Zoe: What's that, sir? Mal: Freedom, is what. Zoe: No, I meant what's that? Mal: Oh. Yeah. Just step around it. I think something must've been living in here.

'Out Of Gas'


Spike's Bitches 30: Going on Thirteen  

[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.


Nora Deirdre - May 08, 2006 7:14:22 am PDT #3356 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

Nora, sometimes the tough love is what friends need. Good for you for doing the brave thing and telling it like it is, not what she wants to hear.

Well, it's more selfish than anything else. But at this point it's either be upfront and realistic (and remember she did the same to me back in the day) or not be her friend anymore because OMG, she is annoying.


beekaytee - May 08, 2006 7:18:18 am PDT #3357 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant

Nora, good for you. Seriously, sometimes I just want to shake my clients who have a need to stay tethered to losers and share their gleeful misery. Upfront and realistic is sometimes the greatest gift you can give anyone. Be strong!

erika! Congrats on the publishing, even if it was a long time coming. Published! Again! Good on ya.


beekaytee - May 08, 2006 7:21:54 am PDT #3358 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant

After my plea for facepainting ideas on Saturday, I ended up winging it with decent results.

Here are the results, including a gratuitous smooch shot with Fella I included to show off my short hair to David. Plus a coupla shots of Bartleby and Fella. cuz I'm crazy about them both.

eta:Hey, could someone please check that link? When I click it, I get the admin page. Not sure if it works outside my system.


Calli - May 08, 2006 7:24:34 am PDT #3359 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Congrats on getting published again, erikaj!

In less exciting, but still happy-making-for-me news, I'm finally getting a new sofa. Or rather, a sofa period, since it isn't replacing an old one. It'll be delivered this Friday. I can finally invite multiple localistas over and have a place for them to sit that isn't the floor.


Calli - May 08, 2006 7:25:34 am PDT #3360 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Eggs-and-bacon: Beej, when I clicked on the link, I was told there were no photos in that collection.


beekaytee - May 08, 2006 7:29:41 am PDT #3361 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant

Thanks Calli, I'm off to fix it.

ETA: Try this link for the photos.

ETAA: Huh, the link goes to the unedited version of the collection, without captions or effects. Some of the pics are weirdly pixelated. I'll have to fix that too.


P.M. Marc - May 08, 2006 7:30:53 am PDT #3362 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

man, pregnancy makes you gassy; not enough of the books warn you sufficiently about that

Oh, cripes. Sorry, I should have warned you about that.


Amy - May 08, 2006 7:33:09 am PDT #3363 of 10002
Because books.

Yay, erika! Is this the House essay being published?

man, pregnancy makes you gassy; not enough of the books warn you sufficiently about that

Truer words were never spoken.


erikaj - May 08, 2006 7:34:39 am PDT #3364 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!

Well, the exciting part is that it's a bit of fiction...that has been my New Year's resolution for two years. Not quite like creating a person, though, by any means.


Aims - May 08, 2006 7:34:41 am PDT #3365 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.

JZ, invest in a good propeller, strap it to your ass and fly to work.