Gavin, ask yourself this question. What are you more afraid of, a giant murderous demon or me?

Lilah ,'Destiny'


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.


Atropa - Jun 08, 2018 10:04:25 am PDT #26007 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Just told the tvtropes story to someone at work. Hold me?

wraps blanket around Jessica

My big brother really likes tvtropes, and would refer to it constantly when talking about writing projects, especially the one we're both working on. I finally told him the story and asked him to stop bringing the damn site up.


DebetEsse - Jun 08, 2018 10:20:24 am PDT #26008 of 30002
Woe to the fucking wicked.

I haven't had to tell the story yet, but I've had to step out of a couple conversations on the Ao3 tag wrangling chat when they're hip-deep in links.

In other news, I just saved the theatre $400 a year that we were spending in possibly the stupidest way possible (paying for redundant services that we almost never use anyway is great business sense)


Kat - Jun 08, 2018 10:42:56 am PDT #26009 of 30002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Thanks, Kat. It's just always in the back of your mind when you're a disabled parent. It was also TCG's first thought. People are very judgementsl about adaptions I have to make as a parent. It's not uncommon for ltc to get pitying looks for having me as a parent.

I am sorry if I came across as dismissive... I was more thinking about how often we've had people in and out of the house with evaluations for Grace. It's hard not to feel like I'm being judged all the time, and if I worried about it, it would be crazy making. We too are familiar with the pitying looks.


sj - Jun 08, 2018 10:58:45 am PDT #26010 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Thanks. My mom yelled at me and told me I was being ridiculous. So I'm extra sensitive right now.


Theodosia - Jun 08, 2018 11:05:20 am PDT #26011 of 30002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I actually have never seen Bourdain's shows, but had seen and heard enough of him being interviewed and quoted that the news was still a damn shock. It struck me the same way that news of Robin Williams' suicide did.


Gudanov - Jun 08, 2018 11:16:48 am PDT #26012 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping

Just told the tvtropes story to someone at work. Hold me?

Sorry. I don't think I even know the story. Wasn't a fan of the website before I knew there was a connection though.


Laura - Jun 08, 2018 11:21:50 am PDT #26013 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

Okay peeps! Good news Laura back again to report that the CT of my arteries they made me take because of being obese and having high cholesterol for 20 years came back a big fat ZERO. As in nadda, none, zip calcium buildup in these here arteries. All that heart healthy crap like avocado, nuts, fish, and Vitamin K2 apparently works. I've avoided having all this testing crap done for years but this year with all the heavy duty exercising I thought it might be good to make sure I wasn't going to drop. No, I still won't be jogging any time soon.

Oh sj, I am sorry. If worrying about how we parent is ridiculous then welcome to the ridiculous club. Good parents suffer all the time over whether they are adequate. Suckiest part is it doesn't even stop when they are grown! We still fret about all the decisions we made and whether we screwed them up!


Gudanov - Jun 08, 2018 11:27:31 am PDT #26014 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping

That's awesome :)


P.M. Marc - Jun 08, 2018 11:56:24 am PDT #26015 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

Sorry. I don't think I even know the story. Wasn't a fan of the website before I knew there was a connection though.

Huh.

Were you not around or in the thread where it started (was it the Buffy thread or the Firefly one)?

BTW, even without the douchenozzle Faker McFakerabidmonkeypants Gus aspect, it's still damn weird to see it as this huge thing. Many of us here were some of the first wiki admins!


Sheryl - Jun 08, 2018 12:47:12 pm PDT #26016 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

That's great, Laura!

Happy that the Caps won the Stanley Cup.