Congratulations to the class of 1999. You all proved more or less adequate.

Snyder ,'Chosen'


Spike's Bitches 21 Gunn Salute  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


-t - Jan 14, 2005 5:59:34 am PST #4113 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I loved Joan Aiken. I think I read everything she wrote.

Glad to hear Gud's good news, and Deena's. So sorry about Deb's bad news.

I am happy to report that Jessica arrived safely in New Orleans and her new haircut looks very fetching in person, but it was her hat that got the Random Guy at the Bar to come over and comment. Favorably, of course.


Connie Neil - Jan 14, 2005 6:01:08 am PST #4114 of 10002
brillig

Didn't you notice my complete lack of accent when I talked to you?

Noticed, yes, but somehow saying, "Wow, you don't have an accent!" struck me as gauche. I figured if you'd gone to school here all your life, you'd have lost any accent. Hubby spoke nearly only German until age 7, when his military family came back to the states, and he doesn't have an accent--though he speaks German in his sleep.


Topic!Cindy - Jan 14, 2005 6:01:57 am PST #4115 of 10002
What is even happening?

That's only because he's a double agent, connie.


Lilty Cash - Jan 14, 2005 6:03:04 am PST #4116 of 10002
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."

Oh, Cindy, I wasn't even thinking about the Boston channels. I could always watch those and see things at the 'right' time. Unless they took them away or something.

For all the LJMaine community is buzzing over it though (they said it was on the morning news), Googling isn't turning up much. I doubt it's ever going to happen.


Connie Neil - Jan 14, 2005 6:04:12 am PST #4117 of 10002
brillig

That's only because he's a double agent, connie.

That explains so much.


Lilty Cash - Jan 14, 2005 6:05:34 am PST #4118 of 10002
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."

Wow, an old college friend is getting made over by Allure, as part of this total body challenge program. Everyone I know is getting made over!


Polter-Cow - Jan 14, 2005 6:06:48 am PST #4119 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Hubby spoke nearly only German until age 7, when his military family came back to the states, and he doesn't have an accent--though he speaks German in his sleep.

Is his German in an accent? I was noticing, in India, how when I spoke Gujarati, I spoke it in basically my normal, unaccented voice. But it sounded fine. Whereas if I speaks, say, Spanish in my normal voice, it screams, "Foreigner!" I have to put a little Spanish oomph into the words to make it work. I don't know whether it's a function of being Indian or the language, because trying to imagine one of my non-Indian friends speaking Gujarati is pretty awkward.

Huh. Maybe my voice changes in a very subtle way. It's almost subconscious. Weird. I'm trying to switch back and forth, and I think my voice is slightly different, but I can't do anything about it. I can't tone down the Gujarati into what I think is closer to my normal voice. It's the only way it comes out. Whereas I can easily put a silly Indian accent onto my English-speaking.


Nora Deirdre - Jan 14, 2005 6:07:52 am PST #4120 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

ai yi yi, dealing with nice bt weird client, trying to get his registration web site up today.

Trying to be nice.

Is it assholish to, as a response to a crazy client asking for information you have provided weeks ago, and gotten a response to weeks ago, forward the client's responding email back to him, saying something nice, like, I think this got lost in the holiday shuffle? Because that's what I did.


brenda m - Jan 14, 2005 6:10:55 am PST #4121 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

That's what I would do.


Connie Neil - Jan 14, 2005 6:11:30 am PST #4122 of 10002
brillig

Is his German in an accent?

His German apparently pleases native Germans. When the Olympics were here, he got invited to a party at Germany House by the German Minister of Trade, who Hubby met in an elevator at Brigham Young University. Hubby was attending a sci-fi convention in the building and the Trade Minister was headed up to a conference on the top floor where Vice-President Cheney was in attendance.