Oh, lisah, that is such bullshit!
Why couldn't Giles have shackles like any self-respecting bachelor?
Xander ,'Beneath You'
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.
Cashmere - Jun 14, 2012 8:35:48 am PDT #9641 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Consuela - Jun 14, 2012 8:37:07 am PDT #9642 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
On further reflection: I think the forced pregnancy trope isn't consciously aimed at anyone. Every time it's used I suspect the writers think they're being creative. But the target audience is, I think, men. The issue of control over one's reproduction is one that most women have struggled with, and don't really need Kemper or Davies or Mallozzi to pontificate on. Men see the horror of the forced impregnation but don't see the way it's reflected in the daily concerns of women, don't see that for some women there's little distinction between SF and reality.
le nubian - Jun 14, 2012 8:40:11 am PDT #9643 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I was about to say 8 or 9 things, but you all wildly intelligent people covered most of what I would say. So I'm going to say "ditto" and move on.
Matt, my twitter feed is abuzz over some fucked up flu-like virus going around that saps people's energy. Do you have a bug?
Toddson - Jun 14, 2012 8:51:56 am PDT #9644 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
In re the BART spokesman, it's possible WMATA's is worse. When people were complaining about being sexually harassed on the transit system - sometimes by Metro workers - his resposne was "one person's flirtation is another person's harassment" (the wording may not be exact).
aurelia - Jun 14, 2012 8:53:47 am PDT #9645 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I'm about to go to a meeting/interview for that job I mentioned a while back. Wish me luck!
Sophia Brooks - Jun 14, 2012 8:57:19 am PDT #9646 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Good Luck Aurelia!
I really hate my downstairs neighbor AND UPS right now, although somewhat irrationally. I have a package coming to my home that I really DO NOT WANT to get sent back because I need it for a show. I can't have it delivered to the theatre because the secretary isn't working this summer, and the package pickup place closes before I get off work. I can't have it delivered to my work because they are now not delivering packages that they deem as personal. And now at home, my neighbor won't sign for it and also, I think her grandchildren banging in and out of the front door are knocking the infonotices off, so I don't get them. The UPS website only lets me change my delivery options if I have the info-notice number.
le nubian - Jun 14, 2012 8:59:12 am PDT #9647 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
good luck aurelia! you are going to impress them! big time!
lisah - Jun 14, 2012 9:02:04 am PDT #9648 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Good luck, Aurelia!
thank you all. You make me feel better!
Sue - Jun 14, 2012 9:06:18 am PDT #9649 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Good luck aurelia!
Consuela - Jun 14, 2012 9:06:52 am PDT #9650 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Good luck aurelia!
In other news, Father's Day is Sunday. And I remembered! So I ordered Dad the full dvd set of the Ioan Gryffudd (sp?) Horatio Hornblower shows. He likes Patrick O'Brian, so I hope he'd like these.
The real gift, of course, is the cook who starts next Monday and will make dinner for the folks every weekday. So long as my mother doesn't freak out about it...