Turning off the auto-correction is not hard.
Xander: I still don't get why we came here to get info about a killer snot monster. Giles: Because it's a killer snot monster from outer space. I did not say that.
'Never Leave Me'
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.
Jesse - Feb 14, 2005 8:21:00 am PST #7179 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Fred Pete - Feb 14, 2005 8:21:39 am PST #7180 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
(1) When exactly was the vote that determined it was men's sole responsibility to plan Valentine's Day festivities? I missed it.
In some families, it's a man's responsibility kind of by definition.
Scrappy - Feb 14, 2005 8:22:19 am PST #7181 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We always made a big deal out of V-day when I was growing up, but it was more an excuse to exchange goofy cards with family members and eat chocolate. Kind of an "I love you and am glad to have you in my life" day. I always send cards to family and friends who are far away and that's who I get them from, too. I think it CAN be a couples thing, but I wasn't brought up that way, and am glad about that.
I bought a box of cheapo "Hello Kitty" cards and asked the weekend shift to make sure everyone had one on their desk when they got in this morning.
Susan W. - Feb 14, 2005 8:23:37 am PST #7182 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Turning off the auto-correction is not hard.
It shouldn't be. But for some reason Word still kept "fixing" my em-dashes and ellipses after I thought I'd turned off the auto-corrects in question. Actually correcting the problem required finding some additional menu that DH led me to. I hope I can find it again next time I'm setting up a manuscript.
Kat - Feb 14, 2005 8:25:46 am PST #7183 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I bought Lori the best accidental Valentine's Day Gift yesterday. She was there for the entire transaction and I looked at her and said, "Happy Valentine's Day."
Allyson - Feb 14, 2005 8:28:50 am PST #7184 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I've never gotten a romantic Valentine's anything, but I am in possession of some sweet platonic ones. I think the day used to irritate me, but now I barely notice it.
I sent you a Valentine!
I admit it. I'm depressed. I want a pretty boy to send me pretty flowers and tell me I'm pretty. I believe the hype.
bicyclops - Feb 14, 2005 8:28:57 am PST #7185 of 10002
I think you can turn that feature off. But I'm not in the mood to navigate Excell menus to find out for sure.
Ah. Found it.
§ ita § - Feb 14, 2005 8:29:52 am PST #7186 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I sent you a Valentine!
Hey ... did you see the pretty and the sweet? Yours is definitely included. Yay, Hello Kitty!
DavidS - Feb 14, 2005 8:29:58 am PST #7187 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
This year? Chocolate? Score!
No not this year, couple years ago.
I kind of like Salon's approach to this. They're running a series of remembrances of "lost loves" and regrets. That's a about perfectly pitched between romance and disappointment.
Jesse - Feb 14, 2005 8:30:30 am PST #7188 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I got chocolates from David! That was nice.