Well, I wouldn't want to do the work they do, so bully on them for earning a lot. It's about time child care paid.
And I myself will be wearing pink taffeta as chenille would not go with my complexion.
Giles ,'Touched'
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.
§ ita § - Mar 22, 2012 5:14:01 am PDT #27650 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jesse - Mar 22, 2012 5:24:31 am PDT #27651 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You know it's just a few, though. Most child care workers get jackshit.
§ ita § - Mar 22, 2012 5:25:00 am PDT #27652 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
No, Jesse, it's all of them.
Jesse - Mar 22, 2012 5:28:56 am PDT #27653 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I forgot - if there's one publication that reflects "most people," it's the Times Style section.
tommyrot - Mar 22, 2012 5:49:55 am PDT #27654 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.
This blog post has the best picture of Romney I've seen: [link]
Jessica - Mar 22, 2012 6:09:25 am PDT #27655 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I forgot - if there's one publication that reflects "most people," it's the Times Style section.
That's why I could totally relate to their "If you can't afford a $4m penthouse on the UWS, move into a $2m brownstone in Park Slope!" feature in the real estate section a few weeks ago.
That said, I'm pretty sure our nanny does make more than me because she's paid under the table by 2 families. But she also works 12 hours a day taking care of 3 kids under 5, so I'm pretty sure she deserves to get paid more than me.
tommyrot - Mar 22, 2012 6:14:10 am PDT #27656 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.
So some idiot in my neighborhood is putting out squirrel poison. Several dogs have already died from eating it.
WTF? Does this person have no common sense? Or just doesn't care?
Crazy squirrel-phobic bastard....
Kat - Mar 22, 2012 6:17:10 am PDT #27657 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I forgot - if there's one publication that reflects "most people," it's the Times Style section.
Blargh!
What a fraught topic. I won't preach to the choir, but, yikes!
tommyrot - Mar 22, 2012 6:39:33 am PDT #27658 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.
§ ita § - Mar 22, 2012 6:46:13 am PDT #27659 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My art teacher showed us some of his work yesterday. This was my third class with him, and I had no idea of his style or talent or anything, and I was just blown away. Because what I do is an attempt at literal, and probably the poorer for it. I don't feel like I'm expressive, and I don't feel that I have a style.
His is boom! Style. Not anatomically correct, but the diversions were all purposeful, and with impact. And the amount of form conveyed with his lines, and the expressiveness, and the diverse things he pulled together to say what he was saying...
I just draw a picture of the thing in front of me. I'm only just coming to the bit of exercising discretion about what to include and what not to include.
It was really depressing.
I know it's supposed to be inspiring, but I don't know how to be inspired. I don't know how to get the metaphorical stuff out of me, and I don't know how to put it into a picture.
But yesterday he told me to decide on a focal point. Pick somewhere in the picture to draw the eye, and use some sort of method to make sure the viewer's attention kept coming back there. Now, I'll do that when I'm taking a picture, deliberately, through choices made with focus and composition. But I rarely do it in drawing, where I theoretically have so much more control.
And half the ways he told me to do it sounded scary and like they'd definitely mess up the picture, but I stuck my tongue out and picked a focal point, and worked it, and 20 minutes later he came back and said "Is that your focal point?" And, lo, it was. So...something took.
Maybe next time I'll work out what's a *good* focal point, and what are good ways to create focal points, but...baby steps.