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'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.


Sue - Jun 07, 2014 10:30:36 am PDT #29357 of 30000
hip deep in pie

Nylon makes me itch. Down with hose!


§ ita § - Jun 07, 2014 10:30:52 am PDT #29358 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

OH HELL NO! Bare-legged in summer forever!

NOT AT WORK. I forbid it, with all the weight that carries.

Maybe I'm biased by being a near-permanent bruiser (one disappeared after 3 or 4 years the other month! Excited!) and I don't want smooth and shiny unblemished legs all over the workplace. Maybe I am that person.

That mascara application method looks like a good way for me to poke myself in the eye

Right? It makes a dangerous process even scarier. I'm not sure moving the hand itself would be any safer.

I don't feel office appropriate in anything sleeveless, though.

That I do, but I'm usually cold, so there's a jacket or wrap nearby. I have a number of scooter dresses (that I wear with tights). But I have no problem with the arms. Just uncovered shameless disruptive legs.


Sue - Jun 07, 2014 10:31:30 am PDT #29359 of 30000
hip deep in pie

I have walked around my office barefoot!


lisah - Jun 07, 2014 10:34:08 am PDT #29360 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

Maybe I'm biased by being a near-permanent bruiser (one disappeared after 3 or 4 years the other month! Excited!) and I don't want smooth and shiny unblemished legs all over the workplace. Maybe I am that person.

Well, you'd be fine with me if our legs shared office space. I'm generally covered with bruises. Now I have added tiny scratches from the kittens. Sexy! Still, I'm not covering my gd legs when I'm wearing skirts or dresses in the summer!


Jesse - Jun 07, 2014 10:37:54 am PDT #29361 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

BARE LEGS FOREVER.

I feel pretty stupid being sad that I am not rich enough, when we are so rich. So I am sad AND guilty!

Aw, flea! Instead feel proud of making the prudent decision?

When they were deciding on meds for me the doctor did a cheek swab for a genetic report that came back with listings of all the things I could absolutely never take, things that worked too well, and things that didn't work at all. It was interesting.

That is FASCINATING. Huh.

I was surprised to learn at Home Depot that the butcher block counters were more expensive than the synthetic (or whatever) stone I ended up with.


Laura - Jun 07, 2014 10:41:07 am PDT #29362 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

I've had granite counters for years and they are very pretty. I don't think any surface could keep me from breaking stuff. Maybe bubble wrap, but that would be messy to clean up.

Don't wear eye makeup and don't imagine I ever will. Nice enough for other people, but I rub my eyes too much. And sweat. And eye water. Forget it.

Many many decades since I worked in an office with actual office attire. If we have to go out we might, or if I am in a dress decent mood. But mostly super casual.

I am at the office. Gym shorts. Barefoot. It is Saturday so maybe more casual than usual. I am also avoiding work. Can you tell?


Amy - Jun 07, 2014 10:51:18 am PDT #29363 of 30000
Because books.

I refuse to wear anything resembling tights unless it's a "keeping warm" issue. My bare legs are no prize to look at, but I am a bare-legged advocate all the way.


-t - Jun 07, 2014 11:04:40 am PDT #29364 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Part of my no-sleeveless-yes-bare-legs position is probably due to my persistent unreliability in getting my underarms well-shaven. I try but, well, for one thing I can't really see what I'm doing. At least with my legs I can see if they are all stubbly.

Which is kind of fucked up, but there it is.


-t - Jun 07, 2014 11:07:30 am PDT #29365 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

And this past week I have been very tempted to wear skirts that would offer a glimpse of my bruised knee so I could casually mention that I banged it up during a race. But I somehow kept opting for trousers.


Jesse - Jun 07, 2014 11:11:45 am PDT #29366 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Part of my no-sleeveless-yes-bare-legs position is probably due to my persistent unreliability in getting my underarms well-shaven. I try but, well, for one thing I can't really see what I'm doing. At least with my legs I can see if they are all stubbly.

Oh yeah, I also prefer not to shave my armpits that often.