Everything looks good from here... Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land.' I think we should call it 'your grave!' Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh! Now die! Oh, no, God! Oh, dear God in heaven!

Wash ,'Serenity'


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.


meara - Jul 31, 2014 10:19:56 am PDT #3173 of 30000

I guess it's like the Hortense or whatever of Haiti -- not just an old lady name, but an unattractive old lady name!

Hah! Oh, that's pretty funny (but kind of sad. but mostly funny!)

I feel like slippers are a slightly weird (warm) gift in August, but I may have to get one of those Dr. Who things for my old roommate, whose birthday is in a couple weeks...


§ ita § - Jul 31, 2014 10:23:59 am PDT #3174 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Thanks, guys. I'm apparently scheduled for another interview on Friday for a company I don't remember applying for, and and I'm trying to subtly find out more about it--no dice.


brenda m - Jul 31, 2014 10:27:35 am PDT #3175 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

Oh funny.


Connie Neil - Jul 31, 2014 10:41:06 am PDT #3176 of 30000
brillig

My god today is dragging. I've got another 4 hours to go. Blah.

I'm trying to subtly find out more about it--no dice.

ita's about to join MIB


brenda m - Jul 31, 2014 10:55:29 am PDT #3177 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

That happened to me a bunch of times, ita. Including, I think, my current company.


EpicTangent - Jul 31, 2014 10:55:44 am PDT #3178 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

I feel like slippers are a slightly weird (warm) gift in August

Huh, I'm almost always barefoot (SoCal), so I only associate them with emotional warmth. But you probably have a point. Well, I'm just throwing out suggestions (because I'm a Helper, not Avoiding Work. Nope, that's not it at all.)

ita's about to join MIB

Difference between ita and me? She makes this look good.


brenda m - Jul 31, 2014 10:59:08 am PDT #3179 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

Turns out Xyla is a Greek name meaning "Of the wooded land".

Of course, I learned this via someone correcting her father who said he believed it was a made up name. Hilarious.


EpicTangent - Jul 31, 2014 11:04:04 am PDT #3180 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

someone correcting her father who said he believed it was a made up name

My nephew has a daughter named Azlyn (but doesn't play scrabble that I'm aware of). He said he knew a girl in HS with the name, but they changed the spelling, so I'm pretty sure it's a corruption of the Irish name Aisling.


brenda m - Jul 31, 2014 11:11:26 am PDT #3181 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

I'm pretty sure in this case it just means it was the mom's pick.


Sparky1 - Jul 31, 2014 11:17:53 am PDT #3182 of 30000
Librarian Warlord

Are they pronouncing it Hi-la? I need my Greek speaking uncle here to help me a bit, but the X at the beginning should sound like an H, I think.

Then again, we mispronounce my K's Greek name on purpose, so don't listen to me.

Oh, where's Sox: speaking of our Greek speaking uncle. When K saw him this time she said, "He looks like Grandpa but he talks a lot more."