It's simple. I slap 'em around a bit, torture 'em, make their lives hell...Sure, the nice guys'll run away,but every now and then you'll find a prince like Spike who gets off on it.

Buffy ,'Get It Done'


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 18, 2011 9:13:21 am PST #7445 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Depends on the company, Tep. Or how pissed I was.

Close friends; man, I've flashed them SO many times, it doesn't really matter at this point.

And guys, I went to the doctor on wednesday (she approved an up dosage on my sleep meds cocktail -- MAD relief! It WORKS! It's MAGIC!) and I've lost 27 pounds since June.

Course, I would have stripped down before the 27 lb. loss, but YNudityMMV.

Gotta go do errands in the CRAZY WINDY DAY! Wish me a good price on a bone-in ham!


Jesse - Nov 18, 2011 9:15:00 am PST #7446 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh, you guys, I have to confess something. I learned this morning that the "promotion" at least one of my coworkers got didn't come with any money attached. So in my petty heart, that made me feel better.


§ ita § - Nov 18, 2011 9:19:23 am PST #7447 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

G was a skank ho. Knowing she wanted into D's pants didn't bother me in the least. Telling D she wanted into his pants...well, if he wanted into her pants in return, I was okay with it being over between us, because that was a really unattractive thing to do. I like spreading the truth.

Speaking of the truth--Polter Cow, sign up for an IO9 account and post your correction to the pharmacology article and I'll approve it for you. Don't sit on the facts, yo.


meara - Nov 18, 2011 9:25:13 am PST #7448 of 30001

Oh, you guys, I have to confess something. I learned this morning that the "promotion" at least one of my coworkers got didn't come with any money attached. So in my petty heart, that made me feel better.

Hah! Totally get this. I'm a little bitter because an old coworker, who started after me, didn't get laid off when I did, so ended up with more experience in a lot of things (and has a great resume). She just got laid off now, a few years later, and is looking for jobs that would be above me. Hrmph. Even though I like my job and don't necessarily want the higher job (I even turned down an opportunity to apply for it, earlier this year) it still irks.


Polter-Cow - Nov 18, 2011 9:26:31 am PST #7449 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I tried to sign up and...what, I have to connect to a Facebook or Twitter account? What fresh hell is this? Fuck that noise. I don't want things "connected" to Facebook if they don't need to be.


Kathy A - Nov 18, 2011 9:27:50 am PST #7450 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Yay, Erin! Good on ya.

IOfoodN, vegan cookie recipe.


Karl - Nov 18, 2011 9:28:31 am PST #7451 of 30001
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.

I will second Jessica, here. In light of further clarification, 'douchebag' was overstating it. That romantic/intimate craving can be overwhelming, and I can see how it would be difficult to maintain a friendship while keeping that craving in check.

My grandmother had a saying when my mother was a child: "We fall in love dozens of times in our lives; it's what we do about it that matters."

I think that saying embodies some of the same (difficult) questions -- and I don't feel like I have any particular insight into the answers.


§ ita § - Nov 18, 2011 9:34:41 am PST #7452 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Wow, P-C. I didn't realise they were now forcing you to have a Twitter or FB account, and recommending a dud Twitter account if you don't want to be tied to anything. That's rude on a number of levels.

Beautiful nerdy engagement photos. I can never get engaged. By the time I would, there will be no good ideas left for photos.


Polter-Cow - Nov 18, 2011 9:36:17 am PST #7453 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Wow, P-C. I didn't realise they were now forcing you to have a Twitter or FB account, and recommending a dud Twitter account if you don't want to be tied to anything. That's rude on a number of levels.

Right? I mean, THE NERVE. I'm not going to jump through hoops for you, io9.


erikaj - Nov 18, 2011 9:36:52 am PST #7454 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!

I thought I was going to add some mad insights to this conversation, but then a voice in my head said "You idiot...you can't close." So I think you can do without my Wambaugh-crossed-with-Jezebel assessments on the human condition, especially as my Good, Giving, and Game is slowly being replaced by Gimpy, Grumpy, and Glum. But, yeah, for me a lot of my deep friendships have an erotic component. "I'm upset because the relationship I think I have is not the relationship I actually have." --Detective John Munch