A friend of mine, via a somewhat convoluted story I won't rehash here, acquired a set of Muppet glasses, the ones McDonalds gave out as a promo for The Great Muppet Caper.
Now, I want them. And they're cheap-cheap on EBay: [link]
I like books. I just don't want to take on too much. Do they have an introduction to the modern blurb?
Buffy ,'Lessons'
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.
dw - Oct 11, 2005 4:03:31 pm PDT #5393 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
§ ita § - Oct 11, 2005 4:13:58 pm PDT #5394 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That's very good to hear, Steph. My mother had her gallbladder removed many years ago, and it was no big deal at all.
I found this pic -- but maybe they'll try and sign Jilli up instead -- that'd be a sight, especially if they let her have a parasol and a purse. And I'm partial to this, sure, it's not flattering, but it does make me laugh. Also -- it's big enough that I can print a decent copy. That's my main concern -- most of the pics I have are sized for web, or dead links...
Thanks for the suggestions, guys! I should have something chosen and printed out for him tomorrow evening.
Hey, Kat! You have any high res of me at your nuptials?
JZ - Oct 11, 2005 4:15:27 pm PDT #5395 of 10002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Kate, it was Saturday, up at Lake Tahoe. It seems like a rare thing, a memorial that was actually true to the person's life and spirit, that felt sad but good and right. My grandfather would have enjoyed his hugely. Where was your grandfather's service, and what was it like? (Something good, I'm guessing, or it wouldn't be a pleasant memory for you.) Would it have made him happy?
Kat - Oct 11, 2005 4:22:28 pm PDT #5396 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I dunno. Maybe? gimme a sec.
§ ita § - Oct 11, 2005 4:23:21 pm PDT #5397 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm off to krav right now, so no rush rush.
Kat - Oct 11, 2005 4:24:04 pm PDT #5398 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
You look like a glamazon in the first one listed as us, you and your boots. And the one after that is a closer shot.
What's this for again?
Calli - Oct 11, 2005 4:29:45 pm PDT #5399 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
JZ, that sounds like a lovely ceremony.
Steph, I'm rooting for gall-bladder stuff for your dad, too. My maternal grandma, my mom, and my sister have all had theirs removed while in their 20s and recovered just fine. Apparently the scars got dramatically smaller with each generation.
sarameg - Oct 11, 2005 4:34:34 pm PDT #5400 of 10002
It seems like a rare thing, a memorial that was actually true to the person's life and spirit, that felt sad but good and right.
At my mom's father's funeral, one of my baby cousins, disconcerted by all the weepy cousins and aunts and uncles and parent, began fooling with the hymnals such that one of us began to giggle and it slowly migrated, and the next thing you know, the whole family side of the church was laughing, snorting, elbowing, howling. When we quieted (it took a while) the pastor paused in his speech and said "It's truly wonderful to have all the P's giggling in the pews again, interrupting me." At which point the whole congregation lost it once again.
Then they played The Yellow Rose of Texas ( a favorite of my grandfather's, who knows why, he had no connection to Texas, or particular fondness for roses) and everyone lost it AGAIN.
This was for a man who, when my cousin said it took her three planes to get to visit him after his last heart attack, replied "You don't look that heavy."
So it was perfect. And thank you for reminding me of that.
quester - Oct 11, 2005 4:39:58 pm PDT #5401 of 10002
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
TAR: When the teams are in the centrifuge, the music sounded just like the Star Trek music of conflict!
Wow! great prize for first place.
Jesse - Oct 11, 2005 4:43:36 pm PDT #5402 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
ita, the two pictures in your post are a great combo. A 1-2 punch, if you will.
The day of my grandfather's funeral a few years ago works out to be wonderful in my memory, even though the actual service was just OK. I was a pall-bearer, which was great (in its way), and afterward we all went back to my grandmother's and sang, and that was just amazing.