I've really got to learn to just do the damage and get out of town. It's the 'stay and gloat' that gets me every time.

Ethan Rayne ,'Potential'


Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft  

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


tommyrot - Feb 11, 2010 10:52:09 am PST #7916 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

G Point mouse might be too explicit for Valentine's Day (NSFW)

Dear God.

Actually, it's safe for work if you just glance at it. Look at it for more than a second and it's not.

What do you think designer Andy Kurovets was thinking about when he designed this G Point Mouse? Check out the gallery to see the strategically placed scroll wheel, accompanied by a hot button situated like a man in a boat, getting you to where you need to go with one quick nudge.

Any volunteers for installing this mouse's drivers? Coming next: a male version with dual trackballs. Too bad this is just a design concept.


tommyrot - Feb 11, 2010 10:55:24 am PST #7917 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

ION, there's no need to fear the "Robot Apocalypse." As long as cats continue to ride Roombas, we will be safe.

Video of cat vs. robot (Spoiler: cat OWNS the robot!)


DavidS - Feb 11, 2010 11:34:52 am PST #7918 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

JZ, has the box of buttons arrived yet? I mailed them last week.

She got them! Matilda played with them dumped them on the couch and we had to do a deep couch excavation to put them all back in the bag.


§ ita § - Feb 11, 2010 11:40:32 am PST #7919 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

And now the pharmacy is telling me my drugs cost more than 4x what they cost me last time out of pocket. Yet, I'm considering it. BECAUSE IT HURTS. Why can't she hurry up?


Nilly - Feb 11, 2010 11:50:19 am PST #7920 of 30001
Swouncing

Skipping (goodness, this is the first time today I saw a computer, and in ten minutes it'll already be tomorrow!) because, according to the Buffista Calendar, today is -t's birthday.

Happy birthday, -t! With lots of wishes for a great day and a wonderful year!

(And sorry I almost ran out of today, on my timezone, before posting it!)


§ ita § - Feb 11, 2010 11:55:31 am PST #7921 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

My god, I have no idea why they almost overcharged me. But when I told them to go back and look, they charged me the same amount as before. Dude. Doesn't the drug have a price?

But hey, have painkillers, back home, back online at work.


Dana - Feb 11, 2010 11:57:23 am PST #7922 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I hate when pharmacies pull that shit, usually when you're in no condition to argue with them or reason out a solution.


Atropa - Feb 11, 2010 12:07:24 pm PST #7923 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Matilda played with them dumped them on the couch and we had to do a deep couch excavation to put them all back in the bag.

Oh, silly Matilda.


Atropa - Feb 11, 2010 12:10:59 pm PST #7924 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Oh, and hey Buffistas, I think I need talking off of a ledge. I've started posting reviews to Gothic Charm School; for additional content, and because a lot of readers have asked for my opinions or reviews for stuff over the years.

But. Someone on Twitter thinks I've turned into a shill by doing reviews:

You seem to have misunderstood my tweet. I don't want to see reviews. I want to read your opinions. And no, your review of Noxenlux Chapeau is not an opinion, it's a REVIEW. I regret recommending your book and blog to a friend now...I feel like you're trying to sell things to your readers. I don't want to feel like I've just walked into an airport.

Is this a version of "Yeah, I liked them before they sold out" ? Should I not spend time fretting over it? Because right now, it's bugging me.


Dana - Feb 11, 2010 12:12:44 pm PST #7925 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Jilli, do not pay attention to stupid people.

I am reading the NYT's review of Percy Jackson and Something Having to do with Olympians (the gods, not the athletes). This caught my eye:

His compatriots are Annabeth (Alexandra Daddario), the saucer-eyed daughter of Athena

Uh, really? Athena? Does she spring out of Athena's head fully formed?