Cindy, I'm about to watch my first Veronica Mars. It better be good!
Sunnydale's got too many demons and not enough retail outlets.
Glory ,'Potential'
Spike's Bitches 32: I think I'm sobering up.
[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 - Sep 02, 2006 7:39:38 am PDT #1553 of 10000
Mostly lurking...
Gris - Sep 02, 2006 7:50:35 am PDT #1554 of 10000
Hey. New board.
One of us! One of us!
JenP - Sep 02, 2006 7:53:49 am PDT #1555 of 10000
I'm so sorry about Marni, ita. She sounds like she was an amazing person.
Typo Boy - Sep 02, 2006 8:00:41 am PDT #1556 of 10000
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 am in my forties and never heard of registering until my twenties. It still squicks me though I know it is very much the custom. That is a prejudice, not something I rationally defend.
Cass - Sep 02, 2006 8:03:12 am PDT #1557 of 10000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
So what Cindy said.
We registered at Amazon because we were asked to. Since we eloped, presents were not called for and we didn't expect any but folks are nice. We tried to pick lots of things in the $20-$50 range, so no one would have to break the bank. Some lovely friends and family have been giving us stuff, which is lovely!I had to tell P that not only did she need to make a registry, she needed to put on a couple of the higher ticket items cause her parents were going to want to spend more than $20... She's just so surprised that people want to celebrate the wee Julia. It's lovely to see. That being said, first thing I bought her was a burrito. But it was a burrito that she *needed* at least.
IReallyON, Puppycat found a spider and was yipping at the ceiling. Because she sucks as a stealthy hunter but is good as an early detection alert. Thing is? Once the spider crawled down close enough for me to squarsh? It evaded me and fell and I got a massive adrenaline rush as I tried to find it again and finally keel it dead. On the third try. Yipes!
Things that I am allergic to should be easier to kill. Like avocados.
Cashmere - Sep 02, 2006 8:07:43 am PDT #1558 of 10000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I like gift registries and don't mind finding the information inside an invitation envelope. Registries are useful things. I just still hate the thought of people expecting gifts.
If there is a baby shower, that's when I gift. If no shower, then I send or give a gift after the child is born at some point in the first six months. If I'm invited to a bridal shower, I give a gift and either take one to the wedding, or have it shipped to the couple at some point (unless it's cash, then I send it in a card). That's provided I can afford a gift at the time. If I can't afford a gift, I send a card.
I know customs vary from generation to generation, culture to culture and even by region. This definition of tacky is sort of like obscenity--I can't exactly tell you what it is but I know it when I see it.
vw, I hope you enjoy VM. I know it took me a little while to build up into strong feelings for the show but when I did, WOW. I'm very much in love with it now.
vw bug - Sep 02, 2006 8:10:32 am PDT #1559 of 10000
Mostly lurking...
vw, I hope you enjoy VM. I know it took me a little while to build up into strong feelings for the show but when I did, WOW. I'm very much in love with it now.
I've got it in my Netflix Queue, but I saw that it's on UPN right now, so I thought I'd check it out.
Talk me out of filling out a volunteer application to teach middle-schoolers in an after-school program at the school down the street. It's just, I could teach them to crochet! Or, even better! Quilt! Must close browser window.
Pix - Sep 02, 2006 8:38:36 am PDT #1560 of 10000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Still in bed.
t lazy and proud of it
Both cats are sprawled out on the bed with me. They look sufficiently blissed out. The only problem is that I haven't trained them to make me coffee and bring it to me. Any coffee-making-cat training tips?
meara - Sep 02, 2006 8:39:55 am PDT #1561 of 10000
I'm with Cindy--registering is good, putting it with the invite is bad. If I want to give you a gift, I'll ask someone where you're registered.
Oddly, though, i know a lot of people who've made a website for their wedding or whatever, with info on hotels or directions or cute pictures or stories or whatever, and if the registry info is on there (DISCREETLY), I like that. But I think that's because I feel like the websites are both more informal, and more informative...
beth b - Sep 02, 2006 8:40:21 am PDT #1562 of 10000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
regisrys are useful, but I don't always gift from them. It depends on how well I know them and their circumstances. new young couple - I often get a bunch of practical stuff off the list. Small spaces or places, I tend towards tthe gift card - so they can get what they truely need in the size that will fit in their space. and in other cases I find unique things that fit people .