Poor Buffy. Your life resists all things average.

Willow ,'First Date'


Natter 74: Ready or Not  

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.


aurelia - May 29, 2016 5:16:24 pm PDT #22221 of 30003
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

This house costs a bit more, but wow! [link]


Connie Neil - May 29, 2016 5:16:49 pm PDT #22222 of 30003
brillig

The addition of olives and replacing the onion powder with actual onions has improved the enchiladas wonderfully. A nice dish to have in my repertoire.


smonster - May 29, 2016 6:26:18 pm PDT #22223 of 30003
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Excellent post number, Connie.


meara - May 29, 2016 6:33:34 pm PDT #22224 of 30003

Note to self: prunes are delicious but maybe next time don't eat quite so many at a time. Oops.


Steph L. - May 29, 2016 6:33:40 pm PDT #22225 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Oh, beloved, you and your "but it could be useful/isn't it cool?" habits in thrift stores.

Man, I feel this.

We are going to go through the office tomorrow, which is beginning to look like a Hoarders episode. It's going to be a LOOOONG process.

The office here is something out of a Hoarders episode. The rest of the house is not (cluttered, yes, damn you, dining room table, but not Hoarders level at all), but the office is from hell. One time I posted a picture of the dining room table because I wanted to demonstrate how much shit was on it, and I wasn't embarrassed, because, well, dining room tables pile up. But I would be embarrassed to ever ever EVER post a picture of the office. Ugh.


Connie Neil - May 29, 2016 7:19:04 pm PDT #22226 of 30003
brillig

The garbage can is full, but there's room in the recycling bin, so I'm going to dump some paper tomorrow.


DavidS - May 29, 2016 8:21:12 pm PDT #22227 of 30003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Paging Hec! Would you be willing to answer a few questions about pitching to the 33 1/3 folks? M submitted a proposal to them last year, which wasn't accepted, and is now wondering how best to retool/rethink it for the next round. Any chance you'd have some advice to offer?

Sure! But it's gotten way more competitive than when I got in, and they've changed editors (and publishers). So I can only advise what worked for me. Not sure what the current team prefers.


Calli - May 30, 2016 1:47:52 am PDT #22228 of 30003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

In my favorite location, aurelia! I'm still looking for ways to move up there.


Calli - May 30, 2016 2:05:35 am PDT #22229 of 30003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Waffles with ice cream and blackberries:

Remember when we were bemoaning the shortcomings of tumblr and the eerie quietness of lj? Well, someone seems to be trying to develop a new online fandom platform. It's already soared past its indigogo funding goal, and you can sign up for the free post-beta if you don't want to contribute. [link]


Gudanov - May 30, 2016 4:38:21 am PDT #22230 of 30003
Coding and Sleeping

Anyone else at work today?