Xander: How? What? How? Giles: Three excellent questions.

Xander/Giles ,'Never Leave Me'


Natter 31 But Looks 29  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Jesse - Jan 07, 2005 9:47:43 am PST #3919 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oatmeal, oatmeal, blah blah blah.

I mean in general, how is it going?

In general, it's going really well. One semester down, three to go, and I'm really looking forward to the coming semester -- I'm only taking three classes, and will have significantly more money in my pocket. And I'm looking forward to the three classes, so that's good.


§ ita § - Jan 07, 2005 9:48:48 am PST #3920 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I feel better. The woman in our team that's pregnant was keeping it a secret (well, one of her co-workers busted her to the boss accidentally). But I feel like less of a flake for thinking she was just getting fat. Of course, she's about six or seven months in, so it's pretty fat.


Jesse - Jan 07, 2005 9:50:36 am PST #3921 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Damn, that seems like a long time to (try to) keep it secret, for so many reasons.


§ ita § - Jan 07, 2005 9:52:10 am PST #3922 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Funny part is, her boss was startled, and she was kinda pissed at the co-worker for saying anything.

Even with my lack of attention (she's not on my team, but the team adjacent), I'd picked up on it about a month or so ago.


Burrell - Jan 07, 2005 9:52:47 am PST #3923 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

it's been meaning "watery porridge" to me all this time

I guess the quality of being thin and watery is often used to characterize the difference between the two? I'm just going on current dictionary definitions, but I am very much wishing I could get my hands on an OED. Ah well. Better I should get back to work.


Jesse - Jan 07, 2005 9:54:41 am PST #3924 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

OK, now I have a problem. I just ate a sandwich that incorporated part of an avocado (but, alas, no bacon, as I had put it in the freezer). With the rest of the avocado, I made guacanole. Delicious, delicious guacamole. Is there any good reason I shouldn't just go buy some chips and eat it all right now? Other than, you know, saving it for later?


Tom Scola - Jan 07, 2005 9:55:17 am PST #3925 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

It's not as appetizing when it turns brown.


Burrell - Jan 07, 2005 9:55:48 am PST #3926 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I know that some women just really don't want to tell folks they are pregnant. And I've seen some who even at 6 months just look a bit thicker. Not me? I already look like I have a bowling ball tucked under my shirt.


Jesse - Jan 07, 2005 9:56:55 am PST #3927 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

It's not as appetizing when it turns brown.

Ah, but I have found the solution to that problem: Coating the top with sour cream. I don't think there is an occasion where I would eat guac where sour cream would not be a welcome addition.


§ ita § - Jan 07, 2005 9:57:40 am PST #3928 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I already look like I have a bowling ball tucked under my shirt.

You have a defined pregnancy. Hers is less so, but she still looks like she's gained a bunch of weight, most of it in a potbelly. Given she's not wearing baggy clothes, it was a secret whose time was nigh.