I've been watching American Ninja Warrior intermittently all day. I guess I wasn't in the mood for it when the season started but the DVR caught most of it, and being able to fast forward through everyone's personal stories makes them go pretty fast. It's' such a joy to watch athletes exhibit such control over their bodies on such a challenging course. I cannot believe the sheer number of episodes though.
You're not friends. You'll never be friends. You'll be in love till it kills you both.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
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.
-t - Sep 14, 2014 5:42:19 pm PDT #6169 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
§ ita § - Sep 14, 2014 5:55:36 pm PDT #6170 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I would have to look up summaries of the plots to be sure
I actually started writing one of those up a couple years ago--you can see how (not) far that effort got: [link] . I should get back into that, while I'm gainlessly unemployed.
Or maybe I should focus on job hunting. Whatever.
shrift - Sep 14, 2014 6:05:13 pm PDT #6171 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Where are you going, shrift?
Canada, outside of Toronto. Work trip.
Oh, speaking of work. I think we have an icebreaker where I have to write down two things and people try to guess who it is. I have no idea what to write down.
Steph L. - Sep 14, 2014 6:07:57 pm PDT #6172 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Two things about yourself? Can you make shit up? How will they know if you did?
...this is why I'm self-employed, isn't it?
-t - Sep 14, 2014 6:11:40 pm PDT #6173 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Man, I hate getting-to-know-you ice breakers. My mind goes so completely blank, all I can think is how I'm so very not interesting.
Amy - Sep 14, 2014 6:12:44 pm PDT #6174 of 30000
Because books.
Oh, you should totally make stuff up! Just remember what you wrote, I guess.
Connie Neil - Sep 14, 2014 6:17:30 pm PDT #6175 of 30000
brillig
"The Non-Disclosure Agreement has not yet expired on this incident from my youth."
shrift - Sep 14, 2014 6:21:00 pm PDT #6176 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Can you make shit up? How will they know if you did?
Well, I probably shouldn't make shit up, but the one I managed to come up with is pretty unusual: CNN once called me for comment on a congressional investigation into the mismanagement of federal funds.
Maybe the other one could be about interviewing at Playboy. Or is that too inappropriate?
msbelle - Sep 14, 2014 6:45:18 pm PDT #6177 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Well finished S3, and now watching S4E1 because HOW COULD I NOT AFTER S3 Finale. jeebus.
§ ita § - Sep 14, 2014 6:45:56 pm PDT #6178 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Or is that too inappropriate?
I thought that concept didn't exist with your job? Or is that a narrower audience than this?
My mind goes so completely blank, all I can think is how I'm so very not interesting.
Oh, good lord, woman. Think of your hobbies!
My only professionally taken head shot is krav, so it's always easy for me to kick off conversation with that. I mean, you don't have to be interesting--just the things you do, but you're interesting anyway, so too bad.
Damn, I missed calling home today. Why? I've accomplished exactly nothing more than making a tasty cup of hot chocolate. Anything could have been put aside for an hour. I haven't even watched TV.