Mal: You tell me right now, little Kaylee, you really think you can do this? Kaylee: Sure. Yeah. I think so. 'Sides, if I mess up, not like you'll be able to yell at me.

'Bushwhacked'


Natter 54: Right here, dammit.  

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.


§ ita § - Sep 18, 2007 7:49:09 am PDT #1356 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

there's not a lot of swimming involved in krav maga, is there? 'Cause there was, rather unexpectedly, in my krav dream last night which included you, B (eta: who, incidentally, had really great shoulders in my dream

I hate swimming. It is of the devil. Sometimes we go after kettlebell on Thursdays. B has really great shoulders.

I'd have to call it a very spot on dream.

There's a black people thing, at least there's the nod of acknowledgement, but I don't know precisely how it works here. All of the black guys that work here introduced themselves to me shortly upon seeing me--but there are no black women.

A truly weird thing I've noticed is that black women with short unstraightened hair kinda look at me funny. One of the times my sister was here she was expecting to do the kindred-head-nod thing and couldn't work out why a complete stranger was looking at me like that.

I don't know either.

Unless her hair is blonde! Then we're kindred again and smile at each other.

So very complex.

eta:

There is a Krav Center in Idaho Falls.

Ha! I'll have to find out if it's one of ours.


Jesse - Sep 18, 2007 7:52:36 am PDT #1357 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

There's a black people thing,

I really thought that was going to still be about swimming. Why is my head packed so full of ethnic stereotypes?!?


Frankenbuddha - Sep 18, 2007 7:53:44 am PDT #1358 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Much child-care-ma for Kat.


Cashmere - Sep 18, 2007 7:55:55 am PDT #1359 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

paperdol, I think it's a great subject for a book. I didn't start trying to talk to my neighbors until I became a SaHM and realized I knew nothing about my street or the people on it.

It took years before I became friendly with my next door lady and I realized that she has had a fascinating life and is really interesting. (Her parents were concentration camp survivors who met in Italy after the war, she was born in Rome, raised in Israel and married a South African before moving here to go to grad school, and she teaches Hebrew language and history at OSU).

It took a few years for me to learn my cop neighbor's last name.

And I made friends with the lady across the street because she has a teenage daughter and I needed a dog/baby sitter.

the "kh" is that sound that doesn't exist in English, that's sometimes written as "h" and sometimes as "ch".

Nilly, this sound is SO HARD for me. And embarrassing because my neighbor's daughter is named Chen-Li and I sound like a doofus when I call her "Hen-Li"

Kat, I really hope you can sort your childcare out. It sucks and I wish you could stay home, too.


Scrappy - Sep 18, 2007 7:56:14 am PDT #1360 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Kat--I hope a solution is in sight very soon. This must be horribly difficult for you.


flea - Sep 18, 2007 7:56:16 am PDT #1361 of 10001
information libertarian

Oh, I dreamed about ita last night! I was at her family's house, helping to take care of her. Except then the dream changed and I was making out with her famous actor chum who was also there, which is funny because I promise I'm not particularly interested in him! and there was some big family event going on, so flocks of single women were making eyes at him and I was all gloaty.


Ailleann - Sep 18, 2007 7:57:33 am PDT #1362 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda

Have you been watching commercials on Sci-Fi, flea?

(Hot lunch!)


Jessica - Sep 18, 2007 7:58:23 am PDT #1363 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Also in food news (yes, I'm procrastinating by catching up on my blogs), today is National Cheeseburger Day! If you are thinking of celebrating but are worried about mad cow disease, why not try having your cheeseburger with a side of cannabis?


§ ita § - Sep 18, 2007 8:00:46 am PDT #1364 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Dear god, how does Colin get so much action? I swear...

Kat, you know I'm hurting for you on this childcare thing. I wish I could be of some use.


Ailleann - Sep 18, 2007 8:01:24 am PDT #1365 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda

Dear god, how does Colin get so much action?

Cause he's adorable?