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Music comment: "Funny you should mention it, flapjax. I'm pretty down and almost out myself, not having nearly the drive and tenacity so many people here do. There are a lot of reasons why I'm discouraged and uninspired (LN's mention of other people being tepid..." [more]
favorited by sleepy pete on September 5, 2008 9:54 PM

Music comment: "Funny you should mention it, flapjax. I'm pretty down and almost out myself, not having nearly the drive and tenacity so many people here do. There are a lot of reasons why I'm discouraged and uninspired (LN's mention of other people being tepid..." [more]
favorited by not_on_display on September 5, 2008 6:20 AM

Music comment: "Funny you should mention it, flapjax. I'm pretty down and almost out myself, not having nearly the drive and tenacity so many people here do. There are a lot of reasons why I'm discouraged and uninspired (LN's mention of other people being tepid..." [more]
favorited by flapjax at midnite on September 4, 2008 3:26 PM

MeTa comment: "I'd rather read an occasional off-topic screed that makes some attempt at stylishness and originality than half the mindless pap routinely posted here. I'd also like to encourage many of you who spend a lot of time addressing these issues to..." [more]
favorited by schyler523 on September 4, 2008 9:23 AM

MeTa comment: "I'd rather read an occasional off-topic screed that makes some attempt at stylishness and originality than half the mindless pap routinely posted here. I'd also like to encourage many of you who spend a lot of time addressing these issues to..." [more]
favorited by shmegegge on September 4, 2008 8:19 AM

MeTa comment: "I'd rather read an occasional off-topic screed that makes some attempt at stylishness and originality than half the mindless pap routinely posted here. I'd also like to encourage many of you who spend a lot of time addressing these issues to..." [more]
favorited by kosem on September 4, 2008 7:55 AM

MeTa comment: "I'd rather read an occasional off-topic screed that makes some attempt at stylishness and originality than half the mindless pap routinely posted here. I'd also like to encourage many of you who spend a lot of time addressing these issues to..." [more]
favorited by cortex on September 4, 2008 7:48 AM

MeTa comment: "The two-letter, no-period state abbreviations preferred by the U.S. Postal Service should always be used where a zip code follows, and they may appear in any context where abbreviations are appropriate (see 17.100). Many writers and editors, however,..." [more]
favorited by =^^= on September 1, 2008 9:18 PM

MeFi comment: "micayetoca, thank you for your endless kindness. But I have to say this the pure commitment of the HGs to continue to make music was painful to read, because I haven't been able to manage it for quite some time. It's got too strange. If it's..." [more]
favorited by cirocco on September 1, 2008 10:53 AM

MeFi comment: "micayetoca, thank you for your endless kindness. But I have to say this the pure commitment of the HGs to continue to make music was painful to read, because I haven't been able to manage it for quite some time. It's got too strange. If it's..." [more]
favorited by zabuni on September 1, 2008 7:38 AM

MeFi comment: "micayetoca, thank you for your endless kindness. But I have to say this the pure commitment of the HGs to continue to make music was painful to read, because I haven't been able to manage it for quite some time. It's got too strange. If it's..." [more]
favorited by rhodri on August 31, 2008 8:40 AM

Ask post: What's your most useful general advice on cooking?
favorited by bilabial on August 25, 2008 9:07 AM

Ask comment: "The minute I saw your question I smiled, because you picked the perfect place to ask it. Although I was a fairly goth kid myself I don't want to lay out a lot of personal details, but there is one thing you should know: she needs your love, but..." [more]
favorited by pxe2000 on August 21, 2008 5:11 AM

Ask comment: "The minute I saw your question I smiled, because you picked the perfect place to ask it. Although I was a fairly goth kid myself I don't want to lay out a lot of personal details, but there is one thing you should know: she needs your love, but..." [more]
favorited by Your Time Machine Sucks on August 20, 2008 9:38 AM

MeFi comment: "Cosmos was the bridge from poetry to science when I was but a little melissa may. I like that he could be prickly, I like that he had his little moments of hubris. Sagan was a preacher for humanity and the universe as they really are, not some..." [more]
favorited by JHarris on August 19, 2008 6:17 PM

MeFi comment: "Corporate rock -- I guess so. I tend not to use such taxonomies. They're using Buzzcocks songs in AARP ads these days, so what's the point? Boston had something I won't be able to describe well, and that's easy to lose in the awesome glare of..." [more]
favorited by Who_Am_I on August 18, 2008 4:08 PM

