{{Raq}} ::shoots Sparky a sideways eyebrow to see if she's interested in raiding the family weaponry for a pal::

much ~ma for Karl. Right now they are figuring out what a huge asshat mistake they made. Wishing you a non-brain-eating place to shine soon.

~ma for your mom erika! Good luck jz!

what the @#!#? Orioles - helloooo?

d- we're in town mostly the next couple of weeks. maybe you & I could grab a coffee or tea... there's an awesome cafe in Mt. Airy called Higher Ground that I just discovered. If you dare cross the river...

and last, but certainly not least

MY COUSIN IS MADE OF AWESOME I can haz Lush! Sparky, insent...

juliana has exceeded acceptable hotttness levels.

As the redhead in Notting Hill says after realizing her brother's date is a Very Famous Actress, "Oh holy fuck."

j - you rock the badass. You know this, maaaaaan.

oh dear, large helpings of ~ma all 'round.

And, on a lighter note, Jennifer Crusie on how she's doing in LA (lovely, but she's not fitting in, not in the least):

"Then I went to lunch at the hotel and watched a woman in a bikini filled with fake breasts stretch out to get skin cancer. So I ordered fettucini Alfredo, finished off the bread basket, and then went for the chocolate cake and ice cream."

Jennifer Crusie is in LA??

should I have invited her for lunch with us?

No, you were not obligated in any way to do this. Prior plans are a perfectly acceptable reason to say you are unable to do something and you don't have to change them in order to accept another invitation. If she's being curt because she things you should change your plans to accept hers, she's being a little unreasonable.

shoots Sparky a sideways eyebrow to see if she's interested in raiding the family weaponry for a pal

When you finally make it down to my 'rents house, not the resemblance of one of the walls of an upstairs bedroom to the bunk room in Kingston, speaking of weaponry.

Also, Sox, I checked and Philadelphia has a Lush store, so you can browse in person if you like.

~ma for your mom erika

good luck JZ!

And Jilli, I didn't think you should actually buy that belt - not quite your style and kind of expensive for a belt, but I saw it and thought "pink!" "sparkly!" "skull!" and thought you should know it exists. And maybe it'll give you an idea for something.

I didn't know Philly had a Lush store. Huh.

Sox, I have some free time this weekend, and in fact I could meet you Friday during the day. I just have to be back in Bryn Mawr by 4.

and Aimee, yes, Jenny Crusie seems to be in LA - her new book came out and I think she's on a book tour. See Argh Ink, her web site.

I didn't know Philly had a Lush store. Huh.

Well, then there's what you and Sox should do. Spend my money!

Spend my money!

Hee! Excellent plan.

I can bail a bit on Friday - want to meet for lunch? The Lush store is downtown... not a problem w/ the R8 and R5, I guess, though I'm a little limited on how long I can be out ... cranky campers are coming back to town.