Inara: So, explain to me again why Zoe wasn't in the dress? Mal: Tactics, woman. Needed her in the back. 'Sides, those soft cotton dresses feel kinda nice. It's the whole... air-flow.

'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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.


Jesse - Aug 04, 2014 1:35:09 pm PDT #3452 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I agree with that, but it'll be a long time for either, I'm sure. (Of course, who knows what "a long time" is! I would not have thought we'd have a black president yet, either...)


javachik - Aug 04, 2014 1:36:58 pm PDT #3453 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Jesse, right? Also I totally thought the first Black president would be a Republican (Powell or Rice) because enough Dems would cross over to make history. I was wrong wrong wrong.


Sue - Aug 04, 2014 1:44:52 pm PDT #3454 of 30000
hip deep in pie

American politics is weird. I rarely know the religions of most of the PMs. Except the current one, who belongs to a freakass church. Okay, and if they're French, I assume they're RC.

My poor dad was in so much pain that they took him back to the hospital today. They X-rayed his hip and there's nothing broken, but they can't see any other reason why he's in the pain that he's in. They're admitting him overnight, and he'll see an orthapedic specialist in the AM.

ION, I just remembered I have a potluck in French class tomorrow. Good thing I always have ingredient for cookies on hand.


§ ita § - Aug 04, 2014 1:45:56 pm PDT #3455 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Openly gay, clearly.

Thanks for that link, Ginger. I'm beginning to feel like I've used up the internet--I'm searching for great examples of his high contrast work, and that piece is too muddy. :(.

Most frustrating, there was a picture I fell in love with for inspiration, and I can't find it any more. Had the best moon light source...


Ginger - Aug 04, 2014 2:23:52 pm PDT #3456 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

A lot of Dore's reproduced work looks kind of muddy. I think in many cases the original was larger.


Ouise - Aug 04, 2014 2:30:30 pm PDT #3457 of 30000
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.

Sue, your poor dad. I hope he can get some relief from the pain now that he's in the hospital. What a difficult situation.


Juliebird - Aug 04, 2014 2:44:27 pm PDT #3458 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

I've "discovered" a new way to fall asleep when having made the mistake of sleeping all Sunday: books on tape. It's like reading, but I don't have to strain my eyes or physically hold a book up, and I have the bad habit of "I'll just finish this chapter --ooh, what happens nocjkpext?! I'll just finish this next chapter..."

But with books on tape, I'm laid out in my comfy sleeping position, and as soon as I find my sleepy self being disturbed by the noise, I hit pause and continue falling asleep. No adjustment of position, no putting a book away. Hooray!

Now I just need to stockpile books on my phone.


Sophia Brooks - Aug 04, 2014 2:47:32 pm PDT #3459 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Juliebird, I do that with podfic.


§ ita § - Aug 04, 2014 3:00:33 pm PDT #3460 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I never hit pause, so there's a lot of re listening for me.

Neither recruiter emailed or called by five. It's too late to run the book errands, but I sure am hitting the pharmacy and grocery store.

(Made more cookies. Shame)


sarameg - Aug 04, 2014 3:18:50 pm PDT #3461 of 30000

One of my awesome neighbors has moved. Today, the moving van pulled away for the last time. She's fulfilling her dream of raising her daughter on her beloved Eastern Shore, with an added bonus of taking her rocking skateboarding fiancé along to his dream of returning to the shore too. So I'm happy for them, but her porch was the first I dinner partied on and I missed seeing them out there tonight. It's funny how sad it's made me.

There is a completely heartbroken little girl next door. G and L were born within months of each other and grew up together. Poor kids, I remember when mine moved away. I see many more trips to the Shore in their future.

Here's to hoping the new owner falls in love with our hood.