We killed a homeless man on this bench. Me and Dru. Those were good times. You know, he begged for mercy, and you know, that only made her bite harder.

Spike ,'Sleeper'


Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

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.


Vortex - Oct 30, 2013 5:51:12 pm PDT #10645 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Holland Roden was bashful in comparison--she was one of many doing tacky photo ops at "Pow Wow" party.

I think my "favorite" caption was

Daphne Blunt Ready To Scalp For Fashion!!


Connie Neil - Oct 30, 2013 6:22:54 pm PDT #10646 of 30000
brillig

I am at the Anger stage of my vacation--"I don't want to go back to work! Why does this happen?"

I don't have much hope for teh bargaining stage, as vacation is only good when you're being paid for it, and to have that you have to have a job. Perhaps the Acceptance stage will kick in before I actually have to go back to work on Sunday.


Consuela - Oct 30, 2013 6:26:59 pm PDT #10647 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Yay Boston!


§ ita § - Oct 30, 2013 6:57:46 pm PDT #10648 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Daphne Blunt Ready To Scalp For Fashion!!

I really LOVE what they're doing with blankets this season--it's such a bold move, especially in conjunction with colour blocking¹

¹ What are the nuances here? How is colour blocking different from grabbing a navy pants, yellow blouse, white bag, and black shoes (aka me while being pattern averse, getting ready for a day out that doesn't involve super hero shirts. But colour blocking...that sounds cool I want to know how to do that.

During lunch break, I took extra time to look at people who were wearing clothes, and which ones were wearing outfits. I wondered how many were like me--wearing that one thing they like and a bunch of other stuff that doesn't suck.

If my photo a day project (whoops! still haven't posted today) was about my clothes, this would be hella boring hella quick.


-t - Oct 30, 2013 7:06:27 pm PDT #10649 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I think for color blocking you need to have more than one color in an article of clothing, but not in a print or pattern. Maybe a yellow blouse with a navy pocket?

But that is just what I have made up. I was trying to pay attention to contextual clues when I did so, but still.


Cass - Oct 30, 2013 7:22:12 pm PDT #10650 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

During lunch break, I took extra time to look at people who were wearing clothes, and which ones were wearing outfits. I wondered how many were like me--wearing that one thing they like and a bunch of other stuff that doesn't suck.

I absolutely do this. Both the avid watching and the wanting to wearing x and then having the rest of my clothes basically solving for x.


Kat - Oct 30, 2013 7:27:02 pm PDT #10651 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Swim was short by kid barfing in lessons.

Past two days I have NOT wanted to go to the pool. Yesterday, the guy who opens the Y wasn't there, so I left 15 minutes in. Today, lifeguard wasn't there. If I had packed gym shoes I could have biked it, but instead I went and had coffee. WTF?

Yet, I am also really proud that I went. I feel like I did my part but the failure was on Y staff members so it "counts" as effort put forth by me. If someone were keeping a count.


Cass - Oct 30, 2013 7:51:54 pm PDT #10652 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

I earwormed myself with "I Just Had Sex," Kat. Totally still counts.

Hey, you still have cookies I bought. Though if you consider me a really bad Girl Scout cookie buyer and eat them or something, I would understand. I need to come see you and get them before that happens. Plus, hey, see you! I could do an LA day or two.


Consuela - Oct 30, 2013 8:23:45 pm PDT #10653 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I think for color blocking you need to have more than one color in an article of clothing, but not in a print or pattern.

That's my understanding. Especially if the boundary between colors is non-standard. I wouldn't call a dress with a blue top and black skirt color-blocked, for instance. But the dress I wore today is green down the center and black down the sides, so that's color-blocked.


§ ita § - Oct 30, 2013 9:08:06 pm PDT #10654 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I think for color blocking you need to have more than one color in an article of clothing, but not in a print or pattern. Maybe a yellow blouse with a navy pocket?

I know that in the last fashion blog where I read the term, they attributed the colour blocking to the bold (canary) choice of clutch, so it wasn't even much about clothing--I think her dress was one colour, shoes another bright colour, and the yellow clutch.

I have no confidence in them over you--I don't even remember what blog it was.

Here's the definition by a random (different) blog:

Sure, it seems simple. Just wear a solid color and pair it with different bright, solid or neutral colors. But, I’ve had trouble putting together a cute color blocking outfit, yet I’m determined to try this bright bold trend before it fades.
And she adds:
You can choose a dress or handbag that already does the color blocking for you

That's the kind of confusion I was having. From looking at her page, the lack of pattern and the palette of colours seem to be what makes it legit.

But that's just a page.