You don't say!
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 8:24 PM on February 5, 2008

Uh oh. David Lynch is gonna be pissed!
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 6:46 PM on February 5, 2008

But what if there's SLIME in the ICE MACHINE!

Ohhhh yeah, dog food sugar, you know what I'm talkin' 'bout.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 9:07 PM on January 30, 2008

OMG noteworthy quote from obvious' link:

"I chew ice while performing cunnilingus on my wife."
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 9:08 PM on January 30, 2008

I, too, wondered how many of these were set up and how many were just lucky shots. But cute, nonetheless.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 6:08 PM on November 22, 2007

From the second link:

"You be amazed how big the gap is between people who claim they will tip big and people who actually do."

This is so true. And when you are a girl serving drinks in a college bar full of drunken raging fratboys sometimes you *have* to be an asshole.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 4:47 PM on November 22, 2007

NaNo annoys me. Why not make a pledge to spend an hour every day (hell, you can even take weekends off) writing, and then another half-hour each day re-reading your stuff and cleaning it up. Seems like you'd get way more quantity and better quality that way.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 4:33 PM on October 31, 2007

I never said "edit."
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 5:49 PM on October 31, 2007

My point is to make writing a routine, not an annual puke fountain. But it also doesn't do any good to produce reams and reams of work if you never go back and revisit that work to see what might be of value and what needs to be shelved.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 5:51 PM on October 31, 2007

Oh hell yes. I love Nardwaur. I went to see The Smugglers a few years back in Houston at a tiny record store and Thee Goblins /The Evaporators opened for them. Never heard of them before and they blew the socks off The Smugglers. Still once of my favorite CDs.

On the disc are hilarious interviews with Iggy Pop and Cretchien.

OH HAPPY DAY!
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 5:13 PM on October 31, 2007

What's interesting in this story is that his disorder seems to stem from weight loss issues — his stepfather calling him fat, being pudgy as a youth.

For many girls and women, anorexia and bulimia is less about weight loss and more about trying to stop the physical aspects of sexual maturation — breast development, hips, curves. That's why a lot of girls with easting disorders cite an early sexual assault as the trigger for their disease.

I... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 4:43 PM on October 31, 2007

uhg. easting = eating, of course
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 4:45 PM on October 31, 2007

I missed this part:

And also being malnourished, you don't feel sexual, so you don't have to worry about being gay or straight.

Obviously there are different causes, I just know a few interviews I've read with girls who suffer from the disease claim that by starving themselves they hope to somehow escape the attention that begins when you grow from a girl to a woman. So, control over sexuality is a part of it, as you said.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 4:59 PM on October 31, 2007

GOULET!
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 8:47 PM on October 30, 2007

The Liberace Museum is one of my favoritest places on the whole wide earth.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 8:43 PM on October 30, 2007

See also, jackalopes rabbits with HPV.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 7:41 PM on October 29, 2007

Useless without pics.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 7:14 PM on October 28, 2007

As my respectable Southern great grandmother would say, "Well, Hells bells!"
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 1:45 AM on October 28, 2007

"I'm so proud of you motherfuckers."
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 4:36 PM on October 28, 2007

I'm supposed to believe this was an accident?
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 5:25 AM on October 28, 2007

Those clips Mach3 linked to are cringe-inducing, especially the first one. When the lady in the audience sits down you can see the look on her face as she realizes it's utter bullshit.

I think John Edward was a pretty non-controversial psychic. My mom used to watch his show religiously.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 3:24 AM on October 28, 2007

I'm in Korea too and I haven't heard, seen or read anything about this either.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 7:07 PM on October 27, 2007

This is so wrong and vindictive. She has no idea if he even *knew* he had herpes, since many people who are infected are symptom free.

I sympathize with any women who has been screwed over by a man but that does give one carte blanche to continue doing the screwing. Besides, she consented to sex sans condom anyway.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 4:47 AM on October 25, 2007

But herpes ain't the end of the world, the social stigma is worse than the actual disease.

and...

How do you know you didn't get Herpes at some point and you've simply never had an outbreak, like, ever?

and...

