aurelia, if you think your friend would appreciate it (and aren't afraid of the inevitable rude aunt), I say go with the bamboo. It's not like it comes with mylar balloons saying GOOD LUCK@!!!
I've really got to learn to just do the damage and get out of town. It's the 'stay and gloat' that gets me every time.
Ethan Rayne ,'Potential'
Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Feb 19, 2006 8:00:30 am PST #8064 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jars - Feb 19, 2006 8:02:14 am PST #8065 of 10002
Would this [link] be a tacky bereavement gift?
A friend got me a subscription to Suicide Girls recently to cheer me up when another friend died. That's not for everyone though.
I think the bamboo is a lovely idea, and if you think she'd appreciate it, you probably know better than we do.
brenda m - Feb 19, 2006 8:02:53 am PST #8066 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
FWIW, I really appreciated things like that that lasted longer than a traditional floral arrangement.
Kathy A - Feb 19, 2006 8:02:55 am PST #8067 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Lookit my baby cousin! She's a star of today.
Woohoo on the baby cousin! And the photo credit made me do a doubletake until I realized that ITA meant International Tennis Association, and not ita.
Welcome to Chicago, shrift!
tommyrot - Feb 19, 2006 8:12:05 am PST #8068 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It's up to 16 degrees. My iBook's battery is down to 13%. Time to go home....
For something actually interesting - Chicago Tribune article on Monty Python: [link]
aurelia - Feb 19, 2006 8:17:57 am PST #8069 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I'm about a week behind, so rude aunts aren't too much of a concern. Yeah Brenda, that's why I really want to avoid cut flowers. I also think the bamboo will fit into their home better. Okay, bamboo it is.
Jesse - Feb 19, 2006 8:19:41 am PST #8070 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Definitely the bamboo, then.
brenda m - Feb 19, 2006 8:20:12 am PST #8071 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Just sent the dog off to a week at my dad's. It's very quiet around here. But also feels kinda good.
Jesus fuck was it cold yesterday. Today is much more bearable.
Went to a very strange concert last night - a U2 tribute band. I've seen cover bands before but this was the whole shebang - dressed (and looking very much) like the actual band, the guy doing Bono swanning around like he was the real deal. Musically they were excellent, but especially at first, kind of watch from the hall. The guy playing the Edge was an old HS friend of my sister.
msbelle - Feb 19, 2006 8:53:23 am PST #8072 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
AM HOME!!!
Jesse - Feb 19, 2006 9:01:38 am PST #8073 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Crap. It just occurred to me that I should get a present for a friend whose birthday is today, as she gave me a present for mine. I have no ideas. Ugh.