(boy, it's slow!)
― M Grout (Mark Grout), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 13:51 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 14:27 (seventeen years ago) link
This is not a situation I find myself in very often. I kinda have this dichotomy - that there are hott boys to be admired and lusted after (usually from afar) but never actually interacted with particularly seriously. And then there are my friends, with whom I can have the interesting conversations and the mental alignment and actual share thoughts and maybe even emotions.
And I'm feeling a bit weird about these boundaries being crossed. Because that way badness lies.
...and suddenly, completely by accident, in trying to get into a semi-flirting, pigtail pulling mock argument, I'm finding someone actually challenging my ideas and expanding my intellectual horizons and talking about things I find really interesting in a way that... well, that I've been trying to get from, but *not* got from, for example, my bandmate/supposed collaboraters in years.
And a bit of me is saying "you're not supposed to *do* that, you're just a bit of trouser to be objectified". And the other half is saying "run away, run away!" When what I really want to be doing is saying "hey! come back here! Did you really just say what I think you said? Do you believe that? Justify/explain yourself and we'll debate whether you're right or wrong - or if right and wrong are concepts that even belong in this argument!"
Argh. Why am I such a stupid mess?
― masonic boom (kate), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 14:27 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/Marine/sealions/_sealionpups.jpg
― masonic boom (kate), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 14:47 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 14:50 (seventeen years ago) link
There's only two categories.
He just made me cry with a single line from a song because it's something *I* once wrote, from the other side.
― masonic boom (kate), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 14:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 14:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 14:56 (seventeen years ago) link
― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 14:58 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr.C (Dr.C), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 14:58 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 14:58 (seventeen years ago) link
(I was pointing out that some of Kate's friends clearly fall between the two categories, though it also occurs to me that that's because they aren't being objectified when they become friends, but presumably the transition was made at some point)
― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 15:01 (seventeen years ago) link
I'm fine with men if they're Out Of Bounds for whatever reason - usually through being in a relationship with someone else, through being totally unsuitable for reasons of age or other. Or when I'm just not attracted to them.
It's when it's that strange quasi-land of "available, just not available to me" that it becomes painful.
When you're totally objectifying a bloke to the point where they are just floppy hair and pointy nose, that's keeping them at an emotional distance. No big deal if it doesn't happen and you don't get to touch them, because you don't want anything more than to look. It's when that velvet curtain gets pulled back, and you see a glimpse, not of well-turned heel, but of... brain, soul, heart, essence - and you suddenly think "hang on, actually I want to touch *that*!"
Then it's just too painful.
― masonic boom (kate), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 15:11 (seventeen years ago) link
― pfunkboy (Kerr), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 15:39 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 15:45 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 14 December 2006 07:35 (seventeen years ago) link
Oh, and I found that someone has banned my blog! Notoriety!!!
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 14 December 2006 08:46 (seventeen years ago) link
FP, banned blog is always gonna be the outcome when you bang on about a spermcube.
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Thursday, 14 December 2006 09:13 (seventeen years ago) link
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 14 December 2006 09:14 (seventeen years ago) link
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Thursday, 14 December 2006 09:22 (seventeen years ago) link
― M Grout (Mark Grout), Thursday, 14 December 2006 09:49 (seventeen years ago) link
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Thursday, 14 December 2006 09:55 (seventeen years ago) link
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Thursday, 14 December 2006 09:58 (seventeen years ago) link
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 14 December 2006 10:11 (seventeen years ago) link
― Norman Phay (Pashmina), Thursday, 14 December 2006 10:14 (seventeen years ago) link
Also less long haired elvish, more short haired bohemians.
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 14 December 2006 10:25 (seventeen years ago) link
― Norman Phay (Pashmina), Thursday, 14 December 2006 10:44 (seventeen years ago) link
― pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 14 December 2006 10:45 (seventeen years ago) link
We need a kate/emsk to provide both Ed and myself with a supply of pretty pictures to look at. They're both good barometers of our tastes!
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Thursday, 14 December 2006 10:47 (seventeen years ago) link
xxpost
― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 14 December 2006 10:50 (seventeen years ago) link
(xpost)
I bumped into my ex last night. She said: "oh, I'm doing catwalk modelling for [a bespoke fetishwear company] in January and they don't have any male models - you should get in touch with them!"
