Question: Will hiding in a cavern with stockpiled chocolate goods be any part of this plan?

Xander ,'Get It Done'


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.


hippocampus - Apr 04, 2017 5:42:57 pm PDT #9429 of 30002
not your mom's socks.

Also I have had a fair bit of wine because of the above and I am trying to figure out what to wear to a hugo (an hugo? this is an important question for buffistae)

And it is necessary to tell the corset story now, which ... well ok dragoncon with a bff

and we go to try on corsets because I have always wanted one.

And they lace me up and I have a panic because it feels exactly like the Unpleasant Brace I wore for three years.

but bff is there and she's a superhero so I cannot let on I am having a panic. So I buy the corset and the jacket to go with and none of it I can afford, and we swan out.

And I do not wear this again until I confess all my weaknesses to a friend a year later and she figures out a way to lace it that 1. doesn't feel like Unpleasant Brace and 2. that I can take on and off myself.

And, readers, I had the best time. Also I found a hat [link]


Atropa - Apr 04, 2017 5:51:12 pm PDT #9430 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Good hat. Good.

"Corset and the jacket to go with it" -- do you remember which company it was? Was it possibly Damsel in this Dress?


msbelle - Apr 04, 2017 5:52:56 pm PDT #9431 of 30002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Child has been located. And now I rage.


-t - Apr 04, 2017 5:57:44 pm PDT #9432 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I'm sorry msbelle.

That's a great story and an excellent hat (and entire look!)


quester - Apr 04, 2017 5:58:17 pm PDT #9433 of 30002
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

ugh, msbelle!


Consuela - Apr 04, 2017 6:01:57 pm PDT #9434 of 30002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

argh, mac. stop with the bad behavior!

That is an awesome hat, hippo!


hippocampus - Apr 04, 2017 6:06:05 pm PDT #9435 of 30002
not your mom's socks.

argh Mac. Hugs, Msbelle


Atropa - Apr 04, 2017 6:15:26 pm PDT #9436 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Mac! Stop with the being difficult. Don't make me find the time to fly out, keep msbelle company, and terrify you with my goth powers.

hippocampus, I just sent you an email full of links. Relatedly, I now want some sparkly dresses I found on Amazon.


Vortex - Apr 04, 2017 6:22:06 pm PDT #9437 of 30002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I am extremely reluctant to take this on. Not only is this someone I have had periodic run-ins with, but the other person in the department at my level is also acting as his personal assistant in a number of ways (making calls for him, checking on details, pulling information, making copies, etc.). BUT ... the job may depend on it ....

Oh, that is some bullshit. Why is it that this special snowflake doesn't have to follow the rules? There are a lot of unemployed smart people in DC right now. I GUARANTEE you can find someone else to do his job.


hippocampus - Apr 04, 2017 6:25:29 pm PDT #9438 of 30002
not your mom's socks.

hippocampus, I just sent you an email full of links. Relatedly, I now want some sparkly dresses I found on Amazon.

HI as of now I will follow you anywhere