"...in my dreams we're still screaming and running through my yard."

[greygirlbeast]

So, no Great Trailer & Photo Shoot for The Drowning Girl this weekend. Thank you, Hurricane Irene. Early last night, watching the grave weather forecasts, Kyle and I made the decision to postpone the whole affair. Which means postponing it until early October. Even if we could have reached Moonstone Beach (the area will likely be evacuated), I'd

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[slothman]

Ahhh, invective! It’s good to see an eloquent command of it. (My mother has been described as “a woman who can quote Elizabethan poetry and swears like a sailor”, so I never picked up on the “profanity is unladylike” meme.)

[greygirlbeast]

so I never picked up on the “profanity is unladylike” meme.

I don't think it's so much an issue of being unlady-like, as myth that those who use it do so out of ignorance.

[sovay]

But I do not argue with forces of Nature. They were here first, and will be here long afterwards. Forces of Nature have seniority.

Considering they're now evacuating parts of lower Manhattan against flooding, I think you have the right idea.

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[jessamyg]

Sometimes whatever swear word you use is the perfect word, and nothing else will do, or is needed. As Billy Connolly said there is no use for such descriptions as "Fuck off," he hinted.

[alamodealamort]

I'm glad you got the box! I asked UPS to send me a confirmation e-mail when it arrived, but of course they didn't yet... I'm also glad you didn't have 'Love', I wasn't sure...
- Madi

[chris_walsh]

Nothing to add except hope that this storm is manageable.

Meanwhile, if you want some reading, here's a preview of the children's book Colin Meloy and his partner Carson Ellis have written and illustrated. I know you're probably more experienced with the web than I am, but I'll still say, probobly don't read the comments.