You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.

River ,'Objects In Space'


Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

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.


brenda m - Nov 09, 2013 3:44:13 am PST #11498 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

What kind of event did the Wash. Redskins need makeup for? Most football-type makeup I can think of involves dark bars under the eyes, and the occasional number of a Bible verse.

I had an even uglier thought, given the current situation with the redskins. But for neither of those would they need to bring in a pro.


Sheryl - Nov 09, 2013 3:50:36 am PST #11499 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

At Philcon, and this congestion is still kicking my ass. Time for hot tea...


Hil R. - Nov 09, 2013 4:02:49 am PST #11500 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I hate people. Major trigger warning for the comment section. [link]


le nubian - Nov 09, 2013 8:30:52 am PST #11501 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Matt, oh my goodness. Do cats like denim or something?


meara - Nov 09, 2013 8:44:49 am PST #11502 of 30000

had an even uglier thought, given the current situation with the redskins. But for neither of those would they need to bring in a pro.

Oooh damn girl.


§ ita § - Nov 09, 2013 8:51:41 am PST #11503 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Does this mean you are okay for at least a week?

It gets me to tomorrow's normal meds in a sane manner. I spent most of Thursday as immobile as I've ever been conscious, pausing only to take another half Ambien each time one wore off, because sleep was the only thing that didn't send my brain sloshing around the molten glass lining my skull. I think that, combined with the steroids, took me off the critical list, but any twitch sent me back again.

But UCLA hasn't seen me for a headache in 6 months or so, and it wasn't the normal ER, so those factors both helped them give me the right amount of meds, even if it was in two batches. They were kind, and they were gentle, and the earplugs issued in defence of the short-of-hearing conversations going on across the curtain were surprisingly effective.

I had a ticket for Thor 2 this morning, but I banged my head leaving the apartment. I have coffee at 1 with a friend of my sister that I've bailed on once so far. So I bailed on Asgard and the money instead, just to be sure. Lying down, hydrating, planning today's photo and today's drawing--through all this I have not dropped the ball on either, although a couple self portraits have been perfunctory web cam jobbies, not the painting with light that's my current goal.


Burrell - Nov 09, 2013 9:15:35 am PST #11504 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

planning today's photo and today's drawing--through all this I have not dropped the ball on either,

Holy guacamole, you are an amazing woman, ita. I am impressed that you can keep working on your art even with that kind of pain.

Speaking of art, I wrote a bunch today, but then had to quit so I could grade. Taking a big chunk of tomorrow off to see my friend's opera company perform.


Jesse - Nov 09, 2013 9:25:57 am PST #11505 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm glad you got some amount of treatment, at least, ita.

I just went out scouting for boxes, figuring I wouldn't find any today, but to think about where to go back to during the week, and after a year and a half of complaining about/being confused by the lack of a liquor store in my neighborhood? I realized what was the liquor store. It has t-shirts in the front window! And liquor behind them.


§ ita § - Nov 09, 2013 9:38:20 am PST #11506 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I am impressed that you can keep working on your art even with that kind of pain.

Call it self defense. I don't want to feel any more miserable than I already am. I'm behind on so much (including making my apartment nurse-ready for tomorrow) but if I can do fair by the daily photo and the daily picture (only 7 more days of those to go!) I'm getting out of bed for something (well, for the photo--don't need to get out of bed to draw).

And sometimes something different pops up! I worked in colour yesterday, for no reason other than colour. Not even as part of the daily pics.


Jesse - Nov 09, 2013 9:39:58 am PST #11507 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yo Is This Racist played my question! What?!?! Andrew Ti just called me "this lady."