MeFi comment: "Corporate rock -- I guess so. I tend not to use such taxonomies. They're using Buzzcocks songs in AARP ads these days, so what's the point? Boston had something I won't be able to describe well, and that's easy to lose in the awesome glare of..." [more]
favorited by orrnyereg on August 18, 2008 3:05 PM

MeFi comment: "Cosmos was the bridge from poetry to science when I was but a little melissa may. I like that he could be prickly, I like that he had his little moments of hubris. Sagan was a preacher for humanity and the universe as they really are, not some..." [more]
favorited by scrump on August 18, 2008 12:33 PM

MeFi comment: "Corporate rock -- I guess so. I tend not to use such taxonomies. They're using Buzzcocks songs in AARP ads these days, so what's the point? Boston had something I won't be able to describe well, and that's easy to lose in the awesome glare of..." [more]
favorited by scrump on August 18, 2008 10:53 AM

MeFi comment: "Corporate rock -- I guess so. I tend not to use such taxonomies. They're using Buzzcocks songs in AARP ads these days, so what's the point? Boston had something I won't be able to describe well, and that's easy to lose in the awesome glare of..." [more]
favorited by matildaben on August 17, 2008 11:09 PM

MeFi comment: "Corporate rock -- I guess so. I tend not to use such taxonomies. They're using Buzzcocks songs in AARP ads these days, so what's the point? Boston had something I won't be able to describe well, and that's easy to lose in the awesome glare of..." [more]
favorited by Ambrosia Voyeur on August 17, 2008 10:41 PM

Ask comment: "You're not describing a guy who's off the deep end. Every couple of weeks he loses his temper violently. Anonymous states that once -- when he was angry at her -- he hit the wall with enough force to break a bone. What section of the pool is he..." [more]
favorited by Grlnxtdr on August 11, 2008 4:25 PM

Ask post: What's your most useful general advice on cooking?
favorited by gfrobe on August 10, 2008 2:10 PM

Ask comment: "The most important thing you mention is your relationship with your sister, a permanent fixture in your life, so that's the focus of my answer. It's great you've got encouragement here to be who you are and that is essential, but you also should..." [more]
favorited by kalapierson on August 10, 2008 6:33 AM

Ask comment: "The most important thing you mention is your relationship with your sister, a permanent fixture in your life, so that's the focus of my answer. It's great you've got encouragement here to be who you are and that is essential, but you also should..." [more]
favorited by mudpuppie on August 9, 2008 10:53 AM

Ask comment: "This used to happen to me all the time, until I turned it into an opportunity for surrealism: Them: Smile! No one died. Me: Actually, someone did die. My dear grandfather. Them: Oh no! That's terrible...are you okay? Me: Yes, actually,..." [more]
favorited by Solomon on August 7, 2008 3:57 AM

Ask comment: "This used to happen to me all the time, until I turned it into an opportunity for surrealism: Them: Smile! No one died. Me: Actually, someone did die. My dear grandfather. Them: Oh no! That's terrible...are you okay? Me: Yes, actually,..." [more]
favorited by Soulbee on August 4, 2008 11:10 AM

MeTa comment: "I suppose people were reacting to the total package presented but I have never been comfortable with dissecting the affectations or deficiencies in other people's style, even celebrity other people, which is why reading Gawker or something gives me..." [more]
favorited by vers on August 3, 2008 2:38 PM

Music comment: "♥" [more]
favorited by Ira_ on August 1, 2008 4:34 AM

Ask comment: "I don't like a lot of the things that most of the women I've encountered enjoy--I do know a small handful of women my age who like the same geeky, traditionally "boys-club" sorts of activities as I, but for some reason, we just never..." [more]
favorited by ifjuly on July 31, 2008 8:36 PM

Ask comment: "The minute I saw your question I smiled, because you picked the perfect place to ask it. Although I was a fairly goth kid myself I don't want to lay out a lot of personal details, but there is one thing you should know: she needs your love, but..." [more]
favorited by greenie2600 on July 30, 2008 5:44 AM

Ask comment: "The minute I saw your question I smiled, because you picked the perfect place to ask it. Although I was a fairly goth kid myself I don't want to lay out a lot of personal details, but there is one thing you should know: she needs your love, but..." [more]
favorited by h00py on July 30, 2008 2:40 AM

Ask comment: "The minute I saw your question I smiled, because you picked the perfect place to ask it. Although I was a fairly goth kid myself I don't want to lay out a lot of personal details, but there is one thing you should know: she needs your love, but..." [more]
favorited by safetyfork on July 29, 2008 9:53 PM

