You could adopt a Peter Lorre voice and say, "But the Wombat - he will know. He is spying on me. I must maintain the same cellphone plan so he will not know my plans for the avacado."
To commemorate a past event, you kill and eat an animal. It's a ritual sacrifice, with pie.
Anya ,'Sleeper'
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.
tommyrot - Dec 10, 2006 5:29:15 pm PST #4959 of 10004
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Laura - Dec 10, 2006 5:29:24 pm PST #4960 of 10004
Our wings are not tired.
Driving to Lauderdale to send DH off the Phoenix at ungodlyoclock tomorrow. He packed his winter jacket. Quick business. But if business goes well we'll go back!
Trudy Booth - Dec 10, 2006 5:31:13 pm PST #4961 of 10004
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
Right, but all that does is make her continue to attempt to convince me.
"Alright Mom, it's been great talking to you, I have to go. Talk to you later. Bye."
You don't need to talk her into you making your own decisions, you just need to make your own decisions.
Connie Neil - Dec 10, 2006 5:34:10 pm PST #4962 of 10004
brillig
I'm thinking of getting married
So very helpful. But it would certainly distract from the phone.
Polter-Cow - Dec 10, 2006 5:46:16 pm PST #4963 of 10004
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I like tommyrot's idea best.
omnis_audis - Dec 10, 2006 6:41:16 pm PST #4964 of 10004
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
For the Empress. A new tagline. As I am watching Season 3, episode 2, this line came up and it seemed to fit.
sumi - Dec 10, 2006 6:59:28 pm PST #4965 of 10004
Art Crawl!!!
I need to take the second dose of the muscle relaxant, but I'm feeling kind of icky and I can't help but feel that taking that pill is going to make me feel worse. Of course, this could be a baseless fear.
Hil R. - Dec 10, 2006 7:27:11 pm PST #4966 of 10004
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Right, but all that does is make her continue to attempt to convince me.
So you repeat that. Or variations on it. Are you ever going to convince her? No. So don't bother. "Thanks, but I'm doing fine with the plan I have." "But you can get a much better deal this way." "Thanks for thinking of me, but I'm happy with the plan that I have." Lather, rinse repeat. Just don't let yourself get too upset about it.
meara - Dec 10, 2006 7:34:33 pm PST #4967 of 10004
"Mom, if you're worried about how many minutes you use to call me, how about I call you on the home phone instead?"
Hallo, bitches! Am back from a brief trip to Chicago. I was reading some of this in the airport, and some just now, so I remember very little and did not meara. Though I saw Gris posting something about being "that guy". I'm sorry, Gris! No one wants to be "that guy" (or "that girl")! :(
More excitingly, I am all burbly because I have a date on Tuesday! A date! I'm not even sure how people act on these things. We're going ice skating. I suggested it, asked how she felt about ice skating--fun, or a trip to the ER? She said fun cause she'd see me, and hey, the ER has good drugs. Whee! :)
Cass - Dec 10, 2006 8:01:04 pm PST #4968 of 10004
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Ya talk too much, kid. The entire answer is "I'm all set, but thanks for asking". You should say it in the mirror nightly like Stuart Smalley. It can be your new daily affirmation. It will be of use to you in many familial situations.I'm with Trudy on this. Not that it is easy or quick. It is not a lie, just trying (because no, it's not easy) to disengage from the conversation. They are going to try and control your life. You are going to let them or not let them. Both offer you the choice to be miserable or not. All about the choices and figuring out what is best for you out of the currently available options.
That said? I still have to get my tickets for actual Christmas. (The party, I took care of travel-wise.) So it's not easy. But there are choices.