My co-workers (up through CIO) think it's worth remarking on how well I write and present most business docs (it seems to also be remarkable about the ones I fumble, unfortunately). Uh, no--I think I'm pretty damned good in general at those, actually. We can take that for granted and move on to why I keep fucking up the other ones--what is wrong with me there? Requirements? Expectation? Framework? Subject matter? I need to see if there's a common ground before the next occasion...

Steph, I would love a party at which someone without context and unkinkily tied rope corsets. Fuck explanation, that's just so cool. I still haven't managed to find a group for that closer than San Diego, or maybe Pasadena, maybe.

I feel I should decide on one or two yellow belt techniques in case I'm ever asked to "teach krav" on demand.

Because...that could happen, right? Any time now.

Unrelatedly, I was kinda histrionically accused of being stupid and male and not personally familiar with sexual assault the other day. I forgot I hated gawker. But I wasn't on jezebel! I didn't see that coming. I was sarcastic to a guy downplaying the incidence of rape, and got taken seriously and she just went off. Like, based on my first sentence she had a whole riff that ignored the part where my last sentence said I was a woman.

Sometimes this internet addiction gets exhausting.

I think most people have imposter syndrome about at least one part of their lives, don't they? I mean, everyone I know does. I thought the invite gave enough outs that non-performers did not have to. I'd go and DEFINITELY share photos, Tom. Either bring a slide show on an iPad or something or hand out links to your tumbr.

Steph, I would love a party at which someone without context and unkinkily tied rope corsets. Fuck explanation, that's just so cool.

Me too!

I still want to get a corset to help make my belly smaller, but I'm embarrassed to even go looking for one.

well, gawker media's Web sites are toast today.

Steph, I would love a party at which someone without context and unkinkily tied rope corsets. Fuck explanation, that's just so cool.

Me too!

They're really easy to do. If I ever make it to another F2F, I will gladly bring rope and tie corsets for people.

The bit of the gawker sites I'm still reading works fine (IO9's Observation Deck). What's broken, LeN?

I *almost* like this wallpaper, but the inconsistencies bug. However, the choice of items that includes bottom right corner is almost making up for it.

lifehacker and gawker are out for me.

well dammit. it's back!

Hey, Steph, can I invite you to my sister's birthday party and you do that? It's a small gathering, so no pressure. A weekend, in Jamaica, September, about 8 complete strangers, and me. Uh, there will be a white person, if that helps. I don't know if he'll want a corset, though.

All white people want corsets.

Wait. I don't think I was supposed to let that secret slip.