Hivemind question -- what's an appropriate monetary (or gift card) amount for a high school graduation? I was thinking $50, but I don't want to appear cheap. It's for my cousin, who I'm not terribly close to, but that's more a matter of distance and a 15 year age difference than my feelings for her.
Giles: Helping out with the dishes makes me feel useful. Dawn: Wanna clean out the garage with us
Saturday? You could feel indispensable.
'Dirty Girls'
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.
Vortex - May 29, 2007 8:51:17 pm PDT #9825 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Anne W. - May 30, 2007 1:27:05 am PDT #9826 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Wowza! Lovely picture, ita!
along with his young daughter who had been frightened by a mosquito in her own room
I can picture her lying there and thinking that perhaps mosquitoes had been the better option.
Cashmere - May 30, 2007 3:01:00 am PDT #9827 of 10001
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I was thinking $50, but I don't want to appear cheap. It's for my cousin, who I'm not terribly close to, but that's more a matter of distance and a 15 year age difference than my feelings for her.
Vortex, I think that's totally appropriate.
Frankenbuddha - May 30, 2007 3:06:12 am PDT #9828 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I can picture her lying there and thinking that perhaps mosquitoes had been the better option.
Ha! I had the same thought. It also made me wonder, are the mosquitoes really big in Israel, or was it more of a "West Nile virus/EEE carrier" kind of scared. Also, this:
"This kind of thing doesn't happen every day,"
Cracked me up something fierce.
Did we ever discuss what Nutty would be wearing in this contest?
I could swear that Doc Martins were mentioned at some point.
Monique - May 30, 2007 3:34:01 am PDT #9829 of 10001
Vortex, I think that's totally appropriate.
Agreed.
I've been up since 2:30. This is going to be a long day.
Stephanie - May 30, 2007 3:34:12 am PDT #9830 of 10001
Trust my rage
Vortex, I think that's good. Joe always scoffs at what I think is appropriate, but I think that's a good amount.
Theodosia - May 30, 2007 3:34:31 am PDT #9831 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"
Since Nutty is a sensible sort, I'm figuring she'd be wearing the bear-proof armour that that Canadian inventor came up with.
I'm impressed with the leopard-wrestler, who remembered to be kind to animals...
Stephanie - May 30, 2007 3:35:36 am PDT #9832 of 10001
Trust my rage
ION, my coworkers hate me. We've all been assigned "a box of cases a day". I've been able to do it because a) I'm good with Excel and b) I work fast, but now everyone's shooting me dirty looks and sort of bitching.
So, I'm wasting some time here today so I don't look like such a tool.
Stephanie - May 30, 2007 3:51:44 am PDT #9833 of 10001
Trust my rage
No one wants to tell me I'm not a tool?
flea - May 30, 2007 4:20:29 am PDT #9834 of 10001
information libertarian
I hate workplaces where being good at your job makes people think you are a tool. It is not my fault I am smarter than you dumbasses!