But herpes is fairly common and fairly benign. That it's an STD and chronic makes it seem worse than it is.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 8:09 AM on October 25, 2007

First off, I'm pulling my hair out over her final post:
i've did what i set out to do

Secondly, not to defend this guy's behavior, but if I were a dude who didn't have the herp or didn't *know* I had the herp, and I had a one-night stand with some chick I barely knew who a week later was sending me an oddly-worded messages on MySpace of all venues accusing me of giving her and STD, I would go into crisis mode as well. I mean, I'd freak out,... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 4:05 PM on October 25, 2007

God, I want a sloth so bad.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 4:41 AM on October 24, 2007

Definitely Joe Bob Briggs. He's a sexy Texan best.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 8:33 AM on October 19, 2007

Speed games like that suck with a trackpad mouse.
Othewise, that *smack* sound is really satisfying.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 8:29 AM on October 19, 2007

So very awesome and inspiring. I feel like dragging out my own journal just now.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 10:10 PM on October 18, 2007

Holy shit, Some Kid's Journal is awesome.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 11:37 PM on October 18, 2007

For diary-philes like me, here are two more:

Papa's Diary Project — in which the grandson posts excerpts from the 1924 diary of his grandfather, a 29-year-old garment worker and Ukrainian immigrant living in New York.

Diary of a Girl — Ultra-dramatic teenage girl's diary/scrapbook from 1969-1970 (link goes to a friend's site).... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 4:07 AM on October 19, 2007

Source
youtube

Source
youtube

Source
youtube

I sense a pattern.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 12:43 AM on October 18, 2007

MetaFilter already has its own version of this.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 2:07 AM on October 18, 2007

Now that I've lived overseas I completely *heart* the metric system. It's so intuitive and user friendly. I know exactly how many meters are in a kilometer thanks to the etymology alone, but how many feet are in a mile? Gimme a sec while I google that.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 4:56 PM on October 17, 2007

What's weirdest is that the US only half-assly uses both systems. I was having this conversation just a few weekends ago with a Canadian stoner about how drugs in the US are sold by both ounces and grams.

And look at races. You can run a 5K, a 10K, or a marathon (26.2 miles). Why don't they call them a 3-miler, a 6-miler and a 26-miler?
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 8:57 PM on October 17, 2007

Brittanie, the 5K and 10K races are pretty obviously international standardization for competitive/comparison purposes.

Right. My point is, so are kilograms, liters, Celsius, etc. So why would the US arbitrarily pick one specific thing to be measured metric while other things are measured Imperial.

I'm going to start a campaign to force everyone in the US to switch to military time.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 9:34 PM on October 17, 2007

I like the Fozzie the Bear one.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 9:15 PM on October 17, 2007

Holy synchronicity! My friend went to Burma in May and just a few weeks ago we were talking about the situation there. He and his wife went to see these guys perform in their house. I'll have to send him this link.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 9:09 PM on October 17, 2007

I don't even own *a* gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 4:44 PM on October 17, 2007

YEA BHFH!
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 9:55 PM on October 15, 2007

Shake it, baby.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 9:11 PM on October 15, 2007

God, I get all giddy watching those clips and how much fun it looks like John and Georgie are having. I feel like dancing around my living room with the computer cranked to 11. Even Paul looked pretty cute. Too bad now he's turned into a puffy old grandmother.

(George was always my favorite.)
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 9:21 PM on October 15, 2007

Also, watching that Chubby Checker video just reminded me of my all-time favorite memory of my super straight-laced grandmother.

At my cousin's wedding they played oldies music during the reception, and I'll never forget her dragging my Pawpaw out on the dance floor when that song came on, and twisting all the way down to the floor and then back up again with him holding her hand. She was probably 60 or 61 at the time and it was the first time, ever, that I saw her let... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 9:25 PM on October 15, 2007

Wow. That band sucks.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 5:53 PM on October 15, 2007

This is the first time I've heard their music, and I really like it. Thanks for posting.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 2:17 AM on October 15, 2007

all hat horseshit, no horse
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 11:09 PM on October 14, 2007

Quest, Verizon, AT&T. Who the hell am I supposed to get phone service from now?
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 3:59 PM on October 13, 2007

i heart PP

That sounds funny when you read it out loud.

I'm sure I'm not the only woman who feels Planned Parenthood is a cause close to their hearts. A few years ago it was my only option when I was faced with a cancer scare and didn't have the insurance to pay for a biopsy at a "regular" doctor's office.

This was in Houston, and each time in the waiting room I'd be surrounded by grown women,... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 5:29 AM on October 13, 2007

Well, this post is older than dirt already but I have a few remarks:

1. I have never read anything of hers but I recently found and bought "The Golden Notebook" at a used bookstore in Seoul recently because it was discussed frequently and with high regard in another book I recently read and loved.

2. Here is the video if her finding out. It's different from the the other video posted above.
"One can't get more excited... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 7:42 AM on October 12, 2007

Jesus Christ, could I use the word "recently" more often? No more gin-n-tonics for me tonight.
posted to MetaFilter by Brittanie at 7:46 AM on October 12, 2007