I battle evil. But I don't really win. The bad keeps coming back and getting stronger. Like that kid in the story, the boy that stuck his finger in the duck.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
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.
sumi - Dec 06, 2011 4:55:56 am PST #10044 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Zenkitty - Dec 06, 2011 4:56:03 am PST #10045 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Smiling Victorians.
The last one is the best - they're such a proper couple, then she starts to lose it, and finally they're leaning on each other laughing. Wonderful.
§ ita § - Dec 06, 2011 5:17:33 am PST #10046 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Fucking hell, all those coats are sharp. Want. Need. Crave. Drool.
Cashmere - Dec 06, 2011 5:20:07 am PST #10047 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
The last one is the best - they're such a proper couple, then she starts to lose it, and finally they're leaning on each other laughing. Wonderful.
Isn't it! Awesome!
Connie Neil - Dec 06, 2011 5:41:22 am PST #10048 of 30001
brillig
Greene County, PA, where I grew up, is part of the 21st century, but it is still a very rural place. These are the instructions for finding an old cemetery, found on my genealogical mailing list:
From the Route 21/Route 18 split just west of Rogersville, turn onto Route 18 south and follow for 11.8 miles. Make a left on to Jollytown Road and go less than a tenth of a mile to the first farm on the left owned by the Stoneking family. The cemetery is located atop a large hill on the farm. The cemetery is surrounded by an old fence, but trees have fallen across it in certain areas.
What? You don't know which farm on the left is owned by the Stonekings? You don't know which little side road is the Jollytown Road? Well, heck, how do you expect to find your way around?
Ginger - Dec 06, 2011 5:43:24 am PST #10049 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
When I first started covering a rural county as a reporter, I had to deal with directions like "Go just past where the Baptist church used to be."
Connie Neil - Dec 06, 2011 5:45:30 am PST #10050 of 30001
brillig
Oh, yeah, the Baptist church that burned down 30 years ago.
Then there's "Turn left at White Barn, about halfway to town."
White Barn is a barn that's on the main road to town, and the last time it was actually white, FDR may have been president. It's still standing, and it's currently a lovely shade of faded grey.
Jesse - Dec 06, 2011 5:52:43 am PST #10051 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
When I first started covering a rural county as a reporter, I had to deal with directions like "Go just past where the Baptist church used to be."
That's not just rural, though. The day I moved back to Boston, I asked someone for directions, and he started with, "You know where the Planet Hollywood used to be?"
Amy - Dec 06, 2011 6:00:47 am PST #10052 of 30001
Because books.
The thing that's always confused me about PA is that everyone uses route numbers. "Oh, it's on 322, past blah blah blah." But if you're not looking at a map, 322 is going to be High Street on a street sign. And 842 is Miner Street. Give me names!
Jesse - Dec 06, 2011 6:01:47 am PST #10053 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, that's weird. I always have the opposite thing with google maps.