Aimée:
MM had to hide one of Emeline's Christmas packages from me cause I almost opened it.
We don't know what family member it's from, but I want to OPEN IT NOW.
It's from American Girl.
ita:
Aimée! Set a good example!
Topic!Cindy:
Yes, open it, to ensure her safety, and then re-wrap it, like any good mother would.
Jilli in Natter: One of my favorite childhood games was yanking Barbie's head off, hiding it around the house, and seeing how long it took one of my parents to find it.
In Movies:
Jessica: You know, last night I was feeling appreciative of Brokeback Mountain, but I didn't love it. This morning, I kind of love it. It's really sticking with me much more than I expected it to.
ita: OMG, you're catching teh gay! This is exactly how it happens!
Tommyrot, in Bitches:
Send them to Concept Thunderdome! Two concepts enter, one concept leaves!
The latest Kara update from her mother.
Deena: Kara was given a card by one of her classmates. It's a fairly typical nativity scene. She explained the picture to me.
I was born in heaven. See? This baby with all the light around it is me and there's an angel holding me. And this guy over here, that's Jesus looking at me, and this guy.... I think this guy is Tarzan. Is Tarzan in heaven?
Natter
flea:
I thought California invented therapy!!!
amych:
Nah, Vienna invented therapy. Then they sold the film rights to California.
In
Bitches:
JZ:
I would tell 2005 to kiss my ass, but 2005 is unworthy of my ass. 2005 can go kiss Tom Delay's indicted ass, is what it can kiss.
Almare explains some nuances of Egyptian Theology in
Bitches.
(my own contribution is needful for context):
Almare
(in the midst of describing the touring Tutenkahmun exhibit she's recently visited):
...Was highly offended bythe Museum calling Osiris the High Lord of the Underworld. It was probably because of my deep and unhealthy love of Anubis. It's not that I get turned on by half-humans or anything, it's just there was thisone time, with a statue, and he looked really pretty and he does have the nicest fur, and I am heading towards dangerous territory so I am stopping.
Fay
? But...but he was, wasn't he? No disrespect to Anubis, who's one of my favourite Egyptian deities, but he was in charge of mummification and of leading the soul to its place of judgment, wasn't he? Whereas Osiris got to sit around looking important (and bitter about the whole no-penis thing) while Anubis had lots of actual work to do.
Almare
See, that sort of thing drives me mad. Because, before Osiris died, Anubis was all the main honcho. Then Osiris lost his penis and Anubis was all, -blink- You're dead and have no penis. How'd that happen?
And Osiris was like, Shut up. I have to redecorate. To which Anubis was respectful and said, Uh, you do remember this is my domain, right? To which Osiris laugh and laugh and laugh and demoted Anubis.
And now Anubis runs around in the skimpy outfit, doing all the work involved with ruling the underworld, while Osiris gets the sparkly crown and the jewels, and the pimp canes. Osiris reaps all kinds of benefits, but what does Anubis get? A footnote. I know I should pity the penis-less god, but I have too much love for Anubis.