I may be love's bitch, but at least I'm man enough to admit it.

Spike ,'Sleeper'


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.


Typo Boy - Feb 23, 2014 12:22:22 pm PST #20733 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Just to mention. Rake is not bad. Very unpleasant main character, but has some of the same appeal Buffalo Bill had. Seeing the extremely self-destructive and other-destructive main character somehow manage to survive all the messes he has gotten himself into them (survive only, cause he has not really left himself a way out) and occasionally take on people people who are even worse than he is and win. "Rake" is really an accurate title. All the characteristics of a 18th or 19th century rake brought forward to the 21st century. Gambler, petty scam artist, womanizer, customer for sex workers, scofflaw, heavily in debt to moneylender adventurer. (Also competent lawyer which an 18th century rake probably would not be.)He is able to get other people out of messes but only keeps getting himself in deeper. Also a selfish, shallow, vain, narcissistic user. As a balance the couple he is best friends with (Scarlett and Benny seem line decent people, as does his ex-wife.) And his clients are classic quirky lawyer show clients. So you are not spending 100% of your time with an unpleasant character.

Not the greatest show on TV, but not bad - though I suspect one could like it for a while than suddenly be totally over it one day.


Kat - Feb 23, 2014 12:27:16 pm PST #20734 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Colin's pretty awesome as the Maytag guy.

I have an enormously painful cramp in my left calf. It's been there for 3-4 days and it makes it so I can't walk or sleep.

I have a 100 papers to grade. I'm not feeling it.


Burrell - Feb 23, 2014 12:41:33 pm PST #20735 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Low potassium, Kat? You could eat a banana.

Okay Kat and Pix, I will invoke both of you in my mind to keep me on task with my grading. I am way to fucking slow at grading. sigh.


billytea - Feb 23, 2014 12:51:43 pm PST #20736 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

Just to mention. Rake is not bad.

Huh. They made an American version of Rake? Or has the Oz show made it to American television?


msbelle - Feb 23, 2014 1:01:44 pm PST #20737 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

american version.


msbelle - Feb 23, 2014 1:03:54 pm PST #20738 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I did my nails this weekend. Fingers crossed I can keep them a whole week. half done with toes.

I forgot to get some information on Sat for work. I expect it will be a HUGE deal on monday, when really? it isn't. person who has the info, or at least should is not answering phone. There is another person who should have the info because he was working that area on Sat, but he says he does not know it. grr.


Pix - Feb 23, 2014 1:06:34 pm PST #20739 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.

Burrell, Kat is MUCH faster than me. I'm just trying to get through about 40 today, and that will take me until bed.


le nubian - Feb 23, 2014 1:08:53 pm PST #20740 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

what does cheese have to do with mental health?

(asking for a friend)


Amy - Feb 23, 2014 1:10:41 pm PST #20741 of 30000
Because books.

You feel better about the world in general, and your existence in particular, when you eat cheese.

At least, in my world.

I always wanted to grade papers. When I was a kid, I was the one who would grade everyone else's homework. I suspect the reality of it is less fun than that was.


-t - Feb 23, 2014 1:14:53 pm PST #20742 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Fermented whatever is healthy, now, that must include cheese.