I have daffodils that will bloom in a couple of days. I've found that yelling at them "go back, go back" doesn't work. There was just a beekeeper on the radio, and she said this kind of warm winter is very hard on bees. They stay active, but there are no flowers, so they go through their honey supply. Who knew?
I want to torture you. I used to love it, and it's been a long time. I mean, the last time I tortured someone, they didn't even have chainsaws.
Angel ,'Chosen'
The Crying of Natter 49
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Jan 06, 2007 6:27:30 am PST #652 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
§ ita § - Jan 06, 2007 6:34:35 am PST #653 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Don't ask for a vodka gimlet and then get pissed that it's sweet. That's the freakin' drink buddy.
The last two places I've ordered it have deviated from that, though. And in googling for the one true gimlet I noted sources that thought it was only a gimlet if it was gin, meaning a vodka gimlet is cast aside as unreal with those less sweet impostors.
msbelle, the anguish lies in clothes I desperately love (since I did a purge of the indifferent last year) no longer fitting. Replacing them with quickly and cheaply acquired stuff is practical, but doesn't address the irrational heart pain.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 06, 2007 6:36:11 am PST #654 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm a little scared for the summer, if this continues. There's bound to be water shortages, galore.
Well, I did hear that we're in an El Nino season this year, so the summer might not end up being all that scorching (lord I hope).
§ ita § - Jan 06, 2007 6:36:51 am PST #655 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I heard this summer would be record hot.
Steph L. - Jan 06, 2007 6:41:02 am PST #656 of 10001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
the anguish lies in clothes I desperately love (since I did a purge of the indifferent last year) no longer fitting.
I'd bet that some of it can be tailored. Not all, of course; it's easier to take in a garment than to let it out, and many items of clothing don't have any extra in the seam to be let out. But some can, and I'd bet that a tailor/seamstress could tell you which. Dresses/skirts are probably going to be easier than shirts.
t /notatailor
§ ita § - Jan 06, 2007 6:42:00 am PST #657 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Problem is, no income.
Steph L. - Jan 06, 2007 6:43:53 am PST #658 of 10001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Problem is, no income.
I thought of that! And my solution -- wait for it -- is to just hang on to the clothes until such time as you obtain an income or a sugar daddy/momma.
Yeah, it's not a perfect solution, but it *is* a solution.
§ ita § - Jan 06, 2007 6:45:32 am PST #659 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have to say, it's a great solution because it solves many problems.
Jesse - Jan 06, 2007 6:48:23 am PST #660 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Tailoring is way cheaper than buying new, and you do still need to be dressed every day...
§ ita § - Jan 06, 2007 7:00:49 am PST #661 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The last piece of clothing I took in to be tailored was looking at about $60 to repair. Wool pants, damaged lining. Haven't been able to think of tailoring as more cost efficient since then, because the pants cost about that much the first time round.
Either way, it's something I'm going to cheerily suck up until I need to have a work wardrobe.