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The Toast : An Open Thread, and Sea Room

Fri, 1 Jul 2016 19:52:06 +0000

little Jimeson

The Toast : An Open Thread, and Sea Room

Fri, 1 Jul 2016 19:51:05 +0000

I had a handful of post ideas -- one mostly written, the others more just ideas in my head -- that I never got around to pitching. I am going to write those pieces up and see if anyone else will publish them, because life's too short to hold off on writing things you enjoy. (Although I don't know of anywhere else that does anything like Femslash Friday. Maybe Autostraddle?) And maybe, if I get ambitious, I'll also start write the lesbian historical romance novels I'd like to see in the world. Dedicated to the Toast commentariat, of course!

The Toast : An Open Thread, and Sea Room

Fri, 1 Jul 2016 19:46:38 +0000

Such beautiful and well-boxed kitties!

The Toast : An Open Thread, and Sea Room

Fri, 1 Jul 2016 19:45:07 +0000

OMG. That is amazing! <3 <3 <3

The Toast : An Open Thread, and Sea Room

Fri, 1 Jul 2016 18:22:22 +0000

Cheers to every last one of you beautiful weird land mermaids and space witches and fellow librarians. May your toast never be burnt or underdone but always exactly as you like it. <img src="http://i.imgur.com/EqgJ626.gif">

The Toast : The Final Link Roundup!

Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:57:18 +0000

The internet will be a smaller and a less interesting place without The Toast, and I'm going to miss all of you so much. I'm sad today in direct proportion to how much this site and all of you have made my life better and richer and funnier. As Isobel said on Downton Abbey: "Well, aren't we the lucky ones?"

The Toast : The Final Link Roundup!

Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:51:21 +0000

I love Jaffa cakes, and I'll eat a sad Jaffa cake with you.

The Toast : A note on The Toast

Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:39:40 +0000

I just got teary in public at work, after having to pick my jaw up off the floor. What a way to send off The Toast!

The Toast : A note on The Toast

Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:36:36 +0000

I grew up in Maryland, and I've been a fan of Barbara Mikulski for years. Love her.

The Toast : Hey Ladies: Take it to Slack

Thu, 30 Jun 2016 14:48:25 +0000

I started silently shrieking in horror at Also, do you think it’s a dealbreaker if someone says they’re voting for Trump?? Election years are so stressful. and then the silent shrieking intensified at Can someone do a quick Google of Brexit? and Sort of a passive (but cute!!!) plan, Gracie! I think Hillary would want you to Lean In a little more ;) Needs a better hook, angle, graf, lede, hed, deck, meta, etc. Think about the clicks, G! and then I hit "pained lolsob" at What did Hamilton people usually eat? Hamilton people. Hamilton. People. I'm going to miss the Hey Ladies a lot, in a cringey schadenfreude-laden way.

The Toast : Hey Ladies: Take it to Slack

Thu, 30 Jun 2016 14:40:48 +0000

RUN AWAY GRACIE RUN AWAY

The Toast : How To Tell If You Are In A J.R.R. Tolkien Book

Wed, 29 Jun 2016 16:37:58 +0000

Same. Goddammit.

The Toast : How To Tell If You Are In A J.R.R. Tolkien Book

Wed, 29 Jun 2016 16:37:31 +0000

Raise a glass to the four of us / By tomorrow there'll be more of us...

The Toast : The Toast Looks Back: The Best of If X Were Your Y

Wed, 29 Jun 2016 15:07:34 +0000

I'm going to miss this series SO MUCH, but at least I'll have my imaginary polyamorous relationships with Natalie Dormer, Gillian Anderson, Hayley Atwell, and Tom Hardy to console me.

The Toast : The Toast Looks Back: The Best of If X Were Your Y

Wed, 29 Jun 2016 15:01:51 +0000

That's my favorite of them all. Marry me, Natalie Dormer.

The Toast : How To Tell If You Are In A Regency-Era Novel Written After The End Of The Regency

Wed, 29 Jun 2016 14:39:20 +0000

Oh my goodness, my dad (who was a big Patrick O'Brian fan -- although I was the one who introduced him to Patrick O'Brian in the first place!) would have LOVED that. I'm checking out that group forthwith.

The Toast : Cocktail Hour: Open Thread

Sat, 25 Jun 2016 02:20:38 +0000

Toasts, I am very very late to this thread because I've been at a conference all day, but I love you all. Thank you, Bartender. Thank you, commentariat. There's no other place on the internet where I actually love reading the comments. I'm going to miss Open Thread so much (but I hope to see a bunch of you on the Toastie Slack in the future). *buys a metaphorical round for everyone in the bar*

The Toast : How To Tell If You Are In A Regency-Era Novel Written After The End Of The Regency

Thu, 23 Jun 2016 22:09:03 +0000

All is not yet lost: you have the weather-gage. But you won't have it for long at this rate. Lose not a minute, for all love!

The Toast : How To Tell If You Are In A Regency-Era Novel Written After The End Of The Regency

Thu, 23 Jun 2016 20:48:46 +0000

Oh damn. I missed my chance to pitch "How to Tell if You Are in a Patrick O'Brian Novel" to Mallory and Nicole, and now it'll never happen. (You are playing a stringed instrument in your cabin as the ship rocks gently in calm waters. You're chasing a French ship of the line. Rats have eaten your coffee. Someone's getting an emergency trepanation belowdecks. There are weevils in your hardtack, but you pay them no mind, except when they furnish the occasion for an inspired pun. Someone has debauched your sloth, and you are going to have HIGH WORDS with the debaucher.)

The Toast : Great House Therapy: Lady Macbeth's Murderous Mansion of Death

Wed, 22 Jun 2016 20:38:26 +0000

I'd decorate my apartment in "glam castle" style if I could.