True, Debet. Lilt is definitely in the fruity soda category.
Xander: We just saw the zebras mating! Thank you, very exciting... Willow: It was like the Heimlich, with stripes!
'Him'
Spike's Bitches 32: I think I'm sobering up.
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Fred Pete - Sep 10, 2006 12:56:05 pm PDT #2478 of 10000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Lee - Sep 10, 2006 1:02:33 pm PDT #2479 of 10000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Emily, I hope the week coming up is better, and I'm glad your principal is being supportive.
WindSparrow - Sep 10, 2006 1:02:42 pm PDT #2480 of 10000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Question for y'all: Does anyone know how I could get access to a sewing machine for a few hours, wihtout owning one? Like, do places ever...rent them? I would love to be able to go somewhere and be like "OK, I wanna rent a machine for two hours" and be forced to do a project and clean up. I dont' want to OWN one, because OMG the mess I don't need to make, but it'd be nice to be able to USE one every once in a while...thoughts?
I've not heard of sewing machine rental. Doesn't mean it's not available, just that I haven't heard of it. What you really need to do is convince a friend that s/he needs to buy one, then go over and borrow it.
meara - Sep 10, 2006 1:04:48 pm PDT #2481 of 10000
Heh. Well, that's one way to do it, but my friends around here have as little space and time as I do, mostly...plus, part of the benefit of going somewhere would be the "OK, if I book this time, I HAVE to go do it!", whereas with a friend, it's not the same urgency.
Hil R. - Sep 10, 2006 1:11:43 pm PDT #2482 of 10000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I don't know, meara, but it sounds like a good idea -- I've been wanting and yet not getting a sewing machine for the exact same reasons. (Also, because I really have nowhere to put one, but I'd kind of have some room if I just cleaned up a bit.)
§ ita § - Sep 10, 2006 1:17:46 pm PDT #2483 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Erin, there might be jogging, but probably in place. They'll teach you stance, basic strikes, and maybe a defense against chokes or the like.
Trudy Booth - Sep 10, 2006 1:25:49 pm PDT #2484 of 10000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
meara, my sister says that Michael's craft stores have various clubs (beading, weaving, etc.) where people show up and craft together. Maybe they have sewing machines available as well?
beth b - Sep 10, 2006 1:28:37 pm PDT #2485 of 10000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
The Joanne's fabrics around here used to have machines for classes - and I was told you could rent time on them
ChiKat - Sep 10, 2006 1:32:13 pm PDT #2486 of 10000
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Joann's does offer classes and they have machines available. I don't know if you can rent them, but you could look and see what the class schedule is. There could be a class that is making something you want to make.
When I took a class there, it was a skirt class. We could choose any skirt pattern that had an elastic waistband (beginner class, no zippers!). So, there was flexibility in what we did.
vw bug - Sep 10, 2006 1:32:57 pm PDT #2487 of 10000
Mostly lurking...
meara, try a quilt shop. It may not be a great machine, but often they have rental machines or machines for kids who take classes. I used one at my shop when my machine suddenly stopped working in the middle of a class I was taking.
Actually, even better, a lot of quilt shops have "open" class night, where you can go in and just work for like four to six hours on projects you need to finish up. There's a teacher in case you have any questions or problems. And, the best part, you make the mess somewhere else!
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vw's first world problem of the day: my oreos are stale. This is what happens when I quit eating much and not needing snacks. Stale Oreos! It's a tragedy.