Jesse, is there also nursing/attendants who stay with your father?
I mean, let's say you did kill us. Or didn't. There could be torture. Whatever. But somehow you found the goods. What would your cut be?
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
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.
Kat - Jul 06, 2013 5:48:52 am PDT #28337 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Sheryl - Jul 06, 2013 5:54:30 am PDT #28338 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Just hanging out, watching the nifty hall costumes go by.
§ ita § - Jul 06, 2013 6:05:46 am PDT #28339 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't think I can read more of the comments on John Scalzi's anti-harassment at cons policy. And, gladly, it's because they're all good and touching (he wields an unforgiving mallet). It's awful that it takes a guy taking a stance to shake things up properly, but then again, it's great that stances are being taken, no matter what gender does it. I hope for as much ripple through impact as possible, and as many assholes outing themselves as possible by criticising him for ruining their fun (there's a guy in the comments, actually, who is weirdly worried he'll need to stop flirting--sigh).
This "fake geek girl" stuff makes me unsurprisingly boil with anger, as does the "well, I was shoved in a locker ten years ago, so I have to make you miserable now. It's my right." line of argument.
DavidS - Jul 06, 2013 6:24:59 am PDT #28340 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
We're getting geared up for a double header in not so beautiful downtown Ripon, CA. It's going to be high 90s and we're luckky we're missing temps over 100. This was our least-fun tourney last summer, so in a way it'll be good to get it over with first.
tommyrot - Jul 06, 2013 6:43:48 am PDT #28341 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm waiting in Eneryville for my train to Chicago. I had a wonderful time (it was great seeing Buffistas!) and now I'm just exhausted. Looking forward to napping on the train.
le nubian - Jul 06, 2013 7:06:22 am PDT #28342 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Scalzi loves to swim in his own praise in general, so I can only read comments on his posts sporadically. I did post a longish comment to him (critical) of his most recent novel effort (the one released a week at a time through Amazon).
I am glad he has been prominent in his examination of privilege in general and on the matter of harassment specifically. He just stepped down as president of the SF writers association, an association which got some flak for having the same-old, same-old as finalists. Baby steps, though. The genre has more ground to cover but it would be nice if we could just stop women getting groped and propositioned in huge numbers.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 06, 2013 7:14:06 am PDT #28343 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
As if I needed another reason to love Tilda Swinton: [link]
le nubian - Jul 06, 2013 7:23:55 am PDT #28344 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
oh thanks for sharing! I love her.
sarameg - Jul 06, 2013 7:59:08 am PDT #28345 of 30001
Holy shit, it is awful out there. I was wringing out my hair on the way back from the market at 9:15 this morning. It was disgusting. Just going from the car to the store was miserable. I've got to head to the pool early, it's going to be mobbed.
DavidS - Jul 06, 2013 8:49:38 am PDT #28346 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Thank, Odin, I found a Starbucks with Wifi so I can charge my phone and stay out of the sun before gametime.
Last year our tournament at Ripon was on the backside of a HS. This year we're at the main sports complex. Soooo much more civilized.