My work's illegal, but at least it's honest.

Mal ,'Shindig'


Natter .38 Special  

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.


amych - Aug 22, 2005 7:52:32 am PDT #142 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Sheesh, Gud, did he at least give you decent severance?


Calli - Aug 22, 2005 7:53:11 am PDT #143 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

My folks have stopped asking me when I'm getting married. My various aunts and uncles never started. Since they're not really huge on boundries about other topics, I sometimes wonder if they know something I don't. But on the whole I'm happy with the situation as it stands.


amych - Aug 22, 2005 7:54:51 am PDT #144 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

My parents never asked, and then I did. Any of y'all who are being nagged are welcome to quote the example at your parents, aunts, or random strangers who like to get in your business.


§ ita § - Aug 22, 2005 7:55:26 am PDT #145 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

My parents ask about my love life because a) they want grandkids and b) they don't think I can be trusted to look after myself.

I can't disagree with either of those points, but I hope they understand a boyfriend/husband won't guarantee a fix to either issue.

Everyone else has NO business with it at all -- they're just digging for goss.


Kat - Aug 22, 2005 7:57:37 am PDT #146 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Ugh, today is my penultimate day of vacation.


Toddson - Aug 22, 2005 7:57:55 am PDT #147 of 10002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Just popping in to say that if you go to the Accessories section of the Shiny Shiny site and scroll down the page, there are Hello Kitty car accessories.


Lee - Aug 22, 2005 7:59:08 am PDT #148 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

he got disgruntled and started yelling "You Fired Daddy!" from his bed. It's not easy getting fired by a three year old.

I've done this. Back in Library school, we had an library picnic at the head of the program and law library's house, and people brought their kids. One of the 3 or 4 year olds took a great liking to me, and we starting teasing each other. Eventually he "fired" me, and liked the reaction he got enough that he kept doing it.

Unfortunately, the boss and I had a very similar haircut at that point and after the dinner break the little boy ran up behind her and yelled "you're fired".

The family left soon after that.


aurelia - Aug 22, 2005 7:59:16 am PDT #149 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Buffista sprog are being extra adorable today.

If you see a couple where one is way better looking than the other, you can be sure there's some other element balancing that out.

You've got the looks
I've got the brains
Lets make lots of money...


erikaj - Aug 22, 2005 7:59:40 am PDT #150 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!

Oh and I finally saw last week's "Rescue Me"...bwah!


Nilly - Aug 22, 2005 8:00:08 am PDT #151 of 10002
Swouncing

You Fired Daddy!

Where could he have picked that up from?

Just give everyone a B+. If they complain, raise it to A-.

I have to find their mistakes and correct them. They're on to that trick, apparently.

Thanks Narrator, Raq. I'm trying to combine the two - once I finish with one exercise, I get to play catch-up-and-post. Let's see how long this holds.

[Edit: Kat, anything especially fun or cake-y for tomorrow, to at least enjoy the end of vacation? Also, will your semester be as crazy as past ones?

Also, my parents are yearning for grandchildren. Every fiber of their being is crying out loud for grandchildren (um, other than their actual mouths, that is). Everybody is looking at me for providing them (my baby sister informed me that she's very ready for nieces and nephews already). However, they do know that I want this very much as well and trying my best, so they don't pressure or anything. It's the aunts and the old ladies at the synagogue that are really forgetting the whole boundaries issue.]