Don't worry, I'm not gonna start any sword fights. I'm over that phase.

Mal ,'War Stories'


Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork  

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.


§ ita § - Aug 10, 2011 6:58:04 am PDT #19992 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I may open links later, but not in the middle of the article I'm reading now.

Absolutely. If you can't maintain your message on one screen in your own words, you're doing a poor job. Hypertext should be an enhancement, not a requirement.

Still confused by the nonwhite thing. And I didn't check the comments to see if anyone corrected her fundamental comics error--it's kind of annoying to have someone get on the Batgirl outrage wagon when they clearly are not in the fandom, nor can be bothered to do basic fact-checking.


Polter-Cow - Aug 10, 2011 6:59:21 am PDT #19993 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Yeah, that's super-sloppy. I mean, come on.


Amy - Aug 10, 2011 7:01:20 am PDT #19994 of 30001
Because books.

There was only one comment there when I opened it. Praising the author, in fact.


§ ita § - Aug 10, 2011 7:02:58 am PDT #19995 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Praising the author, in fact

This is the sort of thing that promotes an SJ backlash.


Jesse - Aug 10, 2011 7:04:04 am PDT #19996 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

hey ita !, don't think I don't see you retconning your tagline. (Not "tagine," which I typed the first time. Must be lunch time.)


Amy - Aug 10, 2011 7:04:51 am PDT #19997 of 30001
Because books.

Oooh, and it's already done. ita ! is quick on the draw.


msbelle - Aug 10, 2011 7:22:07 am PDT #19998 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

am I the only one reading ita ! as ita @@.

LOVES!


DavidS - Aug 10, 2011 7:24:58 am PDT #19999 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Here's the blurb on the front of Emmett's high school (Albany High):

We may all live within one square mile, but the Albany High School student body is one of the most diverse in the state. Where else can you find a population that is 39% Asian, 35% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% African-American... and with 95% of all students going on to four-year or community college? The dropout rate is less than 2%! Albany High students love this place and it shows.

I hadn't realized we placed so many kids in college. I'm not entirely surprised since it's a top rated school and academically challenging and it's a very upper middle class neighborhood, but that's still pretty high.


§ ita § - Aug 10, 2011 7:26:52 am PDT #20000 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Covering all my bases, Jesse. I even changed my handle on another site.

am I the only one reading ita ! as ita @@.

ita ! de la @@, if you please. (Thanks, Burrell)


le nubian - Aug 10, 2011 7:30:41 am PDT #20001 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

That's a strong college-going rate. I'd like to see the 4-year/2-year going rate broken down by race and socio-economic status, but that's my kneejerk, researcher reaction.