Inara: I think she looks adorable. Mal: Yeah, but I never said it.

'Shindig'


Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration

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.


Jessica - Apr 01, 2025 11:57:57 am PDT #6481 of 6536
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I'm on the balance between knowing that if I wanted to I could completely fly under the radar. I'm a white guy in a 50s whith a nice white beard. However, I also should NOT be one avoiding it. I'm wearing rainbow pride toppers on my glasses today. I mean, I'm not looking to start anything, but I'm also queer, and don't feel right hiding just because I can.

Uggggggh I feel this so hard. Being visible is so important but also kind of terrifying. (And as a cis middle-class white lady with a husband, I am keenly aware that I could grow out my undercut and lose the rainbow dye job if being visibly queer were truly putting my safety at risk. That kind of stealth isn't available to everyone.)

erika, I haven't been bothered by any of your posts and I would absolutely still help you bury a body.


NoiseDesign - Apr 01, 2025 12:13:26 pm PDT #6482 of 6536
Our wings are not tired

If there's a body to be buried, I'm here to help.


megan walker - Apr 01, 2025 12:33:21 pm PDT #6483 of 6536
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Always happy to help bury bodies. These days some more than others.

But really I am only here to recommend this photography book to Scola. One of my gigs these days is editing a ridiculously pretentious and jargon-y art journal but the book review of Camera Geologica actually made it sound interesting. The chapters are organized by mined materials but apparently there's a substantial section on the history of Eastman Kodak.


erikaj - Apr 01, 2025 12:37:54 pm PDT #6484 of 6536
Always Anti-fascist!

I'm not exactly sure where I stand, as it were, if sexuality is a spectrum, only not quite where I, say, left college at. When I read that people are worried that my cousin's son "might feel outnumbered" by his three sisters, I feel more queer(even if that might bug a Kinsey 1 feminist too) But in a truly queer writing space with pronouns I've never seen before, sometimes I think "Well, maybe not." But that just means that I'm cisgendered and possibly not all that hip...it doesn't mean I couldn't find the right girl(And most disabled people I know who have partners did that, pretty much.) Not getting to experiment only postpones the questions; it doesn't end them. ND, even if we arranged that, right here, right now? Still smarter than that Signal bullshit.


NoiseDesign - Apr 01, 2025 12:48:38 pm PDT #6485 of 6536
Our wings are not tired

ND, even if we arranged that, right here, right now? Still smarter than that Signal bullshit.

Exactly


erikaj - Apr 01, 2025 12:50:28 pm PDT #6486 of 6536
Always Anti-fascist!

I would never, ever do that, though. Because I'm not Hegseth-level mess.


Tom Scola - Apr 01, 2025 1:38:42 pm PDT #6487 of 6536
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

a substantial section on the history of Eastman Kodak.

Back in the day, Kodak was a seriously creepy company, because of how ridiculously hypercompetent they were when they set their sights on something. They had to repeatedly be smacked down by government trustbusters.

If you have a little spare time, you might want to check out this amazing 1938 Kodak industrial film, which is creepy, and beautiful, and obviously influenced by Man With a Movie Camera.


sj - Apr 01, 2025 3:22:32 pm PDT #6488 of 6536
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Congratulations to Emmett!

I’m at a two hour softball practice with ltc because TCG works late on Tuesdays. I’m thinking of getting myself this [link] for the games this season.


JenP - Apr 01, 2025 3:40:26 pm PDT #6489 of 6536

erika, not in any way bothered, in fact, the opposite. I may not have anything that feels useful to say, is what. Which is kind of how I'm feeling about most things these days truthfully.


EpicTangent - Apr 01, 2025 4:02:36 pm PDT #6490 of 6536
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

100% what Jen said!

Though also...

ND, even if we arranged that, right here, right now? Still smarter than that Signal bullshit.

*snerk*