Kaylee: You're nice, too. Mal: No, I'm not. I'm a mean old man.

'Serenity'


Natter 70: Hookers and Blow  

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.


Jessica - Jun 26, 2012 3:13:00 pm PDT #11360 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Scola gives good hug. I can vouch for this.


§ ita § - Jun 26, 2012 3:14:56 pm PDT #11361 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Before I die (or before I have sex for the last time), I have to wander out into a shared space outside where we just had sex, wearing his button down shirt and smiling smugly.

If he lives alone, this might require picking up his mail, but whatever it takes. I have to live that cliche.


Jesse - Jun 26, 2012 3:23:06 pm PDT #11362 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm pretty sure Scola tried to psych me out on hugging last time I saw him. Just because I'm not a hugger!

I am currently wearing a t-shirt I wore home from a guy's place. Many years ago.


askye - Jun 26, 2012 3:25:31 pm PDT #11363 of 30001
Thrive to spite them

My parents were good parents but their paternal grandmothers were total bitches.

Seriously the only thing I heard nice about either of them is that my dad's grandmother was a good cook. Mom didn't want to be called Mom because that's what everyone called her grandmother. And "Mom" didn't have nice connotations. For example my grandfather visited "Mom" every evening. No matter what, he'd always go over and make sure she was okay and spend some time with her.

Except sometimes he'd go over and she wouldn't be there. She'd take a cab to the hospital because she wasn't sure if he'd come to check on her and she felt sick and didn't want to die alone.

Dad's paternal grandmother was just mean and petty and she'd totter along, clinging to someone, barely able to walk, complaining while she did about how frail she was and how hard it was to walk, etc. And then if she saw something or someone that interested her she'd let go and walk briskly to whatever it was.

Then when she was bored to go back to her "woe is me, I'm practically a cripple" routine.


§ ita § - Jun 26, 2012 3:46:59 pm PDT #11364 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'm with a shirt I got when hanging out with a guy, long time ago. It's not his shirt, but the restauranteur gave us one both.

I imagine he doesn't still have it. NSYNC, call me!


meara - Jun 26, 2012 4:00:02 pm PDT #11365 of 30001

I am with Aimee. I usually hug, and try to remember who doesn't, but am not always good at that.


Aims - Jun 26, 2012 4:04:14 pm PDT #11366 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Maybe you and I should just stand there and hug each other.


Steph L. - Jun 26, 2012 4:04:24 pm PDT #11367 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

When Maria was here, when we first met up, we hugged, and then she asked, "Wait, is hugging okay?" (Which is very sweet, and I appreciated that.) The safe rule of thumb with me is that if I don't hesitate, if I make the open-arms huggy motion instead of keeping my arms welded by my side, I'm definitely good with it.

That said, I know it's ridiculous to expect people to have to stop and decipher my body language, and I need to just say right away that I'm fine with hugging (and/or ask them if they're fine with hugging).


Dana - Jun 26, 2012 4:05:38 pm PDT #11368 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

We need a hugging handkerchief code. Or signs.


smonster - Jun 26, 2012 4:08:33 pm PDT #11369 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

I believe we discussed a a detailed nametage system for f2fs, some years ago.

I'm reading along and nodding where appropriate, and learning from different experiences.