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.
You're not friends. You'll never be friends. You'll be in love till it kills you both.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
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.
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
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.
brenda m - Mar 27, 2005 3:31:47 pm PST #738 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
Man, I fucking love deviled eggs.
Gagging.
Also, Whoot! Best-selling Hec.
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.
Yeah, I'm not real easy with it. The thing is, people want to do something to commemorate. It's not necessarily a kindness to let them off the hook. But then, I've never really subscribed to the idea that the wedding is for you. The whole point of a wedding is to make it about more than just you, to make your friends and family a part of things. And the wedding gift is a very meaningful thing for a lot of people.
OTOH, having a bunch of stuff you don't need and/or returning things willy-nilly aren't great options either. I like the idea of registering with a charity or three, and I think it would be a lot easier to propagate by word of mouth than the "no gifts" message would.
brenda m - Mar 27, 2005 3:33:10 pm PST #739 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
Coffee! I have that! In fact, I have a bowl full of used grounds from my espresso machine this weekend so I won't even have to waste the good stuff. I'll bet I can use it as a scrub. Thanks y'all!
DavidS - Mar 27, 2005 3:33:31 pm PST #740 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Gagging.
::waves deviled egg under brenda's nose. Turns to offer some to ita.::
Nutty - Mar 27, 2005 3:42:31 pm PST #741 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I am all about the explicit instructions, where wedding gifts are concerned. (Also, choices on a registry, because when 4 people are driving 8 hours in a single car to attend, they really really want to give you tiny tiny flatware instead of ginormo plates! Which is what we did.) I think there must be a way to explicitize the instructions that offends the least number of people, but I don't know what it is.
At brunch, out, today:
Waiter: and our drink special is a peach nectar mimosa.
Me: Isn't that a bellini?
Waiter: Yes, but nobody knows to call it that, so we have to explain.
Do people really not know what a bellini is?? That is like saying, This is a duplex, except for the part where you don't share any walls or ceilings with anybody.
brenda m - Mar 27, 2005 3:43:56 pm PST #742 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
You'd be surprised how much People Don't Know.
DavidS - Mar 27, 2005 3:44:40 pm PST #743 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
You'd be surprised how much People Don't Know.
I'm not surprised by ignorance as it seems the default setting.
msbelle - Mar 27, 2005 3:57:45 pm PST #744 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
HAPPY EASTER!
my day by me:
9:15 church with brother, wear hat (of course) also wear winter coat as it is stil cold (boo)
go home, make jicama mango slaw for Easter meal with friends
gather things to take to meal (slaw, hats, decorative eggs)
eat and visit with friends, recieve gifts of fabric and a teapot and hello kitty items
go home put things away, wash dishes, clean kitchen
finish book (3rd book in 3 days, I love vacation)
debate going to bed at 8:30, decide to go online instead.