This is my boat. They're part of my crew. No one's getting left. Best you get used to that.

Mal ,'Ariel'


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.


Jesse - Aug 02, 2016 3:52:15 pm PDT #25533 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

So many podcasts! I am ignoring all suggestions as I already can't keep up with my subscriptions.


Sue - Aug 02, 2016 3:54:47 pm PDT #25534 of 30003
hip deep in pie

I am unwisely subscribing to some, even though I am so behind on so many and I have so little room on my phone! I did have two six hour car rides this weekend, so I've made some room!


Steph L. - Aug 02, 2016 3:57:44 pm PDT #25535 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Five Thirty Eight nearly gave me a heart attack last week when Trump's projected chances of winning eclipsed Clinton's. I like 2-to-1 odds much better, though I'd rather have 20-to-1 or 200-to-1.

The current now-cast is making me laugh and laugh. I'm starting to wonder if Trump can go into negative numbers on the now-cast.


Laura - Aug 02, 2016 4:05:27 pm PDT #25536 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.

He is certainly giving it his best shot this week.


Steph L. - Aug 02, 2016 4:16:38 pm PDT #25537 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I used to joke -- and it really was a joke -- that when Dubya was in office, he could eat a baby on live TV and the media would just say "See how he loves the children!"

I am now waiting for Trump to EAT A BABY. And it's only *mostly* a joke.


sarameg - Aug 02, 2016 4:20:36 pm PDT #25538 of 30003

Everything about the death of Korryn Gaines at the hands of the BCoPD is fucked up. It's an indictment of so much of the system, from health all the way down to policing. Like, could anyone make one damn de-escalating decision once in this whole woman's life? It's complicated and messy, but it's like...fails. Just fails. As usual.


sarameg - Aug 02, 2016 4:35:57 pm PDT #25539 of 30003

And why does this feel like I've seen this before...oh, yeah.


Atropa - Aug 02, 2016 4:59:05 pm PDT #25540 of 30003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Podcasts: this is where I rec ones by my friends! Fanboy News Network and Don't Read the Latin!


Kat - Aug 02, 2016 5:28:25 pm PDT #25541 of 30003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

So one of co-workers with whom I am friends posts memes that are all virulently anti-Trump and misleading or inaccurate (the most recent was the one about Home Depot cofounder wants to sponsor Trumps wall) or some shit. I always Snope him. I wonder if he feels like I am undermining him by doing so. I want to tell him, "Dude I'm on your side. But Trump is so batshit nuts that you can stick to the verifiable facts and still prove that he's not worth voting for."


lisah - Aug 02, 2016 5:35:06 pm PDT #25542 of 30003
Punishingly Intricate

"Dude I'm on your side. But Trump is so batshit nuts that you can stick to the verifiable facts and still prove that he's not worth voting for."
Might be worth saying that to him?

Everything about the death of Korryn Gaines at the hands of the BCoPD is fucked up.

Yeah, tragic and infuriating.