My school uses a different grading scale than I'm used to, and it's giving me angst. Dammit, I want to give him an 80, but not a C!
I just said that you're pretty. Even when you're covered in...engine grease, you're... No, especially, especially when you're covered in engine grease.
Simon ,'Jaynestown'
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.
Emily - Oct 25, 2007 9:56:39 am PDT #8582 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Allyson - Oct 25, 2007 9:59:17 am PDT #8583 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 told her sister she needs to help her file for state disability, so at least she'd have medicaid. Then I backed away.
There's no way I can "watch" her sister. I can't.
The whole episode has made me even more grateful for my family and friends.
Jesse - Oct 25, 2007 10:03:18 am PDT #8584 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Allyson, I don't know if you're getting into this in your new work, but this community of neighbors feels kind of like a family to me -- the connection isn't really chosen, but it's really hard to get away from!
Liese S. - Oct 25, 2007 10:03:46 am PDT #8585 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, I would almost definitely do what Robin is suggesting, Allyson. Suicide threats are not to be taken lightly, nor dealt with by friends and acquaintances. Professional help is required.
lori, that video is awesome, and yes, I feel the little ball of rage settling nicely into my belly. I bookmarked it for future use. I love the bit where the music ends and he's all, hey, hey! with the vocalizing. And then he starts it up again and looks completely startled, then delighted, by this unexpected turn of events.
Liese S. - Oct 25, 2007 10:06:37 am PDT #8586 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I was thinking about you and your neighbors and your project, Allyson, this morning during television yoga (am I supposed to be focusing during that? 'Cause I totally don't.). And I was wondering if the line is specific to neighborliness. Do you think it's possible for one of your neighbors to develop a relationship with you that would be within your bounds? Like, a superfabulous Polgara style person moved in near you; would you specifically choose not to develop a closer relationship with them because they were a neighbor and fell in a different set? Or does it just depend on the individual?
'Cause I think I might draw boundaries just because of the proximity factor. I need my personal space, friendly and nice and interesting neighbor people.
Jesse - Oct 25, 2007 10:08:46 am PDT #8587 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
(Of course, by "family" above I mean the family you're born (or adopted) into, not the family you choose.)
Sue - Oct 25, 2007 10:10:15 am PDT #8588 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Man, you give your notice and they pile a shitload of work on you for those last two weeks.
P.M. Marc - Oct 25, 2007 10:11:47 am PDT #8589 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Noah = too cute for words. The dictionary fails me.
Atropa - Oct 25, 2007 10:12:20 am PDT #8590 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Can you be trusted to not set buckets of water on fire?
That was merely a sign of how awesome I am. Awesome and completely trustworthy.
Allyson, I agree with what Robin is suggesting. Threats of suicide are when the professionals need to be called.
Liese S. - Oct 25, 2007 10:14:26 am PDT #8591 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Hey, the SO just bought me a present...a telescope!
He went to pick up the Craigslist studio mixing desk he'd bought (some guy is liquidating his whole rig) and picked it up for ten bucks. Tonight I'll look at the moon!