So, I should probably take back my motivation from Nora and do some math. But, see, I just have the feeling that she is using it so well. I hate to take it away.
River: You gave up everything you had. Simon: [Chinese] Everything I have is right here.
'Safe'
Spike's Bitches 29: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[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.
vw bug - Apr 02, 2006 10:06:00 am PDT #6881 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Fay - Apr 02, 2006 10:07:27 am PDT #6882 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
LOVELY poncho, bug! Mad crocheting skillz!
(All my –ma are belong to you, btw.)
Meanwhile, and I hope that you’ll forgive the trivial mememeness of the post, I’m having one of those ‘gosh, I like my life’ moments. Nothing in particular, just sitting here eating sesame bagel filled with whipped cream cheese and blueberries, half-watching The Princess Bride . The bagel is from Jared’s Bagels, who deliver. Last night I ordered bagels and banana muffins and strawberry smoothies, which they duly delivered at the requested time (between 6.30 and 7am), just in time to be taken to work for breakfast. Was my flatmate ever surprised to be handed a bag of yummy breakfast goodness!
It has been another nice day teaching Literacy resource – today has featured a lot of performance poetry (‘Pirate Captain Jim’) and working on various versions of Chicken Little. It was fun. My kids rock. After school my flatmate and our New York Muslim mate N and I all went to try out the new Japanese/Chinese restaurant called ‘Fusion’ which is on the bank of the Nile a 5 minute drive from our house. We watched the sun set over the water as we ate yummy sushi – man , it’s one of my favourite spots in Cairo, that little area, and my very favourite time of day, watching the sky blushing pink and violet and crimson and gold, and the river silvering over, with fishing boats and feluccas turning to graceful silhouettes. Afterwards we paused outside and decided to do sheesha and mint tea. There were bats skirling around through the branches of the trees next to the river, and the moon was a skinny wee grin in the night sky – we get it that shape over here, a crescent like the curve you find on top of a mosque, and it always makes me think that the night is smiling. Beautiful.
On our way home we stopped off at Cinnabon, for N to buy 30 cinnamon rolls – tomorrow is her Treat Day on the bus. I popped into the supermarket next door to pick up some cat food, and was horrified to see myself on the CCTV screen as I went in, looking like a dishevelled and makeup-free hippo. Somewhat depressed, I picked up my stuff and went to pay, and was enormously cheered to be chatted up by the guy at the counter, who was all “but you are so beautiful!” Which was nice, and is one of the things I’m going to miss about Egypt.
And now I’m half-watching The Princess Bride, and eating a bagel.
Life is good.
Cass - Apr 02, 2006 10:13:01 am PDT #6883 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Let's not forget these guys.Heh. That picture will always make me laugh, Tep.
Fay made me want a bagel. And to be in Egypt. With a bagel.
vw bug - Apr 02, 2006 10:13:38 am PDT #6884 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
I want baked goods delivered!
Steph L. - Apr 02, 2006 10:15:16 am PDT #6885 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Let's not forget these guys.
Heh. That picture will always make me laugh, Tep.
I admire their enthusiasm.
No, really! I mean, I'm writing this in a thread called "Spike's Bitches." I have no room to mock fannish enthusiasm.
Scrappy - Apr 02, 2006 10:21:00 am PDT #6886 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Fay, that sounds so wonderful. And thank you for describing it so well!
Cass - Apr 02, 2006 10:21:28 am PDT #6887 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
No, really! I mean, I'm writing this in a thread called "Spike's Bitches." I have no room to mock fannish enthusiasm.This is one of those comforting things when someone decides to mock my race sluttiness.
I still feel shame for PT's mad English slaying skillz though. Cause that is just wrong.
Steph L. - Apr 02, 2006 10:25:47 am PDT #6888 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I still feel shame for PT's mad English slaying skillz though. Cause that is just wrong.
Yeah, but I bet more chicks dig him than dig, say, Michael Chabon. (Maybe not among the Buffistas, b/c we appreciate the mad English skillz [yo], but we aren't a representative sample of your average human.)
Emily - Apr 02, 2006 10:33:15 am PDT #6889 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
This is one of those comforting things when someone decides to mock my race sluttiness.
This was a surprising and bizarre sentence for a couple moments. Then I settled on the right interpretation of "race" and all was well.
Nora Deirdre - Apr 02, 2006 10:33:21 am PDT #6890 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
So, I should probably take back my motivation from Nora and do some math. But, see, I just have the feeling that she is using it so well. I hate to take it away.
Heh, about 20 minutes ago or so, I was looking at a Swedish case study and thinking, damn, I don't want to do this anymore.
Plugging away though. The trouble is, my brain gets overwhelmed and I need to take breaks, and then I get all spazzy because I don't have much more time to get this done now and that is definitely not positive and productive thinking. I keep wishing I'd gotten to this point in the process at least a week or 2 ago. Again, not helping, Nora's brain!