Whheeee! hope it has been a happy happy Sparky Day!
I would be there right now.
Simon ,'Objects In Space'
Spike's Bitches 33: Weeping, crawling, blaming everybody else
[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.
beth b - Nov 21, 2006 7:45:47 pm PST #2839 of 10004
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Maria - Nov 21, 2006 7:51:27 pm PST #2840 of 10004
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Happy birthday, Sparky!
Congratulations on the expected-by-everyone-else-except-you "A," GC!
WindSparrow - Nov 21, 2006 7:54:49 pm PST #2841 of 10004
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.
Happy B-Day, Sparky!
Fay - Nov 21, 2006 8:14:38 pm PST #2842 of 10004
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Oh! I knew there was something I meant to mention.
Yesterday I was rehearsing the narrators for our cheesy Christmas production Whoops-A-Daisy Angel.
We went outside to do it, so that they could get some practice at projecting outdoors. They did pretty damn well, actually, and after several run-throughs in different styles we decided to do a run through of the whole thing including songs.
Whoops-A-Daisy Angel is essentially Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer, only substitute angels for reindeer and presume that you're substituting God for Santa. Otherwise? Much the same. Only ur heroine, Whoops-A-Daisy, is sort of Maria from the Sound of Music.
Right. (I sort of loath it, because it's pretending to be about Christmas, but it's NOT. It's just all the trappings of Hallmark Card Christianity without any actual, you know, substance. I cannot express this very well. I mean - cute kids. Yay. But, but...if you're purporting to be telling the central miracle of a belief system, rather than just making shit up, then surely there should be some kind of...oh, lord, I'm ranting, and I'm sorry. But I honestly feel that there should be more intellectual integrity. Or more spiritual integrity. Or more SOMETHING. If it's secular, fine. Be secular. If it's about a religion, then BE ABOUT THE RELIGION. Doesn't have to mean be boring. But, but don't just be about fucking cutesy pretend religion, for crying out loud! Don't be Rudolph he Rednosed Reindeer with added Jesus sprinkles!...okay, I'm going to stop now, because I'm not explaining myself at all. Sorry.)
...er. Where was I?
Um. Right, so there I am with eight six/seven year olds, and they're belting out songs in between their speaking parts. And in one of the songs I keep hearing the chorus go wrong, and after a moment I pinpoint the problem.
The lyric?
Oh how angelic we can be!
We're so angelic! Don't you agree?
(I'm trying to get them to overdo this, and of their own free will they've made the 'Don't. You. Agree' bit into a slightly threatening bit, which is cool - our angels are Mean Kids really. What with not letting Rudolph Whoops A Daisy join in any reindeer games the cool jobs.)
But what they actually sang?
Oh how Angelus we can be!
We're so Angelus! Don't. You. Agree?
I cracked up.
beth b - Nov 21, 2006 8:46:26 pm PST #2843 of 10004
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
angelus
bawh
Fay - Nov 21, 2006 9:40:22 pm PST #2844 of 10004
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Word.
And I actually explained, despite knowing that my explanation would be wholly lost on them, that whereas 'angelic' means like-an-angel, all good and virtuous and all that, 'Angelus' is the name of a bloodthirsty murderous monster.
Hee.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Nov 21, 2006 10:00:54 pm PST #2845 of 10004
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Hello Fay!
LOOOOOOM
For old time's sake.
Fay - Nov 21, 2006 11:17:35 pm PST #2846 of 10004
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Meep!
vw bug - Nov 22, 2006 2:51:35 am PST #2847 of 10004
Mostly lurking...
OH! I missed Sparky's birthday. Well, belated happies, my friend. And much wonderfulness wishes for the next year.
I am at my parents' for the long weekend. There will be crafts and good food and homework and hanging with the dogs. It should be a great weekend. Theodosia is coming for dinner tomorrow, and that will be extra nice. I love it when Buffistas can be like family.
Topic!Cindy - Nov 22, 2006 2:56:46 am PST #2848 of 10004
What is even happening?
Right. (I sort of loath it, because it's pretending to be about Christmas, but it's NOT. It's just all the trappings of Hallmark Card Christianity without any actual, you know, substance. I cannot express this very well. I mean - cute kids. Yay. But, but...if you're purporting to be telling the central miracle of a belief system, rather than just making shit up, then surely there should be some kind of...oh, lord, I'm ranting, and I'm sorry. But I honestly feel that there should be more intellectual integrity. Or more spiritual integrity. Or more SOMETHING. If it's secular, fine. Be secular. If it's about a religion, then BE ABOUT THE RELIGION. Doesn't have to mean be boring. But, but don't just be about fucking cutesy pretend religion, for crying out loud! Don't be Rudolph he Rednosed Reindeer with added Jesus sprinkles!...okay, I'm going to stop now, because I'm not explaining myself at all. Sorry.)
Amen.
Oh how Angelus we can be!
We're so Angelus! Don't. You. Agree?Oh, blessity bless bless bless.