I know I'm always startled by the way Canadians (and I assume Brits) say Regina with a long I sound.
If the Queen says it Re-gIna, then that's good enough for me!
Joyce: Dawn, you be good. Xander: We will. Just gonna play with some matches, run with scissors, take candy from some guy, I don't know his name.
'Beneath You'
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.
Megan E. - Apr 03, 2006 3:35:47 pm PDT #7180 of 10001
Cashmere - Apr 03, 2006 4:11:10 pm PDT #7181 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Daylight Savings Time has completely frelled Owen's sleep cycle. Or else it's just plain old bad luck after that one 12 hour night last week. Feh. Just when you get on a schedule, they pull the old Toddler Switcharoo and there's nothing you can do about it.
I'm looking forward to Spring, though. It's been rainy and gray here for a few days.
Olivia had her 2 month appointment today. All's well and she's in the 50th percentile across the board on her weight and measurements. She's nearing 12lbs. She still doesn't outweigh the cat. In the case of Perkins' cat, it would take two Olivias to do that, I think.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 03, 2006 4:15:05 pm PDT #7182 of 10001
What is even happening?
Your dirty queen is dirty, too. Possibly with two Rs.
HA! You weren't even BORN yet. (My sister turns 46 this year.)
I had a feeling (it's not strong enough to call it anything resembling a memory) after I typed that. I just forgetfully name-checked, well doofus-checked your brother, in Natter. sarameg had to talk her brother through D.C.
Unrelatedly, I also told one of the kindergarten mommies about Lilly saving her little friend from the bulb syringe (which we just always call the booger sucker because well because). I think it's Plei day, in my head.
I am not a huge fan of my "real" first name (thus the going by meara all over!), including the fact that there's not a good nickname ("Shayshay" does not count. Nor does "Shanaynay". Though "Sha-na-ma-na (doot doo doo doo doot!)" does get a pass). It is very rarely pronounced or spelled correctly, and many people misremember it as "Shannon", which rhymes with my last name. I tell them my parents are freakish, but not that CRUEL.
meara, does the first A in your name sound more like an "ah" or like the A in at?
Topic!Cindy - Apr 03, 2006 4:17:34 pm PDT #7183 of 10001
What is even happening?
Olivia had her 2 month appointment today. All's well and she's in the 50th percentile across the board on her weight and measurements. She's nearing 12lbs. She still doesn't outweigh the cat. In the case of Perkins' cat, it would take two Olivias to do that, I think.
Woo!
Daylight Savings Time has completely frelled Owen's sleep cycle. Or else it's just plain old bad luck after that one 12 hour night last week. Feh. Just when you get on a schedule, they pull the old Toddler Switcharoo and there's nothing you can do about it.When my kids were real little, it helped me, at least as far as the mornings went, because they'd sleep in. On the downside, I didn't gain the hour in the Fall, like the rest of the world.
I'm looking forward to Spring, though. It's been rainy and gray here for a few days.Yes. We've had nice weather mostly, but this winter was just dreary. Need Spring.
Cashmere - Apr 03, 2006 4:21:51 pm PDT #7184 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I'm suffering from the worst case of Winter Fatigue EVER. I just want to be able to take the kids outside on the patio and stay out for a long time.
I'm consoling myself with Doctor Who episodes.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 03, 2006 4:31:08 pm PDT #7185 of 10001
What is even happening?
I keep forgetting to watch that. I'm such a Who fangirl, in theory.
billytea - Apr 03, 2006 4:32:59 pm PDT #7186 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I have a new senior manager here in Melbourne. Just had a meeting to discuss how things are going to work around here. I took away three things:
1. Arrogance - our comparative advantage.
2. The new senior manager is very experienced within the industry, and now he's all tapped out of fresh ideas.
3. The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades.
They should get me to take the minutes at these meetings.
Typo Boy - Apr 03, 2006 4:34:16 pm PDT #7187 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I once had some friends threaten to give a warm fuzzy nickname. It included one girl who had been in the Marines and not enjoyed the experience. She kept saying I was going to have a nickname, and if I knew what was good for me I could pick one.
I told her fine, my warm fuzzy nickname could be "sir".
Her immediate reaction was "I'll see you in hell first".
My response, was "good, so you understand how I feel about warm fuzzy nicknames".
Typo Boy - Apr 03, 2006 4:36:38 pm PDT #7188 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
And hi Billytea, and bleah on the winter blahs to Cashmere.
BT, how much are going to have to interact with new manager? Is this a major problem?
Topic!Cindy - Apr 03, 2006 4:38:43 pm PDT #7189 of 10001
What is even happening?
My response, was "good, so you understand how I feel about warm fuzzy nicknames".
Hee.