And covered with pollen.
And ash, if there's a fire nearby.
Loving billytea and biyitea, but no surprise there.
Timelies, Bitches.
Atherton: Half the men in this room wish you were on their arm, tonight. Inara: Only half. I must be losing my indefinable allure.
'Shindig'
Spike's Bitches 35: We Got a History
[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.
Pix - Apr 05, 2007 9:07:33 am PDT #3808 of 10003
The status is NOT quo.
erikaj - Apr 05, 2007 9:10:50 am PDT #3809 of 10003
Always Anti-fascist!
State meeting weirdness: Somehow I ended up taking up most of "my" meeting pimping Gothic Charm School and Vampire People. This social worker is fannish. Huh.
libkitty - Apr 05, 2007 9:11:46 am PDT #3810 of 10003
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
My mother would always hang sheets, towels, and jeans on the line. I always thought they were stiff and uncomfortable, and didn't particularly have that "sun-fresh" smell.
This has usually been my experience too. They come out wonderfully when it's really windy though!
Dryer sheets can add a water resistant layer to clothes, so don't use them with towels.
Huh. I never knew this. I tend to use an extra dryer sheet with towels, because I like them to be extra soft. I haven't noticed a problem with wicking, but I can certainly imagine myself just not noticing. Or could. Now I'll notice, I'm sure.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 05, 2007 9:13:23 am PDT #3811 of 10003
What is even happening?
I just had a conference with Christopher's teacher, and then one with Julia's teacher. This was a total of 45 minutes hearing and being shown evidence of how smart, hard working, well behaved, sweet, nice, good and funny my children are.
I guess I didn't need that Ativan, beforehand, after all. I may actually be turning into a fluffy bunny as I type. Pink. And baby blue.
Polter-Cow - Apr 05, 2007 9:19:07 am PDT #3812 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
This was a total of 45 minutes hearing and being shown evidence of how smart, hard working, well behaved, sweet, nice, good and funny my children are.
Yaaaaay!
P.M. Marc - Apr 05, 2007 9:20:05 am PDT #3813 of 10003
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
If you're not in a pollen-filled zone, line dry until almost completely dry, then toss in the dryer for a quick fluff to get the best of both worlds.
I don't use fabric softener. The residue can be irritating, and I wash a lot of toddler clothing and diapers. Which means I use hippie laundry soap. No optical brighteners for me!
Volans - Apr 05, 2007 9:22:54 am PDT #3814 of 10003
move out and draw fire
Clearly there's a time limit on parent-teacher conferences, because otherwise it would have been multiple hours of hearing how awesome your kids are!
ION, my friend's website that got mentioned in Wired a couple months ago just got namechecked in The Times. [link] That counts as "arriving," right?
Pix - Apr 05, 2007 9:24:36 am PDT #3815 of 10003
The status is NOT quo.
Those are my favorite conferences ever. I love telling parents great things about their kidlets.
Scrappy - Apr 05, 2007 9:26:05 am PDT #3816 of 10003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
My DH has a fanatical devotion to Oxyclean. He LOVES it and despite being a sceptical person in most areas of life, feels that extra spponful you add to your washload has a magical ability to make all clothes cleaner. I don't notice a difference, except maybe on gym clothes.
-t - Apr 05, 2007 9:26:40 am PDT #3817 of 10003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Woe. The towels were NOT done washing, the washer had just stopped, still full of water, for no apparent reason. I hope the reboot fixes it.
It's possible that dryer sheets have advanced since I learned not to use them, but I am ascared to mess with the absorbency of my towels. Hence the liquid fabric softener (Ecover, hippie fabric softener, btw), which should, if anything, improve absorbency along with softness.
Assuming the washing machine drains and rinses and all that good stuff.
Eta: Aw, FluffyBunny!Cindy is making me happy