My motivation has gone completely missing today.
I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
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.
Theodosia - Oct 07, 2013 7:07:01 am PDT #8228 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
§ ita § - Oct 07, 2013 7:24:55 am PDT #8229 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I can't believe I just got through "You named your kid Holden?" and came out the other side alright. At least I didn't say it to the parent that really loves the book, but to the parent that was dubious about it and is happy that her Holden is the anti-Caulfield.
One more co-worker who will never let me near their kids...
Jessica - Oct 07, 2013 7:29:40 am PDT #8230 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Holden is super-trendy right now. Boys names ending in N have been on the rise for a while, and all the "normal" ones (Dylan, Aiden, etc) are pretty played out.
Amy - Oct 07, 2013 7:31:11 am PDT #8231 of 30000
Because books.
So my boss is scheduling phone calls with me and the other remote editor for this afternoon. I have a really bad feeling about this.
Tom Scola - Oct 07, 2013 7:44:42 am PDT #8232 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
My friends in Brooklyn just named their newborn Calvin.
Calli - Oct 07, 2013 7:54:50 am PDT #8233 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
It sounds like a lovely day, Consuela!
I have a memory tickling my mind of a winemaker telling me something they made out of the grape skins that were leftover. It wasn't raisins. I don't think it was even food. Soap?
Grappa! [link]
§ ita § - Oct 07, 2013 7:57:46 am PDT #8234 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My fingers are crossed for you, Amy.
Man, I just tried to sell someone on my tablet without showing them stuff on my tablet, if you know whaddi mean...I think it worked, but thank damn he didn't want to go into one of the art apps right now.
Amy - Oct 07, 2013 8:07:57 am PDT #8235 of 30000
Because books.
Yeah, I just got laid off, with the provision that I can write for them as much as I want. We'll see how this works out.
Dana - Oct 07, 2013 8:14:31 am PDT #8236 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh, ick, Amy. Fingers crossed that this just means the end of a bad job and the beginning of something good.
Maria - Oct 07, 2013 8:17:33 am PDT #8237 of 30000
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Oh, Amy. I'm sorry. I hope this means that something better is right around the corner for you.