One of the best signs at the WFTDA Roller Derby championships in Denver last weekend: Occupy the Pivot Line.
Am I supposed to be changing my clothes a lot? Is that the helpful thing to do?
Anya ,'Storyteller'
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.
Cashmere - Nov 14, 2011 8:52:09 am PST #6516 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Steph L. - Nov 14, 2011 9:16:33 am PST #6517 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Happy Birthday ChiKat!
This font article was linked to from here, right? I'm reading the comments, and it's a delight watching people get het up about something I don't give the slightest fuck about. It's really relaxing. Because they care. Oh, god, they CARE.
My rage about Papyrus is all out of proportion to its badness as a typeface. So I feel their waves of emotion about this earth-shattering matter. Oh, yes, I do.
(Except I like Souvenir font. Unironically.)
Consuela - Nov 14, 2011 9:19:33 am PST #6518 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, crap. I've got jury duty this afternoon and I forgot to bring my Kindle with me! I can read on my phone, but I'm afraid the battery will die... Bah!
Strix - Nov 14, 2011 9:24:24 am PST #6519 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
ION, does anyone know where I can buy a very simple, inexpensive menorah? And the candles? Hanukkah falls over Xmas this year, and M will be with us, so we want to honor it.
(Although he's mainly reminded us SEVERAL TIMES that Hanukkah is this year and that means DAYS OF PRESENTS!!)
Ginger - Nov 14, 2011 9:27:25 am PST #6520 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Souvenir. It's like I don't even know you.
In your defense, you probably weren't paying attention to fonts in the '70s and early '80s, when Souvenir was egregiously overused.
Jessica - Nov 14, 2011 9:29:23 am PST #6521 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
ION, does anyone know where I can buy a very simple, inexpensive menorah? And the candles? Hanukkah falls over Xmas this year, and M will be with us, so we want to honor it.
If you don't have a local Judaica shop (my impression of how common these are may be a weeeeee bit NYC-skewed), Amazon.
[eta: Also, my Mom buys me a cheap menorah almost every year through her synagogue's Hebrew school fundraiser, so that would be another option.]
Amy - Nov 14, 2011 9:32:09 am PST #6522 of 30001
Because books.
the '70s and early '80s, when Souvenir was egregiously overused
SO many book covers. So many.
Ginger - Nov 14, 2011 9:32:45 am PST #6523 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
LEGO menorah: [link]
Steph L. - Nov 14, 2011 9:38:33 am PST #6524 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Souvenir. It's like I don't even know you.
It has a pleasing curve. I want to snuggle with it. (Except for the lower-case "b," which is too roly-poly.)
In your defense, you probably weren't paying attention to fonts in the '70s and early '80s, when Souvenir was egregiously overused.
I definitely was not, unless it was on the cover of Duran Duran LPs.
Ginger - Nov 14, 2011 9:40:34 am PST #6525 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Star Trek Pez menorah: [link]
Souvenir was used everywhere, and inevitably too small or too large for the font style.