Happiest of Birthdays, Tom!
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
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.
Sparky1 - Apr 03, 2007 6:38:27 am PDT #376 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
Allyson - Apr 03, 2007 6:41:09 am PDT #377 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I keep (arrogantly) thinking that I may want to switch to a pseud for a little while when the book first comes out. To avoid crazies coming here to take a hit in case I used some wrong word choice about BtVS or Firefly.
Kat - Apr 03, 2007 6:43:23 am PDT #378 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I wanted children because I'm selfish. And because there was too much sleep and not enough bodily fluids in my life. I mean those are the cocktail party answer.
Where is erinaceous when you need her? The today show is doing a segment on how it's all about dresses for spring!
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 03, 2007 6:46:36 am PDT #379 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Haven't most of our crazies sort of found their way here randomly rather than being drawn by media?
Connie Neil - Apr 03, 2007 6:46:44 am PDT #380 of 10001
brillig
Liese S. - Apr 03, 2007 6:47:35 am PDT #381 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Allyson better make enough money as a famous writer to keep us all once we've lost our jobs due to being on line all day!
I know! I was thinking this the first time I opened my mouth to pimp the book. But then after that I was all, book! book! you're going to love this book!
Yeah, answering the question "Why do you want children" is almost as bad as "Why don't you want children." In the end, the answer is because I do/n't.
Laura - Apr 03, 2007 6:48:29 am PDT #382 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Excellent. I love wearing dresses.
My wanting children can only be blamed on temporary insanity. Speaking of which, I need to run and drag my son into the office to do some boring work during Spring Break. Yesterday he was on Warcraft all day. Today he is my child laborer.
msbelle - Apr 03, 2007 6:49:59 am PDT #383 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Okay, help needed. I'm looking for a non-beauty pagent answer to this question. I have a friend who is starting the adoption process and needs a sincere but not schmaltzy answer to "Why do you want to adopt?"
Having had to answer that more than once...but, my answers come from someone who was adopting as a first choice, so there is that aspect to my answers. here are main bullet points I have used.
- I want to be a mother and having biological children was not important to me.
- I am touched by the large numbers of orphaned and neglected children in the world and adoption is one way to address the needs of one child.
- I support negative population growth and see adoption as a positive step in that direction.
- I have a medical condition, that may not prevent me from carrying a child to term, but very likely would make a pregnancy difficult and possibly dibilitating for several months.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 03, 2007 6:50:41 am PDT #384 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Sorry, but I will not be pimping Allyson's book at my office. My immediate superior and another co-worker are both Whedonverse fans and people I'd have gladly invited to become Buffistas long ago if not for the fact that this is where I vent about work.
Theodosia - Apr 03, 2007 6:56:38 am PDT #385 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I'd pimp Allyson's book at work... if I only had a job!
(OK, really, I am NOT that pathetic about being laid off, but I might as well get Pathetic Points while I qualify for them.)
As it is, I will be talking up the book in all the venues that I frequent.