argh!

I missed the last LJ Permanent Account offer because I was out of town. They only run it for 24 or 48 hours, if I remember correctly.

Now I find that they're doing it again within the next few months.

I will be home approximately six days of the next three months. What are the chances I'll be able to take advantage of this?

*cries*

Ha!

Go check out hill_'s incredible St Patrick's HP drawings. Not only are they pretty, but they're hilarious. The images are totally WS. (Harry, Pansy, Lucius, Severus, Ron, Draco...go look!)

Word!

scatteredlogic was just talking about the state of the American sitcom, and how it seems like really attractive, thin women are paired off with average guys.

I would take this a step further. For the last few years I've been really noticing that this even extends to commercials. You almost always see a geeky, slightly overweight guy with a fairly attractive, thin woman. In nearly every commercial. Not so attractive that they're scary, just pretty in a generic way.

I can't remember the last time I saw a commercial featuring a married couple who were both on the plus side, or with an attractive man and a not-quite-as-attractive woman. Yeah, I'm sure y'all will pull exceptions out of your hats, but still, they're the exceptions, not the rules. In most commercials with goofy-looking guys, the wife is nearly a knockout.

I do remember that I nearly jumped out of my skin when I saw a KIA commercial with actors/actresses who appeared to represent the populace more realistically. That was a campaign from about two or three years ago. Even better, it had some sort of punchline involving one of the heavier woman actually (gasp!) having relations with a guy. (Even though you'd never know it from watching TV, plus-size people actually do fall in love, have sex, and do all of the things thin people do.)