When I was coming up with cat names back in 2004, I knew I had to get something Egyptian, but Cleopatra was a cliche, and the only other women I could think of were Nefertiti and Hatshepsut, and how do you abbreviate either of those names? So I went with Nefertiti and Ahnknaten's capital city, Amarna.
I caught her on a park bench, making out with a *chaos* demon! Have you ever seen a chaos demon? They're all slime and antlers.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
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.
Kathy A - Oct 06, 2011 10:45:16 am PDT #611 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
SailAweigh - Oct 06, 2011 10:48:55 am PDT #612 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I think they're on another Egypt unit at school.
They do seem to inspire. My daughter's sixth grade class did a unit and she ended up with the nickname Neferlex for a while.
Kathy A - Oct 06, 2011 10:51:35 am PDT #613 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Do they cover other ancient areas, such as Sumeria and the Assyrians? I remember geeking out over cuneiform writing in fifth grade. That was my first big exposure to archaeology as a whole, and completely grabbed me.
§ ita § - Oct 06, 2011 11:13:10 am PDT #614 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Happy birthday, Sail! I've kind of had my head up my ass today. I apologise. Just trying to get shit sorted out, as well as do a full day's worth of wok.
But stuff is getting done. Dazed as I am. It's getting done.
amyth - Oct 06, 2011 11:20:03 am PDT #615 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Damn, ita, the universe needs to give you a break, stat.
Happy Birthday, Sail!
Glad to hear an update, Maria, even if it is just a holding pattern.
smonster, I'm so glad you've found a place to live! Getting away from that slumlord is definitely happy-making news!
From way back: glad you and the fam survived the move, flea.
Burrell - Oct 06, 2011 11:26:31 am PDT #616 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
"Florida State Rep. Wants To End State Ban On ‘Dwarf-Tossing’ To Increase Employment Opportunities For Little People"
What the...? How is that not an Onion article?
Steph L. - Oct 06, 2011 11:29:11 am PDT #617 of 30001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I have to remember to introduce him to Jake von Slatt at the con.
I am totally not surprised you know him. His projects are seriously cool.
billytea - Oct 06, 2011 11:31:00 am PDT #618 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.
§ ita § - Oct 06, 2011 11:31:10 am PDT #619 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, car's officially totalled. Worth $5K, with $7K in repairs.
Does anyone ever just take the check and spend the difference out of pocket to fix the car?
I don't want a monthly fucking car payment. My monthly car payment is spent on pain management, for fuck's sake.
I had a 2000 VW Jetta VR6. What's the equivalent of that on the road right now?
Jesse - Oct 06, 2011 11:35:49 am PDT #620 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I think my parents did, when I totalled my mom's car in high school -- it was way cheaper to fix than to get a new car.