I battle evil. But I don't really win. The bad keeps coming back and getting stronger. Like that kid in the story, the boy that stuck his finger in the duck.

Buffy ,'Showtime'


Spike's Bitches 27: I'm Embarrassed for Our Kind.  

[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.


vw bug - Nov 19, 2005 10:48:34 am PST #5749 of 10003
Mostly lurking...

Not to go back to the discussion yesterday, but I enjoyed reading everyone's thoughts. I thought it was a good, while difficult discussion.

I did have a reason for bringing it up, though. I didn't just pull it out of my ass. Apparently, my Big!Boss was a witness for the defense in the trial back in August to prove Atkins was MR. Atkins lost, and his execution was set for December 2. That day is coming up very quickly, and my Big!Boss is helping with appeals. So, there was a lot of flurry in the office yesterday about things related to the case.

I was outraged when I heard the details, and instead of coming into the thread and saying, "I'm outraged about this!", I thought I'd pose the question to you guys and see what you all thought. I think it went as well, or maybe better, than the cheating discussion :).

It appears my new role on the board is to create drama. I may want to work on that.

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I did something stupid today. I went binge shopping when I have no money. I haven't done this for a couple of years. In fact, it's something I've really worked on for many years. I'm feeling stupid and guilty and trying to figure out what to do about it now.


Scrappy - Nov 19, 2005 10:52:17 am PST #5750 of 10003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

We ALL had to help my brother finish his science projects all the way through high school. It always involved frayed nerves and late nights. He works at an innternational satellite firm now and lives in a cool house in Holland and gets to travel the world, so there you go.


Ginger - Nov 19, 2005 10:53:02 am PST #5751 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Is there stuff you can take back, vw?


Jen - Nov 19, 2005 10:53:46 am PST #5752 of 10003
love's a dream you enter though I shake and shake and shake you

vw, is it stuff you can return? Even if only one thing is returnable, bringing that one thing back might go a long way towards making you feel more in control of the situation.


Scrappy - Nov 19, 2005 10:54:59 am PST #5753 of 10003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I worked with a woman who used to go out at lunch and buy things (and this was in midtown NYC, so she used to go to Bloomies and pricey little boutiques) when she was feeling blue and return them the next day.

ETA: Having worked in retail, I promise you stores don't care if you return stuff as long as it is in good condition.


vw bug - Nov 19, 2005 10:55:44 am PST #5754 of 10003
Mostly lurking...

Is there stuff you can take back, vw?

Not really. The yarn I'd only get store credit for, and the other place I wrote a check, so they won't let you return it till the check clears... And by that time I'll be ok again, 'cause I get my SS check on Wednesday. It'll be ok. I just feel stupid.


DCJensen - Nov 19, 2005 11:47:36 am PST #5755 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

And some cookbooks from the 60s.

My mom has one called "Cooking for orgies and other large parties."


DCJensen - Nov 19, 2005 11:51:59 am PST #5756 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

Probably too long for tagging:

"Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely.'
- Hesketh Pearson


Cashmere - Nov 19, 2005 11:55:01 am PST #5757 of 10003
Now tagless for your comfort.

Not really. The yarn I'd only get store credit for, and the other place I wrote a check, so they won't let you return it till the check clears... And by that time I'll be ok again, 'cause I get my SS check on Wednesday. It'll be ok. I just feel stupid.

vw, I've done this several times. I know the feeling.


sfmarty - Nov 19, 2005 12:08:30 pm PST #5758 of 10003
Who? moi??

Betsy, I hold out no hope for you. It just gets worse. Bright kids are hell to raise and just try to motivate them. Hah.

Been there, done that. My kid turned out ok. Will tell you the whole gruesome story sometime.

Allyson, You have trained yourself to be an observer. Don't fret, it is very likely you are seeing and remembering just fine. My husband and I used to play games. We would walk down a street and one of us would say now! The other one would have to describe everything they could remember about the last few feet. This always involved the store front we were passing. We got pretty good at it too.