No. You're missing the point. The design of the thing is functional. The plan is not to shoot you. The plan is to get the girl. If there's no girl, then the plan, well, is like the room.

Early ,'Objects In Space'


Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 04, 2015 5:46:16 am PDT #27908 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Jesse, in my experience writing for websites is usually done internally on a work-for-hire basis and thus the company holds the copyright, whereas photography and art is usually licensed from another party who owns the copyright.

There are exceptions; for example when I did custom artwork for my company's website a decade ago there was no copyright notice since it was created specifically for the website.


Jesse - Jun 04, 2015 5:59:45 am PDT #27909 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

These are both by full-time employees.


Jesse - Jun 04, 2015 7:17:40 am PDT #27910 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

OMG, someone on my hometown Facebook group just asked if anyone remembered an ice cream place called something like "Hagaaz." Multiple people have commented that it was Hager's. Eastern Mass!


Zenkitty - Jun 04, 2015 7:28:13 am PDT #27911 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Tim's dad's diet sounds pretty much like mine. Frozen dinners and things that can be microwaved or otherwise prepared quickly with little mess, few things that will rot before I bother to eat them. I eat out a lot. If someone came in and threw away the food I bought and gave me kale and rice, I would be furious. Also, even if kale could cook itself, I wouldn't eat it. Who said your SIL sounds more guilty than worried? That seems correct to me.

In health-related news, I saw the doctor this morning. Still slightly elevated blood pressure, and high cholesterol. He wants me to take a low-dose statin. I always said I wouldn't but he was persuasive, with all his "science" and "double-blind studies", so I guess I will. Am I changing my diet significantly? Eventually, maybe, but not now. I just can't make too many changes at one time.

The doctor's scale confirms I've lost a few pounds, on a steady downward trend from last September, which I guess is the right way to do it, slow and steady. It makes me feel like all my effort is not for naught, and I'm feeling much better since we found a BP med I can tolerate and my BP's come down about 20 points systolic. Adding Singulair to the asthma regime helped tremendously, too. There may be something to this modern medicine thing.


-t - Jun 04, 2015 7:37:23 am PDT #27912 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Glad to hear it, Zen!

What do we want? Incremental change! When do we want it? In due course!


Liese S. - Jun 04, 2015 7:38:45 am PDT #27913 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I'll post it when I've finished.


Tom Scola - Jun 04, 2015 7:39:41 am PDT #27914 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

I am so not looking forward to this bikeshedding meeting this afternoon.


Zenkitty - Jun 04, 2015 7:43:26 am PDT #27915 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Oh, Liese, I meant to say, this:

Working on this new song. It's about the concept of kintsugi where you repair broken ceramic pottery with gold, emphasizing the damage and honoring the object's passage through time instead of hiding or discarding it. So, kinda intense.

sounds marvelous. I love the concept, and I might be about to do a little sobbing myself just thinking about it. I'd love to hear the song when it's done!


DavidS - Jun 04, 2015 7:53:53 am PDT #27916 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Like I'm going to say no to photo references.

Insent to profile addy.

Go soft butch, Shrift, choose soft butch.

Right?!


brenda m - Jun 04, 2015 7:56:47 am PDT #27917 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

My reaction on Tim's dad is "leave him the fuck alone except for when you want to bring over a healthy dinner and eat it with him." And perhaps introduce him to/bring him some healthier frozen options. It's a big deal that he at least understands his limitations enough that he's choosing not to cook. Was it Ginger who said the bag of kale is basically a bag of guilt? Agree. And also a waste of tasty kale.