tendency to go back and reread passages I liked, but I also read pretty slowly. No idea why.