Lorne: Back in Pylea they used to call me "sweet potato." Connor: Really. Lorne: Yeah, well, the exact translation was "fragrant tuber" but…

'Conviction (1)'


Spike's Bitches 26: Damn right I'm impure!  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


DavidS - Sep 14, 2005 12:06:03 pm PDT #3009 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

We've been spoiled by going to Yum and getting original formula Dr. Pepper made with Imperial Cane Sugar. Mmmmmm.

They also have imported Coke from Mexico also made with cane sugar. That's not that hard to find in San Francisco, though. I can get that at my local tacqueria.

In fact, none of their sodas are made with corn syrup.


Betsy HP - Sep 14, 2005 12:11:53 pm PDT #3010 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

Bitches, seeing Allyson makes me think I can get help from you. [Allyson's request, not Allyson. Allyson is nifty.]

Right now I hate my body. I'm up 30 pounds and I have a big ol' pot belly. None of my old clothes fit, and the clothes I bought to drape lightly over a lissom body are starting to look unattractive over the pooch. Skirts are looking worse and worse because I have a short waist and they hike up.

What looks good when you have a lump in the middle but are NOT pregnant?


Topic!Cindy - Sep 14, 2005 12:18:43 pm PDT #3011 of 10001
What is even happening?

In a dishwasher, everything goes point down, so that people don't fondle the good end, but also -- if you keep only like silverware with like silverware in the little dividers in the dishwasher silverware rack? It makes unloading them really easy, as you just grab everything in a single area (they are all the same now) by their handles, lift them out, and deposit them in the silverware drawer in their proper slot.

No, you shouldn't load them in the dishwasher like that Sean, because then they all spoon with their like kinds, and don't get as clean. /freak.


Atropa - Sep 14, 2005 12:26:27 pm PDT #3012 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

What looks good when you have a lump in the middle but are NOT pregnant?

Long, flowing skirts, worn with jackets (or over-dresses) that taper in at the waist and then immediately flare gently out over the belly & hips. Yes, I know, that's my answer to every fashion problem. But, speaking as someone who apparently carries almost all of her excess poundage in her belly (where is the Liposuction Fairy, dammit?), those are the sorts of lines that work best.


Sean K - Sep 14, 2005 12:27:29 pm PDT #3013 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

No, you shouldn't load them in the dishwasher like that Sean, because then they all spoon with their like kinds, and don't get as clean. /freak.

Who are you kidding? That tag doesn't close.

And yes, if you do it this way, you have to take pains to make sure they're sparsely distributed, in order for them to all get clean. Actually, I suppose it works either way, as long as all the silverware in one section is the same kind, and all pointed the same way.


Betsy HP - Sep 14, 2005 12:28:44 pm PDT #3014 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

worn with jackets (or over-dresses) that taper in at the waist and then immediately flare gently out over the belly & hips.

Ah. That's my problem; I've been wearing my pre-potbelly blouses. Got any good sources to recommend?


Scrappy - Sep 14, 2005 12:29:46 pm PDT #3015 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I second the jackets over flowy skirtl ook. I'm not a skirt person so I wear pants with slightly fitted button-down shirts and get my girliness out with jewelry and scarves.


Atropa - Sep 14, 2005 12:31:24 pm PDT #3016 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Ah. That's my problem; I've been wearing my pre-potbelly blouses. Got any good sources to recommend?

Sadly, not really. I just scour eBay for anything labled 'princess seam' or 'fit & flare'. I *have* been looking at this jacket at Coldwater Creek: [link]


Jars - Sep 14, 2005 12:31:26 pm PDT #3017 of 10001

What looks good when you have a lump in the middle but are NOT pregnant?

Low waisted skirts and jeans; no zips or buttons at the front, always at the side. No clingy materials. Soft wool, like ballet cardigans that wrap around at the hips, rather than the waist.


Scrappy - Sep 14, 2005 12:35:02 pm PDT #3018 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Betsy, something like this. [link]