Wesley: Feng Shui. Gunn: Right. What's that mean again? Wesley: That people will believe anything. Actually, in this place, Feng Shui will probably have enormous significance. I'll align my furniture the wrong way and suddenly catch fire or turn into a pudding.

'Conviction (1)'


Spike's Bitches 34: They're All Slime and Antlers  

[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.


Connie Neil - Jan 23, 2007 8:57:14 am PST #2303 of 10001
brillig

the Defenestration of Prague

They threw the whole city out the window?

ION, I am in the rare situation of being proud of my town. Provo doesn't have a homeless shelter. We used to have one, but the fine people decided we didn't want "those sorts" to be encouraged to hang around. However, people are dying on the streets from the cold, and someone said, I guess, "What would Jesus do?"

So I braced myself and read the comments on the local news outlet's comment board. The first comment was, "We don't want those icky people here!" The rest, however, were, "Let's explain compassion to you." The vast majority of the remarks were "It's about time we helped these people." There were several "they're just druggies and hookers and crime will skyrocket," but on the whole, my town has shown a far more compassionate face in public than I would have thought.

There was even a comment that harping on what the homeless will possibly do to your property values is more in line with what the Religious Right would say, but Jesus would not agree, and perhaps it's time to decide if you want to be Conservative or Christian.


DavidS - Jan 23, 2007 9:06:07 am PST #2304 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

They threw the whole city out the window?

Just the president and some of the cabinet.


Ginger - Jan 23, 2007 9:19:00 am PST #2305 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Just the president and some of the cabinet.

More than once. If you go to Prague, they'll show you the windows.


erikaj - Jan 23, 2007 9:22:33 am PST #2306 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!

As much as I like television, I'd feel weird about being the channel police. But I do understand that it is not the only thing that developing brains(or any brains, really) need all the time. Television did enable me to see the Dr. Cox actor wet today. Which totally made me think of both ita and Cindy at the same time.


Scrappy - Jan 23, 2007 9:35:31 am PST #2307 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

For Erika--John McC (Cox) and his kid. An adorable picture. [link]


erikaj - Jan 23, 2007 9:47:48 am PST #2308 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!

Very cute, Robin.And I may be sentimental, because I'm close to the earth and all, but sometimes it's great to see that social change has happened a bit, anyway, considering how much pain it caused Spencer Tracy to have a deaf kid, and how much he would not have said "This is my son, John. Who is smart as a tack and also Deaf." (Still not fast enough to make me happy but you all know I am a malcontent.)


beth b - Jan 23, 2007 10:08:04 am PST #2309 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

Turns out today is laundry day. This reminded me of one of my 'failures' in the domestic department. I hate putting away clean clothes. so I don't and in our tiny bedroom - that leads to chaos - and things like DH not realizing he needs shirts to be washed. So I have decided that clean clothes, frpm Now on, go on the bed and have to be put away before we go to bed. and DH has to put his away. I am not sure this will stick any better than any other idea.

So how do you make yourself do the things you really hate to do, but have to get done - at home or work?


DavidS - Jan 23, 2007 10:20:26 am PST #2310 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

So how do you make yourself do the things you really hate to do, but have to get done - at home or work?

Do it without thinking about it. That is don't allow myself to think of the other things I'd rather do.

Also, breaking it down into smaller tasks. Sort the clothes. Then go do something else.

Finally, reward system for a job well done. Like, tasty lunch out.


erikaj - Jan 23, 2007 10:23:50 am PST #2311 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!

Bribery.


Sophia Brooks - Jan 23, 2007 10:42:05 am PST #2312 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

>So how do you make yourself do the things you really hate to do, but have to get done - at home or work?

I set a timer for 5 or 10 minutes and do as much as I can, as fast as I can. Then I take a 5 minute break. Repeat until task completed.