While at a Toy-R-Us for their going out of business sale and spending money that probably should not have been spent (but getting cool and heavily discounted stuff for the kids), I saw the Hello Kitty DVD player. Wow is that pink.

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Huh. I just got a letter from the landlord asking if we want to buy the house we're renting.

On the one hand, great location.

On the other hand, we were thinking of going to something with, say, another half a bathroom.

On the other other hand, priced below anything else in the neighborhood.

And again I say, huh.

edit: way below, I think.

Which reminds me of the term work-wife or work-husband. Would anyone here say they have one?

That term bugs the shit out of me.

(Which is to say, yes.)

What about a work Beavis?

Amych, bathrooms can be added. Location can not be changed.

If you can, go for it.

I don't know if I'd characterize us as work spouses, but my company's long-suffering DP manager and I definitely vent to each other about work stress and cow-workers more than with other folks around the office.

I have a class-wife. Although I do see her from time to time after school. We often refer to ourself as "the same person"

I just got her start on Buffy. She should be watching Passion tonight. She was already a Firefly fan.

not even pink and sparkly with monkeys painted on it make me want it, much less need it.

The Hello Kitty electronics are cute when I see them in stores, but the thought of having them in my house? nsm.

I got an earlier flight back from my business trip. Got in 5 hours earlier. BEST THING THIS WEEK.

Which is to say, yes.

If you have one and hate the term, what term would you use instead?

I think I had a work husband for a while at my last gig. I say so mostly because I ended up in the position of worrying about his diet and general mental boundaries. And he seemed more than okay with it.

If you can, go for it.

Kinda what I'm thinking. But also scary and Not In Line With The (as yet unplanned) Plan.

I don't think I've ever heard of a work spouse. If I'd heard it in the wild, I probably would've guessed it referred to a situation of spending way too much time with them (as opposed to w/real spouse), and not to being close buds.

That's another "huh" for the day, I guess.

The Hello Kitty electronics are cute when I see them in stores

The sheer pinkness kinda scared me.