Holy crap, Raq. That's...that's...well, when you first mentioned a beatup, I thought it was a bunch of Greek kids that had arranged it and that Greece was more dangerous than I thought. The fact that it was your co-worker's kids? Good luck getting a better post.
Old trusty soda machine. I push you for root beer, you give me Coke.
Willow ,'End of Days'
Spike's Bitches 28: For the Safety of Puppies...and Christmas!
[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.
Spidra Webster - Feb 02, 2006 9:08:52 am PST #7400 of 10001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
amych - Feb 02, 2006 9:09:07 am PST #7401 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Eesh, raq. Shades of sanctioned torture.
Nora Deirdre - Feb 02, 2006 9:09:23 am PST #7402 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
God, Raq. What does SMS stand for?
That is just awful. I fucking hate people, so much.
amych - Feb 02, 2006 9:10:04 am PST #7403 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
What does SMS stand for?
UnAmerican for text messaging.
lisah - Feb 02, 2006 9:11:19 am PST #7404 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Oh, Raq, ugh! How much longer do you have to stay there? (or do you even know? I don't know anything about diplomatic posting.)
beth b - Feb 02, 2006 9:12:55 am PST #7405 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
that's just so wrong... not people Mallory needs to meet yet.
beekaytee - Feb 02, 2006 9:15:44 am PST #7406 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
going back to read Raq's post in a minute
Ants: A perimeter of dish washing liquid works great. The soap destroys their exoskeletons = quick death, no poison and the word gets passed down the line (Do NOT PASS!!) faster than you'd imagine.
Masons: What a great fez! The men in my family, however, did not ascend quite that high. They wore plumed admiral hats, sashes with loads of patriarcal bling and carried trowels.
Volans - Feb 02, 2006 9:18:16 am PST #7407 of 10001
move out and draw fire
UnAmerican for text messaging
This.
I was literally shaking with rage when I heard about this, and typing it up made me angry again.
I thought it was going to be Greek kids at first also, some kind of anti-American thing. But it was a multi-national group from the American School. The kid who got beaten up can be a jerk, but nothing that deserves this...but it's the asshat parental response that's making me seethe.
deep breath
Anyway. We technically have 20 more months here, but we are exploring other options (this is the unspecified job/life~ma request). The other options have extreme downsides, but so does staying.
not people Mallory needs to meet yet
I'm not sure it would be good for him to see me tear these folks apart either.
Spidra Webster - Feb 02, 2006 9:19:23 am PST #7408 of 10001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Here's wishing you all possible ~ma in getting a good post.
Deena - Feb 02, 2006 9:22:26 am PST #7409 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
~ma that one of the other options works out perfectly for you and your family, Raq.