Fire bad. Tree pretty.

Buffy ,'Chosen'


Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Steph L. - Dec 04, 2006 3:08:36 pm PST #4487 of 10007
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I can't believe there was this whole conversation, and no one brought up coffee!!

::cough::Jessehasmeblocked::cough:: Steph L. "Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial" Dec 4, 2006 1:50:42 pm PST


Allyson - Dec 04, 2006 3:09:47 pm PST #4488 of 10007
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Does it make recommendations based on the weather?

We need to add that to shit we need to take to the patent office. Does Hec have a file?


Topic!Cindy - Dec 04, 2006 3:13:30 pm PST #4489 of 10007
What is even happening?

I'm sending an APB out for Strega. If you see her in some thread, being contrary, please send her my way.

What if she's being agreeable?

You know, Clooney was a lot less attractive in 1989 than he is now (IMO). Damn him - who has the right to be better looking at 45 than at 30?

You know what, though? Clooney has the same thing going on that Robert Redford does and that (I think) Brad Pitt does. When they were younger, they were just sort of generically pretty -- DAMN pretty, but in a sort of unstamped-coin kind of way. Shiny, but generic.

After some years, though, they're no longer generic. Their coin of attractiveness has been stamped.

I always felt that Princess Di was like this, too.

Yep. See also Grant, Cary and Gable, Clark.

ABC Family is rerunnign Gilmore Girls from the first season, and Flatmate calls me into the room whenever Dean (now Sam on Supernatural) in on the screen, so I can witness how ungainly and odd he is (at something like age 17).
Really? I'm surprised because Jensen Ackles was a beautiful child on Days of Our Lives. He was beautiful the way (very young Elijah Wood was beautiful, although, I think Elijah's beauty, except for his eyes, has mostly faded, where Ackles has gotten even more striking).

Sorry, Plei. I meant Not!Dean. I confuse myself.

Oh crap, I'm so confused.

One of the student instructors yesterday asked me if I was going to fight them in their test.
"Yes." I said. "I'll be there for you."
And then it was horrible, like the words were being yanked out of my mouth on a rope--I mean, I was scoring a test at the time and trying to focus on that.
"These five words I swear to you...when you breathe I wanna be the air for you..."

Oh man, ita. This needs to be COMMed, but I'm already an over-COMMer and I just put up Cashmere's apples/oranges quip.

What I don't understand about smoking is why the first person did it. We have an Indian with a tobacco plant. He tried eating the leaves, but it made him sick, tobacco being quite poisonous. He then said, "I can't eat this, so I think I'll dry it and inhale the smoke."

I read recently that Native Americans smoked tobacco medicinally, because a small amount actually helped relieve uncomfortable respiratory problems, and that it was the Europeans who took it to extremes (and who got so easily addicted, because they hadn't had generations to get used to tobacco use -- sort of a reverse of the situation with the high rate of alcoholism among Native Americans).


Kristen - Dec 04, 2006 3:14:09 pm PST #4490 of 10007

We need to add that to shit we need to take to the patent office.

If we're gonna do a patent, I want the Mood Coffee Machine. Instead of recommendations based on the weather, you put your finger on a pad and it dispenses a beverage based on your mood.

You're very anxious today! Have some green tea.


Ginger - Dec 04, 2006 3:20:15 pm PST #4491 of 10007
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

You'd have to be able to individually program it. For me, it would be:

You're very anxious today! I'm making you a triple expresso. Try not to kill anyone.


sarameg - Dec 04, 2006 3:20:21 pm PST #4492 of 10007

For god's sake! Your BCC (Blood Caffeine Content) is 100%! Try drinking some freakin' water!


Allyson - Dec 04, 2006 3:26:52 pm PST #4493 of 10007
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

One of my many bosses gets all aggravated whenever I personally address an envelope instead of printing it.

I think it's nicer to get a hand addressed letter. He thinks it's too casual. WHATEV.


Jesse - Dec 04, 2006 3:39:44 pm PST #4494 of 10007
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

::cough::Jessehasmeblocked::cough::

Do not! That's what I get for skimming. Or, I was distracted by the stuff about kissing.

I have that same issue at times, Allyson, and I'm on your side. "Personal!" "Unprofessional!" WhatEV.


sarameg - Dec 04, 2006 3:53:26 pm PST #4495 of 10007

Your handwriting is prettier.

In reality, I'd vary depending on the type of correspondence. If I was trying to establish or reinforce a personal business relationship, I'd do handwriting (if mine didn't suck.) Seems more like you made an effort for that person, instead of hitting print from your address book. Random official boring formish letter? Print it.

Nonwork? Whatever the hell works. My friends aren't reading anything into the envelope.


Cashmere - Dec 04, 2006 3:55:40 pm PST #4496 of 10007
Now tagless for your comfort.

I like getting letters with handwritten addresses on the evelopes. It's a lot harder to mistake for junkmail. It doesn't matter how pretty the handwriting is--just as long as the post office can make it out, I'm good.