"AWE" MAKES ME SO CRAZY!
Anya: We should drop a piano on her. It always works for that creepy cartoon rabbit when he's running from that nice man with the speech impediment. Giles: Yes, or perhaps we could paint a convincing fake tunnel on the side of a mountain.
'Touched'
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.
Jesse - Jan 28, 2014 10:06:13 am PST #18398 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Connie Neil - Jan 28, 2014 10:06:41 am PST #18399 of 30000
brillig
"wondering" instead of "wandering"! Why?
Calli - Jan 28, 2014 10:12:47 am PST #18400 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I passed by a church billboard once that promoted the glories of "Jesus Crist".
Jesse - Jan 28, 2014 10:15:36 am PST #18401 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Charlie's brother, right?
Steph L. - Jan 28, 2014 10:16:49 am PST #18402 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I passed by a church billboard once that promoted the glories of "Jesus Crist".
I bet they bought that $1.99 Bible.
Totally unrelated, I am endlessly amused that Groupon sent me a deal for something called "Savage Race Ohio" and "The Survival Race." I think they need to hone their demographics. I don't race, and I especially don't participate in events that sound WAY too similar to the Quarter Quell. And that's because I know I would be the first to die in the Hunger Games. I could *maybe* bruise someone with my sharp wit, but Katiss would arrow me before I could even choke out a bon mot.
Nice try, Groupon.
EpicTangent - Jan 28, 2014 10:17:23 am PST #18403 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I always think that on certain websites, standards will be upheld, and not so much it turns out.
In one of the October Daye books I just found a "taunt" that was supposed to be "taut". I was so disappointed - I feel like Seanan's one of us (once removed) via PC, therefore would be mortified. So I assume it was someone else's error after it left Seanan's hands. And at least it's only once. I had to give up on a book where the author was in love with "demur", but kept spelling it "demure". I was yelling at the book (She did NOT "demure"! It's not a VERB!) so I finally just put it in my Goodwill box.
Steph L. - Jan 28, 2014 10:20:03 am PST #18404 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I just found a "taunt" that was supposed to be "taut". I was so disappointed
I bet that's one of those words that your fingers betray you on -- you mean to type "taut" and your fingers make it "taunt". Seriously, I cannot type "ratio" without consciously spelling it out in my head, R-A-T-I-O, as I type. Otherwise my fingers add an "n" and make it "ration" EVERY SINGLE TIME.
Why, fingers? Why?
flea - Jan 28, 2014 10:21:14 am PST #18405 of 30000
information libertarian
My fingers have this problem with jounral. This was a real problem when I worked in an academic library.
msbelle - Jan 28, 2014 10:23:50 am PST #18406 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
for those of you playing along at home, I am down to 7 invoices in the queue.
Steph L. - Jan 28, 2014 10:24:03 am PST #18407 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Every time I return an article, I upload it and fill out a form to indicate if it has changes. And every time, I type "Chnages as indicated on proof." And then I go back and correct it, because it looks really bad when your editor can't spell "changes".
Maybe I should stop using the word "changes" and just type "Thag fix words. You see."