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 14 December 2006 10:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:01 (seventeen years ago) link
― Norman Phay (Pashmina), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:02 (seventeen years ago) link
― M Grout (Mark Grout), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― Norman Phay (Pashmina), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:09 (seventeen years ago) link
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:12 (seventeen years ago) link
I am going to copy and paste a memo which has been sent round the office this morning for your amusement:
Good Morning All, As some you may be aware there have recently been a few people fall ill with tummy bugs, all within the space of 24-48 hours of each other. Whilst this is very likely to be a bizarre coincidence, in the interest of your safety, we are taking the following two precautions. I have ordered replacement filters for the Water coolers (which were not due to be replaced until February). Bottled water will be available from later on this morning until the filters have been checked/replaced. I have instructed a test of the Air-conditioning and a thorough clean of the filters to ensure there are no germs being circulated. Many thanks Company Office Manager
DAMN WATERCOOLERS MAKING US SICK!!!!
I'm drinking tap water today which is bleecchhhh
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:13 (seventeen years ago) link
Suggestions:Make sure all words are spelled correctly.Try different keywords.Try more general keywords.Try fewer keywords.
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:14 (seventeen years ago) link
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:16 (seventeen years ago) link
::DOES PIROUETTES ABOUT THE OFFICE::
My god, it was magical! It wasn't the flashiest Nutcracker I've ever seen (Lincoln Centre, hello) but it was just... magical. I was in tears by the time the Sugarplum Fairy did her famous dance.
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:17 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:18 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:19 (seventeen years ago) link
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:21 (seventeen years ago) link
The spacerock ysi wizard is taking requests for xmas.
― pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:21 (seventeen years ago) link
Glad you are back in the land of the living, Ed.
Ours was a filter on tap water. Our tap water is NASTY (I've just had a glass) but the watercooler water is fine. I don't have the heart to tell them it's Iguana Flu and nothing to do with the watercooler at all.
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:21 (seventeen years ago) link
― g000blar (g00blar), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:23 (seventeen years ago) link
― pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:26 (seventeen years ago) link
Where *is* Mitya, though? We didn't offend him too badly while he was here, did we?
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:27 (seventeen years ago) link
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g152/Lnachts/tsm12.jpg
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:35 (seventeen years ago) link
And Ed, I feel you pain:
Your search - long haired elvish - did not match any documents.
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:36 (seventeen years ago) link
ok, i am waiting for spanish trapezist's stuff to be done in washing machine then after i've taken it out i will leave the house.
― emsk ( emsk ), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 18:28 (seventeen years ago) link
I have just realised that I cannot do this ONE THING that I have been needing to do before I go, as the critical bit - what DATE it should be filtered on - has been omitted from my brief.
Ah, t minus one minute now.
― masonic boom (kate), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 18:29 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 18:32 (seventeen years ago) link
― pfunkboy (Kerr), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 18:40 (seventeen years ago) link
― pfunkboy (Kerr), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 18:41 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 18:46 (seventeen years ago) link
wait, it's 2.30am
― emsk ( emsk ), Thursday, 15 February 2007 02:23 (seventeen years ago) link
Wait, I'm in the office.
I feel very fuzzy this morning. Ed and Emsk got me drunk and tried to demonstrate this "comedy" thing that they have here in the icen forests of Clerkenwell.
I liked Bill Bailey's fake prog song, that was hilarious. And I think I might have to fall into the Mighty Boosh Crush Fold. Apocalyptic grannies and fake Funkadelic wandering the desert in "it's not a dress, they're the robes of a psychedelic monk!" gear. I like.
Now I am going to have some coffee. Or some lemsip. Or maybe both. I'm not sure in which order.
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 15 February 2007 10:28 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 15 February 2007 10:32 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 15 February 2007 10:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― Norman Phay (Pashmina), Thursday, 15 February 2007 10:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 15 February 2007 10:38 (seventeen years ago) link
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42573000/jpg/_42573883_jamesmpa.jpg
― pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 15 February 2007 10:41 (seventeen years ago) link
http://storage.msn.com/x1peeY_XdtgO23-Ypw5Ql8Wvv-CK4Cqnt9ePh3BChGnTT9DLnbVZRAMtvRXY8mVSPXembX1-5qjtLqmWGr1MjOp075SdSENS_VvARAUAge5FSNFshqac0HQF7SoEQp-WvgkYX2kYtATrDI
― Johnney B's got a system (stigoftdumpilx), Thursday, 15 February 2007 10:43 (seventeen years ago) link
What is wrong with the eyebrows of the bloke next to her?
x-post now THAT is an outfit. I used to dress like that in 1991 or so.
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 15 February 2007 10:45 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/mightyboosh/images/wallpaper/640/boosh3.jpg
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 15 February 2007 10:47 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr.C (Dr.C), Thursday, 15 February 2007 11:01 (seventeen years ago) link
Please pardon my ignorance. I'll email if it's private.
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 15 February 2007 11:05 (seventeen years ago) link
UK Watercooler Whatever: Searching For The New Sound
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 15 February 2007 11:24 (seventeen years ago) link