He doesn't travel well. He's like fine shrimp.

Anya ,'Touched'


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.


Cashmere - Oct 07, 2005 7:08:26 am PDT #7078 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

I've used the zinc stuff a few times, but it always feels like it's eating the lining off my tongue and numbing my taste buds. It may be worth it this weekend, though. I'll pick some up on the way to the hotel.

I just suggest taking it on a full stomach. If I take it on an empty stomach, I get kind of nauseous.


erikaj - Oct 07, 2005 7:09:29 am PDT #7079 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!

There are some, I think, that are candy-coated, iirc.


DavidS - Oct 07, 2005 7:18:26 am PDT #7080 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I'm really unsympathetic to the babies crying at separation. Almost certainly because I had to endure so much of it dropping Emmett off at his second daycare (from age 1-3). And it was totally wrenching and was a shitty way to start my days.

Aside from my resentment about that, the reality is that they almost always calm down shortly after you go, and are completely fine all day and happy to see you when you return.

Emmett's godmother gave me good advice about crying which I kept turning to for perspective. She said, "They only have one way to control their environment and that's through crying. Their job is to get what they want. Your job is to set boundaries. What they want isn't always what they need. And you have to make time for yourself. They'll protest but it doesn't hurt them."


Hil R. - Oct 07, 2005 7:23:02 am PDT #7081 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

YIKES! Oh, I would have wanted to muzzle the big kid. Sheesh.

Yeah. I told him to clean up the blocks, then took the little one into another room and settled him in with a sippy cup and a Dora video. About ten minutes later, when the hysterics had settled down to whimpering, the older brother came in with the little one's blankie and gave it to him, then gave him a hug.


Susan W. - Oct 07, 2005 7:31:50 am PDT #7082 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

This weekend is the first time either of us will have been away from Annabel overnight. She's never had major separation anxiety issues, but I'm still a little nervous about it.


brenda m - Oct 07, 2005 7:36:00 am PDT #7083 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

brenda, those are hid-e-ous. I feel bad for you having to see them all day.

It's even worse than that. More like these [link] with a high wedge heel. Save me.


Trudy Booth - Oct 07, 2005 7:36:39 am PDT #7084 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

and the older one screamed at him, "Mommy's never coming home. NEVER EVER!" I have never seen hysterics in a little kid like what the little one went into then.

Alright, that is hysterically funny since I wasn't the one there. That kid could grow up to be Marty Blank.

We cried like hell when our Mother left... but it probably had to do a lot with people and houses disappearing pretty regularly for a couple of years there. I don't know how my Mother survived it.


Topic!Cindy - Oct 07, 2005 7:36:59 am PDT #7085 of 10001
What is even happening?

I had way worse separation issues than my kids did, whenever I/we left them overnight (which wasn't nearly often enough).


EpicTangent - Oct 07, 2005 7:37:44 am PDT #7086 of 10001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Everybody ready for a quick critique? I need to get my thank you notes in the mail ASAP (ideally, yesterday or the day before - my week has been such crap!) for my interview, and I'm feeling uninspired. How's this for the text of the note(s)?

Thank you for meeting with me on Tuesday. It was a pleasure to speak with you about what's going on at CompanyName, and the direction in which it is headed. It sounds like a company with a promising future. I look forward to speaking with you again.

I can't put my finger on it, but it feels slightly ferwonky. Comments? Suggestions?


EpicTangent - Oct 07, 2005 7:40:58 am PDT #7087 of 10001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

It's even worse than that. More like these [link] with a high wedge heel. Save me.

I might have been able to stifle the gag reflex. Until the high wedge heel. Gaah. You know what the Bible says to do if thine eye offends thee, right? Might be your only line of defense. Unless we could arrange for someone to pluck out the boots. Yick.