St. Valentine also invented the heart-shaped mylar balloon.
Ah Valentines day, the the Hello Kitty of holidays.
Come on out, River. The nice man wants to kidnap you.
Simon ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 32 Flavors and Then Some
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.
Gudanov - Feb 14, 2005 4:53:16 am PST #7054 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
tommyrot - Feb 14, 2005 4:54:45 am PST #7055 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So the most important lesson about Valentine's day that Nilly should learn is to watch out for gangsters carrying machine guns - especially if you happen to be in Chicago in the 1920s.
Gudanov - Feb 14, 2005 4:58:43 am PST #7056 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
especially if you happen to be in Chicago in the 1920s.
Or visit an alien society based on a book about Chicago in the 1920s.
Nilly - Feb 14, 2005 5:00:50 am PST #7057 of 10002
Swouncing
especially if you happen to be in Chicago in the 1920s.
Time machine!
Topic!Cindy - Feb 14, 2005 5:02:21 am PST #7058 of 10002
What is even happening?
You know, I think Christians and Jews (religious or just cultural) should start a big ecumenical ancient Roman bashing-society.
tommyrot - Feb 14, 2005 5:03:15 am PST #7059 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Or visit an alien society based on a book about Chicago in the 1920s.
Oh, of course. I had forgotten about that.
Time machine!
Well, if any of us could build a time machine, it'd be Nilly....
Jesse - Feb 14, 2005 5:16:11 am PST #7060 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Butt-pats all around!
Emeralds are bad choice for a ring that's designed to be worn daily, as are opals, pearls, and other soft stones.
Huh. My mom's engagement ring is an emerald, and she wears it every day. Granted, the stone is teeny, and surrounded by the setting.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 14, 2005 5:59:47 am PST #7061 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Well, emeralds aren't prone to crumbling on touch like a fresh cookie or anything, but there are lots of substances around the house that are harder and could crack one if an impact occurs. Odds are a diamond gets inherited by your kids or grandkids unless your hobbies include working with explosives.
I figured I couldn't say anything to my mom when she bought a replacement diamond engagement ring a few years ago, as she lost the original catching me before I fell out of a pontoon boat as a toddler.
Laura - Feb 14, 2005 5:59:59 am PST #7062 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
Melissa Etheridge has always been my possible exception, and I think she kicked ass on the song tonight. Not Janis, but still fucking awesome.
She rocked hard. She made the song her own rather than just trying to mimic Janis. I'm pretending she did a solo.
Oh! Thanks for the butt pat.
DH cautiously asked if I wanted to do anything for Valentine's Day. I told him I really needed some time off and would like to take a weekend in the Keys without kids next month for our anniversary. He endorsed the plan.
msbelle - Feb 14, 2005 6:02:35 am PST #7063 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am hiding in my office today - V-Day? on a Monday? what could be worse? Well that would be being in a school where people are sending each other flowers and candy and singing telegrams. The inevitable teary student is what I dread. Being an emotionally detached teenager I didn't have much wrapped up in V-Day (NYE is my big emotional holiday). Yet every year I would dread it for the angst it caused so many others. Even in college I remember seeing a friend bawling because no one had sent her a flower.
Already I see the girls with one carnation giving the girl with the bouquet of roses the fisheye. sigh.