Ask comment: "Does my femaleness mean that I should just choose not to fulfill some of the core functions of my job? Yes, I too have managed to meet with men at conferences one on one -- and have even have been bought a drink or two or vice versa -- without..." [more]
favorited by olinerd on July 29, 2008 1:41 PM

Ask comment: "Robert loves her but is too conventional to pursue an affair with the already-married Edna, even once she leaves her cold and controlling husband; Alcee is passionate but a cad. They are emblematic of the poverty of women's choices at a time when..." [more]
favorited by xod on July 29, 2008 7:40 AM

Music post: Faster Peach
favorited by Ira_ on July 28, 2008 5:15 PM

Music post: Optimistic
favorited by Ira_ on July 28, 2008 5:10 PM

MeFi comment: "You guys have clearly failed to think through the possibilities. James Cromwell, reprising the grinning psychotic affect he brought to LA Confidential, as George Sr. The stunning Thandi Newton, trapped under that terrible Condi hair helmet...." [more]
favorited by shmegegge on July 28, 2008 12:45 PM

MeFi comment: "You guys have clearly failed to think through the possibilities. James Cromwell, reprising the grinning psychotic affect he brought to LA Confidential, as George Sr. The stunning Thandi Newton, trapped under that terrible Condi hair helmet...." [more]
favorited by scrump on July 28, 2008 12:25 PM

MeTa comment: "I agree with Alvy. His general aura -- careless, rude, and inarticulate -- reminds me of when the camgirls invaded Metafilter and made everyone cry with their sheer vacuousness. But out of that muck rose kindall's beautiful comment. I'm not sure..." [more]
favorited by ooga_booga on July 28, 2008 12:16 PM

MeFi comment: "You guys have clearly failed to think through the possibilities. James Cromwell, reprising the grinning psychotic affect he brought to LA Confidential, as George Sr. The stunning Thandi Newton, trapped under that terrible Condi hair helmet...." [more]
favorited by JaredSeth on July 28, 2008 6:22 AM

MeFi comment: "You guys have clearly failed to think through the possibilities. James Cromwell, reprising the grinning psychotic affect he brought to LA Confidential, as George Sr. The stunning Thandi Newton, trapped under that terrible Condi hair helmet...." [more]
favorited by jtron on July 27, 2008 11:32 PM

MeFi comment: "You guys have clearly failed to think through the possibilities. James Cromwell, reprising the grinning psychotic affect he brought to LA Confidential, as George Sr. The stunning Thandi Newton, trapped under that terrible Condi hair helmet...." [more]
favorited by lattiboy on July 27, 2008 10:51 PM

MeFi comment: "You guys have clearly failed to think through the possibilities. James Cromwell, reprising the grinning psychotic affect he brought to LA Confidential, as George Sr. The stunning Thandi Newton, trapped under that terrible Condi hair helmet...." [more]
favorited by maryh on July 27, 2008 10:49 PM

MeFi comment: "You guys have clearly failed to think through the possibilities. James Cromwell, reprising the grinning psychotic affect he brought to LA Confidential, as George Sr. The stunning Thandi Newton, trapped under that terrible Condi hair helmet...." [more]
favorited by crossoverman on July 27, 2008 10:24 PM

MeFi comment: "You guys have clearly failed to think through the possibilities. James Cromwell, reprising the grinning psychotic affect he brought to LA Confidential, as George Sr. The stunning Thandi Newton, trapped under that terrible Condi hair helmet...." [more]
favorited by gsteff on July 27, 2008 9:43 PM

MeFi comment: "You guys have clearly failed to think through the possibilities. James Cromwell, reprising the grinning psychotic affect he brought to LA Confidential, as George Sr. The stunning Thandi Newton, trapped under that terrible Condi hair helmet...." [more]
favorited by [NOT HERMITOSIS-IST] on July 27, 2008 8:25 PM

Music comment: "Oh my lord. Honey, how many times do I have to ask you not to post to Music right after a coke binge?" [more]
favorited by umbĂș on July 27, 2008 4:54 PM

MeTa comment: "I agree with Alvy. His general aura -- careless, rude, and inarticulate -- reminds me of when the camgirls invaded Metafilter and made everyone cry with their sheer vacuousness. But out of that muck rose kindall's beautiful comment. I'm not sure..." [more]
favorited by kindall on July 26, 2008 6:31 PM

MeTa comment: "I agree with Alvy. His general aura -- careless, rude, and inarticulate -- reminds me of when the camgirls invaded Metafilter and made everyone cry with their sheer vacuousness. But out of that muck rose kindall's beautiful comment. I'm not sure..." [more]
favorited by humannaire on July 26, 2008 11:55 AM

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