I got stupid. The money was too good.

Jayne ,'Objects In Space'


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.


Strix - Nov 17, 2011 12:25:15 pm PST #7321 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Dude. I have guy friends who I find attractive. Not gonna ever happen, but sure!

I mean, isn't part of being friends with someone is that you find them appealing? And sometimes you can find them appealing, have a totally platonic relationship and STILL think "Yeah, I'd tap that?"

Whatevs. People are stupid. Anyone dumb enough to believe adult people can't be friends with someone who they find appealing enough to put in the "Would sleep with if circumstances were different" is lying to themselves or just has really massive lack of self-control.

I have guy friends I KNOW would sleep me with me, and vice versa. Do we flirt? Sure! It's fun! I don't say/do anything with them I wouldn't do in front of my husband; ain't anything ever gonna happen -- we're all happily narried. But that doesn't mean I don't find them appealing. That just goes against basic human nature.


brenda m - Nov 17, 2011 12:34:39 pm PST #7322 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

His argument was: Why aren't there any women rock musicians? And in order to "prove" his argument he created his own special definition of women, and said, "there, there aren't any."

To take his own arguments: one of his "points" is that women are not [as] underrepresented in classical music as in rock. So some mysterious something must be different.

Well, one of those something's is that many orchestras now use blind auditions where the performers are behind a screen for exactly that reason. And guess what? You put women behind a screen, they win auditions more often. What oh what could be the cause?


Hil R. - Nov 17, 2011 12:39:24 pm PST #7323 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Well, one of those something's is that many orchestras now use blind auditions where the performers are behind a screen for exactly that reason. And guess what? You put women behind a screen, they win auditions more often. What oh what could be the cause?

I remember the first time I auditioned for all-state band in high school with this process. I walked into the room, and there was a chair and a screen. I had no idea whether I was supposed to wait for a signal to begin playing or what, and there was no one on my side of the screen to ask, and calling out questions to the other side of the screen seemed like it would totally defeat the purpose, so I finally just played the piece I was supposed to play and walked out of the room. I have no idea if anyone was even listening from the other side of the screen. (I didn't make it into all-state that year.)


Jesse - Nov 17, 2011 1:12:20 pm PST #7324 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Fuuuuck. I am feeling kind of demoralized about work and now I have to do stupid freelance work. I really need to make the freelance work about how I am actually good at what I do. But in order to do that, I need to stop beating myself up about the stupid job thing. FEH. And a cocktail would help with the one but not the other.


Sheryl - Nov 17, 2011 1:14:57 pm PST #7325 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Happy Birthday Jilli!


Theodosia - Nov 17, 2011 1:30:05 pm PST #7326 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I'd forgotten that cromulent was coined by the Simpsons! But it turns out embiggen dates back to 1884. Go Team Over-Educated Simpsons Writers!


tommyrot - Nov 17, 2011 1:38:12 pm PST #7327 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.

OK, I am off to catch a train to the Amtrak station, where I will catch a bigger train. See y'all later!


Tom Scola - Nov 17, 2011 1:41:01 pm PST #7328 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

What do people make of this? There's a store opening near me.


Jesse - Nov 17, 2011 1:44:08 pm PST #7329 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

The home decorating shows love the tiles for families, because they are easy to clean and/or replace when your kids spill the fruit punch all over the floor.


Amy - Nov 17, 2011 1:49:28 pm PST #7330 of 30001
Because books.

Jesse, if you were here I'd make you listen to my 80s playlist on YouTube, and watch me dance to it. That's enough to make anybody laugh.

I'm dying to try some of those Flor tiles, but they're not cheap, I think.