Every planet has its own weird customs. About a year before we met, I spent six weeks on a moon where the principal form of recreation was juggling geese. My hand to God. Baby geese. Goslings. They were juggled.

Wash ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


Veronica Mars: Annoy, Tiny Blonde One. Annoy Like the Wind.

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tiggy - Jan 09, 2006 3:34:54 pm PST #1583 of 5730
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

I always assumed after the little brother comment and the "looking at colleges" line meant that Lilly was older. of course, i'm also someone who was best friends with someone who was two years younger than me. *shrug*


Topic!Cindy - Jan 10, 2006 2:57:02 am PST #1584 of 5730
What is even happening?

Yeah, I thought that when I read someone's comment upstream (Sophia, maybe)? Three of my closest friends (girls) from 7th grade through high school were a year older. Two more were two years older. Almost all the boys we hung with were two years older than I was, too. The first time I dated a boy in my grade (after my first boyfriend in sixth grade) was my senior year of high school. There was lots of grade mixing in our area, where friendships were concerned.


Sophia Brooks - Jan 10, 2006 4:06:09 am PST #1585 of 5730
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

It was me! I actually had alot of friends in different grades, but it seemed that the equivilant of the 09er's didn't. They seemed much more hierarchical. There was also a lot of senior boys dating freshman (and eight grade! which is sort of gross now that I think about it) girls, but very little of the reverse.

I guess the lesson is that high schools vary.


Topic!Cindy - Jan 10, 2006 10:46:54 am PST #1586 of 5730
What is even happening?

It was me! I actually had alot of friends in different grades, but it seemed that the equivilant of the 09er's didn't. They seemed much more hierarchical.
It seemed to transcend clique in our town.

There was also a lot of senior boys dating freshman (and eight grade! which is sort of gross now that I think about it) girls, but very little of the reverse.

We were in the Jr. High School through ninth grade, and High School was 9th-12th grades, so there were fewer couples much more than two years apart. There weren't too many older girl/younger boy couples in our town, either though. The only ones I can think of--the girls were only a year ahead of the boys in school.


bon bon - Jan 10, 2006 11:13:11 am PST #1587 of 5730
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

There was also a lot of senior boys dating freshman (and eight grade! which is sort of gross now that I think about it) girls, but very little of the reverse.

This makes sense, given the sexual attractiveness of your average 14-year-old boy.


Amy - Jan 10, 2006 11:36:23 am PST #1588 of 5730
Because books.

MY husband and my father-in-law were commenting during last night's Medium (on topic, I swear) that older boys (in this case an eighth grader) would never look at a sixth-grade girl (twelve, I guess, as opposed to his fourteen).

I was astounded by this -- girls love older boys, and older boys know it. And boys, I always found, were happy to date whomever they thought was pretty, regardless (more or less) of her age.


Sophia Brooks - Jan 10, 2006 12:05:01 pm PST #1589 of 5730
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I watched that medium, too, and it didn't seem weird.

This IS off-topic-- but did you notice if the "man on the library ladder" was Badger from Firefly?


sumi - Jan 10, 2006 12:08:59 pm PST #1590 of 5730
Art Crawl!!!

It was. He was the ghost throughout the episode, reprising a role from last year.


sumi - Jan 11, 2006 7:09:18 am PST #1591 of 5730
Art Crawl!!!

FYI, there is a very plot spoilery piece about an upcoming guest star on VM in today's Zap2it.


tiggy - Jan 12, 2006 2:28:35 am PST #1592 of 5730
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

TWoP's Couch Baron interviews Jason Dohring.

the thing i most love about this interview besides the fact that he has a potty mouth(cause i already knew that)? he bought the Wonderfalls dvds because people told him it was a good show and their DP from last season worked on Wonderfalls.