"It's St. Eugene all right," she called. "You can just make out the extra set of arms."
Snerk!
I'm loving this, connie. It just keeps getting better and better.
Mal: Which one you figure tracked us? Zoe: The ugly one, sir. Mal: Could you be more specific?
'Out Of Gas'
Buffista Fic: It Could Be Plot Bunnies
Where the Buffistas let their fanfic creative juices flow. May contain erotica.
Anne W. - May 17, 2003 6:09:42 am PDT #3885 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Beverly - May 17, 2003 10:39:24 am PDT #3886 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
connie, it just gets better.
Small nitpick: would it be monastery, rather than convent? Convent makes me think nuns, not monks. Are there monks?
Deena - May 17, 2003 11:00:10 am PDT #3887 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
yup, convent is for nuns, monastery is for monks... and why does that word look misspelled?
Connie Neil - May 17, 2003 11:11:27 am PDT #3888 of 10001
brillig
There will be nuns. I've wondered the precise difference myself, beween monastery and convent. Is there someone more expert in the subtleties of Catholicism about who can clear this up? I've always wondered if the difference has to do with the degree of cloisteredness, with how connected they still are with the world.
esse - May 17, 2003 11:13:18 am PDT #3889 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
I'm pretty sure it's just a male-female separation.
Am-Chau Yarkona - May 17, 2003 11:14:36 am PDT #3890 of 10001
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
Based on a quick Google and no more, I think the "convent = women / monastery = men" divide is the main, possibly only, one. It may be more complex than that, but I can't find an explanation at the moment.
Am-Chau Yarkona - May 17, 2003 11:18:43 am PDT #3891 of 10001
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
That's the common English way, at any rate. this page might be worth a quick glance if you're interested in going further. And makes it clear that they're pretty much interchangeable in most circumstances.
Connie Neil - May 17, 2003 11:19:54 am PDT #3892 of 10001
brillig
Well, I've always planned on this being a house of nuns, so I'm good that way.
Oh, and my Spike's Desoto miniature car came in the mail today. I popped open that collector's sealed display package and am rolling the car around my desk right now, running over things and pretending they're the "Welcome to Sunnydale" sign.
Music-while-writing note: much of above bit was written to various parts of the Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack. Good for working on tense bits.
Connie Neil - May 17, 2003 11:22:11 am PDT #3893 of 10001
brillig
Thanks, Am! God, I love the Net.
Am-Chau Yarkona - May 17, 2003 11:22:55 am PDT #3894 of 10001
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
Spike's Desoto miniature car
Can I just say WANT!!! ?
That is all.