I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.

Giles ,'Beneath You'


Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet  

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.


Strix - Feb 20, 2013 12:01:25 pm PST #12094 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

I think that literally would cause Kristin Bell to have a heart attack.

This was pretty much my first thought.

Have gotten more done today than in a long time, but must hit the store; snow's a-comin', but really, we would have had to go tonight anyway.


Amy - Feb 20, 2013 12:07:30 pm PST #12095 of 30001
Because books.

Pretty IP. Mine was very me!


§ ita § - Feb 20, 2013 12:08:27 pm PST #12096 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

you have no magic in your heart, ita

Let me put it this way--the time I've spent with you will always be more special than any time I can (legally) spend with a sloth.

Call me magically picky, I'm okay with that.

And if you have any illegal sloth info--hook a sista up?


Liese S. - Feb 20, 2013 12:13:54 pm PST #12097 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

What if you could spend time with us AND a sloth? Would that be more special than just time with us?


§ ita § - Feb 20, 2013 12:26:12 pm PST #12098 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

How does sloth meat taste?

Also, no. I understand they eat and shit and don't clean up after themselves, so no.

I just read a Lifehacker article where Tessa Miller, an engineer at Coursera, who gives the following time saving tips:

This one's for the women: I ditched my purse. Now, instead of storing my phone and wallet in my purse or in a purse stuffed in my backpack, and having to rummage through it to find them, I've discovered a much better way: just tuck them under tank top or sports bra straps. It's super easy to pull them out and stuff them back in when you need them, especially when you're on your bike, and hey, as an added bonus: it's like built-in padding!

Another one for women: the IUD. It will save 12 years of you having to remember something twice a day, and 12 years of worrying that you have to spread your salary across 2 humans instead of 1.

Seriously? My bra fits. Fits my boobs and my body, I mean. How is sticking my phone into it padding, and isn't the key thing learning to live with less stuff, rather than transferring it from your bag to your breasts?

I don't even know where to start boggling on the birth control phrasing, but the bra thing is really weird to me. The set of things that work for me and the set of things I'd recommend to other people are not identical. Stuffing crap in your sports bra is pretty individual. Never mind what you stuff up your vadge.


Burrell - Feb 20, 2013 12:26:50 pm PST #12099 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I'm trying to figure out what kinds of illicit sloth interactions might rise to the level of magical, but I think I don't want to know.

This conversation did get me to write down some of my most magical moments. None of them involved sloths.


Burrell - Feb 20, 2013 12:29:38 pm PST #12100 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Ah wait, thanks ita for clarifying.

I dunno. I think sloth would have to taste a whole lot better than it looks like it would taste in order for that be a magical encounter.


Liese S. - Feb 20, 2013 12:30:01 pm PST #12101 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I was trying to think about my most magical moments. But I don't really have any sloth moments to compare them to.


§ ita § - Feb 20, 2013 12:31:50 pm PST #12102 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I think sloth would have to taste a whole lot better than it looks like it would taste in order for that be a magical encounter.

How does a cow look like it tastes? I have to calibrate.

Imagine if they were ALL BACON. An entire animal that tastes like the best part of pigs.

That could be pretty magical.

Of course, maybe they're also fun to have sex with.

I don't know. I think they're pretty creepy myself.


Connie Neil - Feb 20, 2013 12:34:06 pm PST #12103 of 30001
brillig

One of my most magical moments was leaning against a wall in Manhattan at the southern end of Times Square, at dusk, watching all the lights come on as the crowds rushed by. It felt like starring in a movie, and people gave me uneasy looks as I grinned to myself.

Alternately, there's sitting on the rocks on Venice Beach, listening to the ocean for the first time in twenty years.