One more thing--Allyson, don't get a magnifying mirror if you can help. I have one so I can actually get the mascara on my lashes instead of everywhere else. I have to step away quickly, because if I linger for long, I want to claw my own splotchy face off. Once I walk away, the evil judgmental me ends to quiet down and leave me alone.
Hmm. It's sounds like the finest party I can imagine getting paid to go to.
Mal ,'Shindig'
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.
Scrappy - Feb 21, 2006 8:10:50 pm PST #8653 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
§ ita § - Feb 21, 2006 8:13:19 pm PST #8654 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think the subject was a little nutty too.
Is it crazy if it works, though? Or just extra clever?
I need to make a note of the chocolate company, Perkins, so I'll check tomorrow.
Allyson--there's nothing rational about reacting to getting glasses for the first time. But to call it a realization is imbuing it with a rationality you admit isn't there. A paranoia, worry, whatever...sure. But it's not a realization, because there's no real in it.
P.M. Marc - Feb 21, 2006 8:21:00 pm PST #8655 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Yes, make note of the chocolate company.
On account of me obviously needing more in addition to Perkins getting you some.
tommyrot - Feb 21, 2006 8:25:31 pm PST #8656 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.
Cass - Feb 21, 2006 9:07:07 pm PST #8657 of 10002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
...this guy gets to design chocolates. That's a job.That's a fabulous job. People should sometimes get to have jobs that make them actually happy.
And Robin is wise. Which, not so shocking, I know. The way people see you is not the way you see yourself. I had this moment where I realized this the other day and it was oddly comforting.
Lee - Feb 21, 2006 9:23:39 pm PST #8658 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Definitely let me know if you can find it, ita.
Project Runway people-- a while back a few of you were talking about the collections of the final 4 contestants. Where is that? I have poked around the Bravo site a little, but can't find it.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 21, 2006 10:45:15 pm PST #8659 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
And I came to the horrifying realization that everyone has been seeing me this way, too.
No, the vast majority of us who look at you have been seeing a cute, vivacious woman who lights up the room with her smile. And even your worst enemies don't have the proximity and time to focus on your flaws the way you're doing. Everyone (except those few with Paris Hiltonesque egos) is their own worst critic when looking in the mirror.
Nilly - Feb 21, 2006 10:47:17 pm PST #8660 of 10002
Swouncing
Skipping-and-all to post that, according to the Buffista Calendar, today is Laura's birthday. Happy birthday, Laura! With lots of wishes for a great day and a wonderful year!
(Perkins! Are you back home?)
Kristen - Feb 21, 2006 10:58:57 pm PST #8661 of 10002
Mystery Blob Eating Downtown LA
I saw that movie. I know how it ends. Thankfully, lava will not flow in the direction of my house.
I will, however, need to find a new place to buy cute shoes.
billytea - Feb 22, 2006 12:00:08 am PST #8662 of 10002
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Pop psychology dictates that I dreamed of a snake because I saw the snake on Survivor. Must try harder to make sure this dude is the last thing I see before I go to bed.
I've finally started reading the Sandman comics. It did inspire a dream the first night. Props to the work, not many pieces of fiction get into my subconscious like that, but it doesn't entirely make for a restful night.
Oh! I saw the very end of Alyson Hannigan appearing on Ellen. She looked great. (Well, duh.)