The whole earth may be sucked into Hell, and you want my help 'cause your girlfriend's a big ho?

Buffy ,'Chosen'


Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served  

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 - Nov 14, 2016 11:33:19 am PST #2154 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I kinda feel like that's true in real life, too.


Toddson - Nov 14, 2016 11:36:27 am PST #2155 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

There was an article in the paper in the past week about trolls who don't really have an emotional investment in what they're doing but are trolling people for "lulz" ... it was depressing.


Jesse - Nov 14, 2016 11:38:14 am PST #2156 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Jesse, what's going on in regards to the march? I'm out of the loop on that drama, but I have friends who wanted to participate.

White organizers got called out for naming it "Million Women's March," so they changed it to "Women's March on Washington"..... I've only seen posts where someone says you've got to diversify/be intersectional/etc. and then White Feminists TM get het up and blah blah blah.


-t - Nov 14, 2016 11:38:15 am PST #2157 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

In better news: I used all the juices from cooking my ham in this split pea soup and left a LOT of meat on the bone and it is really quite delicious. The ingredients are just split peas, ham leavings, a few carrots I had lying around, and water.


Dana - Nov 14, 2016 11:42:27 am PST #2158 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

The first episode of Galavant's second season is called "A New Season aka Suck It Cancellation Bear".


Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 14, 2016 12:15:13 pm PST #2159 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Two great songs in it, too. And Joshua Sasse bagged a pop star fiancee out of the "Off with His Shirt" number!


lisah - Nov 14, 2016 12:21:48 pm PST #2160 of 30002
Punishingly Intricate

I know there are teachers here and am wondering if I might do anything here. A friend of S's in school (actually his BFF) is a behavior issue in class. He is a 7YO black male in 1st grade. The way they are handling it seems cruel to me and it is not making the situation better. They punish him by excluding him from events when he misbehaves (there was a Fun Run recently and this child wasn't there - missed it due to behavior issues)

Not a teacher, or a parent, but that punishment seems like it wouldn't be productive to me either. I do have several friends who are teachers of kids that age and I could pose your question to them as a hypothetical. If you wanted me to.


P.M. Marc - Nov 14, 2016 1:13:33 pm PST #2161 of 30002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Wow, Sasse is only 28? He looks way older than 28.


WindSparrow - Nov 14, 2016 1:16:07 pm PST #2162 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

Here's a little bit of goodness: I called our small town's Diversity Coalition to see if they needed any volunteers. The woman I talked with said she'd had so many calls from people asking the same thing, she was bringing it at the board meeting later in the week. She took my number so she could call back when she had something. It made me tear up just a bit. People are stepping up.


Scrappy - Nov 14, 2016 1:21:45 pm PST #2163 of 30002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

That's lovely, Andi. Thanks for sharing it.