I'm reasonably impatient with the idea of "no gifts" making someone uncomfortable. Unsympathetic. Buy something and give it to someone else. Make the scenario up in your head. But don't force us to handle your crap when the day is supposed to about us, and what we want.
Wesley: All right. I'm going to let you all in on something you may have trouble comprehending. I assure you however-- Gunn: Vampires are real. Wesley: I was telling!
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
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.
§ ita § - Mar 27, 2005 2:35:08 pm PST #728 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
sj - Mar 27, 2005 2:46:13 pm PST #729 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yay, Hec! I am glad the book is doing well. I'm also happy to hear that Emmett is doing better.
Rio - Mar 27, 2005 2:53:32 pm PST #730 of 10001
Are you ready to be strong?
See, I'm sympathetic, because "no gifts" would make me uncomfortable. I wouldn't be mortally offended by seeing it [ok maybe aesthetically offended], but there is no way I would not give some sort of wedding present no matter what the marrying people tell me.
Rio - Mar 27, 2005 2:53:53 pm PST #731 of 10001
Are you ready to be strong?
Hooray for Hecubus! That is awesome, sir!
Susan W. - Mar 27, 2005 2:59:50 pm PST #732 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
See, I'm sympathetic, because "no gifts" would make me uncomfortable.
I'm with Rio on this one. I've seen it done where the couple basically "registers" with a nonprofit or two of their choice. It wasn't mentioned on their invitations, any more than you'd mention the fact you were registered at Macy's or Williams-Sonoma, but they put it on their website and had friends spread the word. We gave what we normally would've spent on a gift in their honor to one of their choices.
DavidS - Mar 27, 2005 3:16:59 pm PST #733 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Yay, Hec! I am glad the book is doing well. I'm also happy to hear that Emmett is doing better.
Hooray for Hecubus! That is awesome, sir!
Thanks and Thanks! I have no idea what this means in real sales, however. Still. It's definitely good news.
You know what one of my favorite parts of Easter is (especially since I don't really get to have a Big Ham anymore)? Making deviled eggs. Man, I fucking love deviled eggs.
brenda m - Mar 27, 2005 3:18:33 pm PST #734 of 10001
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
Skipping ahead to ask if anyone has any neat tricks for getting nasty smells off your hands. I had to reinflate a tire using that Fix-a-Flat stuff, and I've washed my hands a bunch of times but the smell is still there. Anyone?
Hil R. - Mar 27, 2005 3:20:10 pm PST #735 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Skipping ahead to ask if anyone has any neat tricks for getting nasty smells off your hands.
Lemon juice works for a lot of smells. I'm not sure about chemically things like that, but it's probably worth a try.
Deena - Mar 27, 2005 3:25:26 pm PST #736 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Coffee is supposed to work too, Brenda.
Strix - Mar 27, 2005 3:29:46 pm PST #737 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Tomatoes or tomato juice, too.