Ten percent of nothing is -- let me do the math here -- nothing into nothing, carry the --

Jayne ,'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.


JZ - Aug 14, 2012 6:46:38 pm PDT #18172 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

Well, you know, Jilli only does it because she's a reporter. (You never told us!)


§ ita § - Aug 14, 2012 6:52:34 pm PDT #18173 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I looked up a show on IMDB and it tried to convince me that she was her, and...don't you want to update your profile picture? Maybe?


Allyson - Aug 14, 2012 7:00:23 pm PDT #18174 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

I do feel it's a minority freedom, based on the anecdata of the recruiters I've dealt with here.

Oh yeah. I definitely couldn't wear jeans and have visible tats and purple hair at a lot of places. Most of the places I've worked it's ok, though. I'd have to wear long sleeves and never put my hair up if I went to work in a more strict corporate place. It's just so weird to me...I've worked at a super successful civil rights law firm and NASA, and neither of them gave or give a crap about what we looked like. So I'm wondering...if one can land a rover on Mars and have a mohawk, what exactly is the issue? I mean, you landed a robot on Mars. Obs the haircut doesn't have anything at all to do with output. Our customers are ALL THE TAXPAYERS.

Speaking of, thanks for the ice cream. They gave us ice cream today to celebrate. DELICIOUS TAXPAYER ICE CREAM.


Burrell - Aug 14, 2012 7:05:29 pm PDT #18175 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I do feel it's a minority freedom, based on the anecdata of the recruiters I've dealt with here.

That's true, but like Allyson it tends not to be an issue where I work.

They gave us ice cream today to celebrate. DELICIOUS TAXPAYER ICE CREAM.

Is that like soylent green?


Allyson - Aug 14, 2012 7:07:59 pm PDT #18176 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

They were called Magnum bars. And I giggled forever, because there are Magnum condoms. So when I tossed the wrapper in the trash, I totally had to comment. Because I'm 12.


Atropa - Aug 14, 2012 7:20:17 pm PDT #18177 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I do feel it's a minority freedom, based on the anecdata of the recruiters I've dealt with here.

Oh, it totally is. And the thing that I try and point out to my babygoth readers is that I can get away with this because 1) I'm good at my job, and 2) I work at being approachable. I'm relatively friendly and outgoing by nature, anyway, but in the workplace? I make sure everyone views me as someone they can talk to (even if I'm wearing fangs because I want to menace some developers).

Well, you know, Jilli only does it because she's a reporter. (You never told us!)

I never told ME. I wonder what other interesting jobs I have that I'm unaware of.

So, anyone want to place a bet on whether I'll break 3k friends on FB by the end of the week? (At this point, all I can do is giggle, because otherwise I'll freak out a bit.)


Allyson - Aug 14, 2012 7:22:26 pm PDT #18178 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Competence forgives eccentricity, sometimes.


Atropa - Aug 14, 2012 7:23:44 pm PDT #18179 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Huh. This means I have to come up with a really good summergoth outfit for tomorrow at work, because I bet my number of viewers on Tumblr jumped.


Allyson - Aug 14, 2012 7:25:23 pm PDT #18180 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Kristen bought me these ballet slipper shoes that look like they have polka dots but really they are just wee skulls.

I wore 'em yesterday and thought of you.


Atropa - Aug 14, 2012 7:27:03 pm PDT #18181 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Awww, skully shoes!

Oooh, I should wear my skully shoes tomorrow. Or maybe Fluevogs.