Killing just sounds violent to me, it's hard for me to rethink it as something benign. Same with the "If you could rape anyone?" question
A man walks down the street in that hat, people know he's not afraid of anything.
Wash ,'The Message'
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.
Burrell - Dec 13, 2011 7:43:45 pm PST #11395 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
zuisa - Dec 13, 2011 8:46:59 pm PST #11396 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
I just read like 561835341 pages of posts, so I'm almost informed! Yay!!!
I've only run into that boy once since discovering the dreaded Facebook relationship status, so no progress on that front. Alas! But good looking, nice guys have been popping up around here like flies, so... that's good?
But I do have a funny story!
Once a cruise we do a 50s & 60s sock-hop type party. and my whole department is dressed up in costume as characters. I play the nerd (typecasting! yay!) with pigtails/ribbons, mis-matched socks, horrible plaid skirt, oversized sweater, etc., but I top it all off with a "kick me" sign on my back. It's all terribly over the top. I /always/ get a couple passengers who ask me if I know I have a sign on my back, but usually the crew I pass is just like "there goes the Cruise Staff being crazy again" and carry on.
But I got to the bar last night and someone I don't know came up to me. He seemed very concerned, and asked me if I was the girl with the pigtails and the yellow sweater the night before. I said, yeah, that's me. Then he said, "I.. well, I noticed that you had a 'kick me' sign on your back? And I just wanted to make sure that was there on purpose. I thought someone did that to you. Some other waiters who say they know you said it was part of your job, but... I was just concerned. Is someone being mean to you?"
It took lots of willpower not to just LOL at him, but aww! I mean, I was dressed SO outlandishly that the fact that anyone would think it was serious is a little puzzling, but I'm just going to be glad that someone I don't even know was ready to spring to my aid in defense.
zuisa - Dec 13, 2011 8:47:00 pm PST #11397 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
double post, sorry!
smonster - Dec 14, 2011 5:46:28 am PST #11398 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
ita !, what's the effort, exactly? And is the red lipstick a solidarity thing?
zuisa, that's so sweet! Good for him.
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2011 6:01:56 am PST #11399 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
what's the effort, exactly? And is the red lipstick a solidarity thing?
I don't know that I can explain it any better than the website, but it sums up by saying: "March 8th, 2012: Show the power of women on International Women's Day by wearing red lipstick. Let's turn every woman's lips into a reminder of who we are."
Cashmere - Dec 14, 2011 6:09:06 am PST #11400 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Someone did a Roller Derby Hey, Girl. My life is complete.
Jessica - Dec 14, 2011 6:11:21 am PST #11401 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Hmph. I'm going to show the power of women on March 8 by wearing whatever the hell I please, same as every other day.
le nubian - Dec 14, 2011 6:15:00 am PST #11402 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
The Hey Girl series completely cracks my shit up.
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2011 6:16:06 am PST #11403 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I like dressing for the cause. I think if it's properly managed it helps visibility. And I felt a sweet rush of compatriotism when I saw other people dressed in purple at work on Spirit Day.
Steph L. - Dec 14, 2011 6:18:51 am PST #11404 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
March 8th, 2012: Show the power of women on International Women's Day by wearing red lipstick.
Wait, how does wearing cosmetics display "power"? Seriously? Buying into the corporate message that we aren't good enough and attractive enough as we are (and that being "attractive" is what gives us worth), so we need to buy their product and wear their product to conform to a societal standard of impossible beauty is how we display "power"?
Maybe I missed the first part.