Honestly, you meet the most appalling sort of people....

Giles ,'Chosen'


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.


Amy - May 21, 2014 6:30:56 am PDT #28198 of 30000
Because books.

Put up the link again, ita?


§ ita § - May 21, 2014 6:34:39 am PDT #28199 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Anything here that SFW (I think you have a login which means you can see the naughty stuff) is up for grabs. I think everything's big enough to print--the one msbelle recommended turned out to be massive. Go me.


Amy - May 21, 2014 6:45:04 am PDT #28200 of 30000
Because books.

My picks:

Kiss of the Day #25 of 30
Kiss of the Day #13 of 30
Seeking God (original, with elephant)
Let's Draw SPN #1 (boys, John, Baby)
Not a Moment Too Soon
(to start)

I can't remember my login, it's been so long.


tommyrot - May 21, 2014 7:04:48 am PDT #28201 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Remember the "high elf"?

An Exclusive Interview With The Elf Who Dropped Acid and Jousted a Car

“Morgoth got the best of me,” he says from Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Beaverton, Oregon, where he is undergoing psychiatric evaluation after being arrested last week.

A self-described rogue assassin, the 30-year-old Portlander made headlines after he rushed into a busy intersection and began jousting with a woman’s car using a sword. Loaded up with armor and psychedelics, McKane told cops that he was a “high elf engaged in battle with the evil Morgoth.”

“That woman was totally bad-vibing me, and I guess I just took it to the next level,” McKane says in an exclusive interview with Vocativ. “I wasn’t in my right mind. I was still rocking my new pair of elf ears.”

...

The fun ended when McKane found himself face-to-face with a red BMW, which he admits he mistook for a shape-shifting demon. The driver, a northeast Portland woman, had stopped in the middle of the road and was blasting her horn. A fearless McKane sprung into action.

“I hopped on her hood and tried to pierce her tires with my master sword,” he says. “I was trying to prove a point. Don’t mess with a dark elf.”

He says he suffers from hypomania--hopefully he's getting treatment.

Much more at the link. Including a picture of him in his elf gear. I love that he's using a hubcap as his shield.


Connie Neil - May 21, 2014 7:08:59 am PDT #28202 of 30000
brillig

You joust with a lance, not with a sword! t medieval weapon pedantry

edit: Dude, you hopped on the hood to stab her tires? Practice your aim before your next trip, ok?


Steph L. - May 21, 2014 7:38:11 am PDT #28203 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

I had to check to be sure that wasn't an Onion article. (The interview, I mean; I read the original when it was linked a couple of days ago.)

ION, I would like a do-over on today, please, especially regarding the pollen count.

IO*other*N, last night Tim and I went to his nephew's high school graduation, and I made it through without once muttering "Man, just ascend already." Mostly because the commencement speaker was Clarence Page, who is from Ohio and went to that high school back in the day, which I didn't know. He's a great speaker, and I'm sure all the 18-year-olds were bored out of their minds and ready to get drunk, but I was all "Woo journalism WOO!!!!"

And MAN, high-school senior girls wear some astonishing CFM shoes.


tommyrot - May 21, 2014 8:20:27 am PDT #28204 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

So I tried to sign in to Kickstarter using FB and Kickstarter wants my FB friends list. They say

We'll never post anything without your permission.

...so that's nice. But what do they need my FB friends list for?


Atropa - May 21, 2014 8:23:20 am PDT #28205 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I wonder if there are any tintype classes I could find around here? I don't have the resources to own a camera or the other appurtenances (chemicals! darkroom!) but a class where those were supplied would be wonderous.

If you want, I can ask my tintype-taking friends and see if they have any info.


Connie Neil - May 21, 2014 8:34:53 am PDT #28206 of 30000
brillig

But what do they need my FB friends list for?

Because somewhere in the fine print you've already granted permission for them to contact your friends on their behalf.


tommyrot - May 21, 2014 8:48:58 am PDT #28207 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Because somewhere in the fine print you've already granted permission for them to contact your friends on their behalf.

I didn't actually use my FB login for Kickstarter. I'm gonna just create a separate Kickstarter account.

eta: I'm now backing a print book of the excellent web-comic Strong Female Protagonist.