What are people doing this weekend?
JZ and I are driving up to Tahoe as of 1PM this afternoon. Her Grandfather's memorial service on Saturday and driving back on Sunday.
This is so nice. Having everyone together for my birthday. Of course, you could smash in all my toes with a hammer and it will still be the bestest Buffy Birthday Bash in a big long while.
Buffy ,'Potential'
Natter 39 and Holding
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.
DavidS - Oct 07, 2005 10:08:31 am PDT #4295 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Lee - Oct 07, 2005 10:09:15 am PDT #4296 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
This weekend I'm going to sleep a lot, and clean a lot, and do laundry a lot, plus maybe see Serenity again, or another movie.
I think I insulted some friends (G&J) by saying I might pick sleeping in over meeting them for breakfast, depending on what time "early" was for them, but oh well.
aurelia - Oct 07, 2005 10:13:41 am PDT #4297 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I was a city kid who understood that meat = dead animal, but my meals didn't have names.
I was raised in the country and knew lots of kids who did 4-H, raising calves and such for their yearly projects. Everyone knew that Bossy was going to be steak in the fall, but that didn't stop Bossy getting hugs and treats.
My uncle did this. My mom was smarter and raised a dairy cow.
kat perez - Oct 07, 2005 10:14:24 am PDT #4298 of 10002
"We have trust issues." Mylar
But my best friend's little brother spent about a week as a vegetarian after his first class trip to a farm, so for some kids there's definitely a difference between knowing that hamburgers come from cows and knowing that hamburgers come from cows. (This particular 8 year-old boy's bout with vegetarianism ended after he realized it would involve eating vegetables.)
I know I went off chicken for quite a while after seeing one killed right in my grandfather's backyard and cooked up. Chickens are no cows for the cuteness factor, I guess. But still.
Well, hellooo, Ms. Trudy. $5.00 drinks are fun!
Trudy Booth - Oct 07, 2005 10:16:30 am PDT #4299 of 10002
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
Indeed they are, and they're on the east side, baybeeee!
Connie Neil - Oct 07, 2005 10:16:42 am PDT #4300 of 10002
brillig
for some kids there's definitely a difference between knowing that hamburgers come from cows and knowing that hamburgers come from cows
This. Of course, for some, there's little problem with the chicken=chicken strips thing, because chickens are not cuddly creatures. Cows, though, have big brown eyes and can be petted. Few modern kids are able to pet the big, warm, fuzzy critter while thinking peacefully, "I'm gonna eat you!"
tommyrot - Oct 07, 2005 10:18:35 am PDT #4301 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
A friend of mine's mom used to raise chickens. Once some of her nieces and nephews were over, and they got all excited that she was gonna kill a chicken. So they followed her outside, where she grabbed a chicken, stepped on its head and yanked its body up to break the neck.
There were several shocked and no longer excited children....
Allyson - Oct 07, 2005 10:19:01 am PDT #4302 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I'm a city kid. We'd toss live lobsters in boiling water and then eat 'em with melted butter every summer.
Yummers.
Granted, we didn't pet the lobster and give it treats.
tommyrot - Oct 07, 2005 10:19:59 am PDT #4303 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Cows, though, have big brown eyes and can be petted. Few modern kids are able to pet the big, warm, fuzzy critter while thinking peacefully, "I'm gonna eat you!"
From my experience, cows are stupid animals that occasionally step on your feet and won't get off, and on rare occasions attack you for no reason. So that helps with the eating of them.
edit for clarity.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 07, 2005 10:20:07 am PDT #4304 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Granted, we didn't pet the lobster and give it treats.
And you didn't need to name it, since all lobsters are named "Larry".