Take me, sir. Take me hard.

Zoe ,'War Stories'


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.


flea - Aug 29, 2013 7:07:52 am PDT #3824 of 30000
information libertarian

We started ATLA when my kids were 5 and 2, and they both loved it, although the 2 year old was, well, 2, so had only the vaguest grasp of it. There is some violence but it's never graphic and in fact the overarching message is about using nonviolent approaches. I think if the 5 year old goes to PG movies and watches TV, you should be fine. If the kid or parents are really sensitive about media, then wait.


Jesse - Aug 29, 2013 7:38:56 am PDT #3825 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Just had an amazing lunch with coworkers. They've been having a food truck come here once a month, and today it was this Chinese American one, and I had a sandwich that was scallion pancakes with poached eggs inside (along with cheese and pesto, the American parts...) and YUM.


Kate P. - Aug 29, 2013 7:40:08 am PDT #3826 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

Holy god, that sounds delicious. I haven't had good scallion pancakes in AGES, let alone with eggs and cheese and pesto.


§ ita § - Aug 29, 2013 7:40:56 am PDT #3827 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I am not sure how things fell apart so quickly after my sister left, but I'm rampantly not coping, and on PTO for at least the morning.


le nubian - Aug 29, 2013 7:41:48 am PDT #3828 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I have never had scallion pancakes. Apparently I am missing out.

oh ita!


Jesse - Aug 29, 2013 7:43:07 am PDT #3829 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

My one coworker had never had scallion pancakes, either! They are the mf bomb.

Oh dear, ita. I feel like a sudden loss of mobility, added to your normal shit, would really be Too Much.


Jessica - Aug 29, 2013 7:47:51 am PDT #3830 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

scallion pancakes with poached eggs inside (along with cheese and pesto, the American parts...)

Note to self: go to Boston for lunch.


Scrappy - Aug 29, 2013 7:56:12 am PDT #3831 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

May I pimp the Judge John Hodgman podcast? [link] Really smart, funny and usually not very long, so they are great for a commute. I LOVE this podcast,


lisah - Aug 29, 2013 8:08:38 am PDT #3832 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

I need more yoga or meditation podcasts. Things I can listen to while having to write.


Jesse - Aug 29, 2013 8:33:42 am PDT #3833 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

You guys, can we talk about money? I want to go to Paris in the winter/spring, and need to hire movers, and probably get a bunch of new furniture (and I'm sick of cheap furniture), AND I need to replace a crown for $500. I do not have money for all of these things! But I think I should still do them all. Going back into debt for a little bit is OK, right?