In better news, Happy Birthday, Emeline!
Riley: Oh, yeah. Sorry 'bout last time. Heard I missed out on some fun. Xander: Oh yeah, fun was had. Also frolic, merriment and near-death hijinks.
'Never Leave Me'
Natter 40: The Nice One
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.
Jesse - Nov 30, 2005 5:09:14 am PST #7963 of 10006
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
erikaj - Nov 30, 2005 5:09:16 am PST #7964 of 10006
Always Anti-fascist!
wrod. But I can Hell, you know. I live in Arizona. (Not a typo. Just being West Balmer...when the dudes on the corner talk about serving time, they say they "can jail". They just bring their toothbrushes everywhere in case they have to. Juvie doesn't provide toothbrushes in MD apparently.) Toothbrush and 500 SPF sunblock and I can Hell. ETA: I was rather touched by their insistence on oral hygiene given that they sling crack and heroin. But I get affected by strange things, sometimes.
sarameg - Nov 30, 2005 5:12:58 am PST #7965 of 10006
I woke myself up coughing! Because I'm an idiot who neglected to take any medicine before going to bed.
Nothing too dire happened in my absense, that I can tell. Waiting for things to crawl out from uder rocks.
Calli - Nov 30, 2005 5:14:47 am PST #7966 of 10006
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Last evening's BBC news did a report on two women who'd traveled to the Vatican to present a petition related to their abuse (when children) by a priest.
Yep. I saw it, too. It was so frustrating to see those women who seemed to be saying, "Look, this awful thing happened to us. Can you just freakin' acknowledge it?"
And, re: JZ's post about the former priest--I hate the idea of someone good at a useful job (while I'm not Catholic I can certainly see the good in what many Catholic priests do), being driven out through an organization's wrongheadedness over those actively not doing good.
Sue - Nov 30, 2005 5:18:16 am PST #7967 of 10006
hip deep in pie
To interrupt this priestly talk with ...Monkeys! Monkeys with accents: [link]
msbelle - Nov 30, 2005 5:20:01 am PST #7968 of 10006
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Marking Sue's posts as I am on conference call right now. MONKEYS!!!
shrift - Nov 30, 2005 5:33:31 am PST #7969 of 10006
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I do NOT, however, love Shrift's job.
You shouldn't love it. It's an abusive boyfriend who never calls unless he needs something, tells you that you're fat and stupid and incompetent, and then punches you in the face when you don't bring him his beer fast enough.
msbelle - Nov 30, 2005 5:36:47 am PST #7970 of 10006
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
not to speak out of turn, but I am pretty sure there are safe houses all over the country (maybe world) where you could go stay until you found a new and nicer boyfriend.
Break the cycle.
Jesse - Nov 30, 2005 5:37:49 am PST #7971 of 10006
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm with msbelle. Get out now!
Cashmere - Nov 30, 2005 5:40:26 am PST #7972 of 10006
Now tagless for your comfort.
I think Brenda makes a good point about some people (especially in earlier generations) entering the priesthood not because of a real calling, but in order to try to avoid their own sexuality issues.
Yup. I agree with it.
And Cindy brought up the term I couldn't remember--ephebophile, which is equally icky in my book and more specific when describing teenage victims.
To interrupt this priestly talk with ...Monkeys! Monkeys with accents: [link]
Owen's new favorite word. But I suspect that's because his father does the monkey dance and makes monkey sounds when he says it.