Certainly my panic sort of melted when I saw her at the airport. Her first words were, "You're a sight for sore eyes," hugging me, which was kinda sweet. She just looked so ... Life Tired.

Dear GOD that is no way for an eighteen year old girl to look.

I'm so glad she has her Aunt Cass.

There are a couple of shades of meaning. It can mean someone from New England (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachussetts--and I can't remember if Connecticut is on the list or not), with a certain stereotype of thriftiness and humorlessness lurking in the wings. It's also a term people in the American South use to refer to people from the North.

Yeah. I vaguely remember some humor thing or another that said:

In the south a Yankee is anyone from the North. In the North a Yankee is anyone from New England. In New England a Yankee is anyone from uptight and among the uptight a Yankee is someone from Maine and in Maine a Yankee is anyone from.. I don't know, the north of maine? Or something? It might have been funny in its original form

Ah the Confederate flag... the thing that amazes me is that it's, by definition, pretty Unamerican. Like ACTUALLY Unamerican. Teh Gays, Democrats, Communist Party Members, Feminists... anyone else who ever has been or ever will be called "Unamerican" (and often enough by people with Confederate flag pride) never actually tried to split from America, never tried to literally make America not happen anymore. Dude.

Teppy, I don't think I've ever seen you look like ASS. It is unpossible.

Other than a certain train platform in Chicago once upon a time I concurr.

Other than a certain train platform in Chicago once upon a time I concurr.

Unless she was mooning you, I still say unpossible.

Jars, Sox and I have fathers who are brothers and yet I suspect we both culturally identify more with our mothers

...and initially I read this and thought: "Sparky is cousins with Sox and Jars?"

Definitely time to stop reading Eroica fanfic and go to sleep.

(OMG. I so heart From Eroica With Love. I'm in that intoxicated-with-a-shiny-new-fandom state, where I just want to hug it and squeeze it and call it George. And rail about the fact that only the first ten books are translated into English, with number 11 due out in December. That, universe, is plainly inadequate, when the books in question are more than thirty years old. Oh, cracktastic pretty seventies swashbuckling slashy manga goodness, how I love thee.)

eta (1) loved the Miracleborn picspam and (2) Go Angled Bob! Choose Angled Bob!

Other than a certain train platform in Chicago once upon a time I concurr.

Oh, I didn't just *look* like ass that morning; I had become one with all that embodies ass-ness.

Teppy! I need your snail mail addy. Could you email it to me?

Em and the Empress are fantastic in their costumes (which I still can't believe Aimee made herself...mad skillz, yo).

~ma to Darcey and her family.

Gris, I'm very sorry that the girl didn't work out.

Aimee, those costumes were fantastic. You've mad skillz, woman.

While I, in general, approve of my body waking itself up around 8, I am not sure that it should when I went to bed after 2. Still, I suppose it's more sleep than I have had many nights. *clutches coffee*

Thanks guys! I love sewing much more than I thought I ever would.

I acutally got a vintage pattern this week. I think it's from about 1952-53 based on the fullness of the skirt and the lines of the bodice. I'll have to make it bigger than the pattern though.

On the pattern, a size 18 has measurements of bust 36, waist 30, hips 39 none of which I am anywhere near.

Nice to know that 50 years ago I was stilla fat ass.

Oh, I didn't just *look* like ass that morning; I had become one with all that embodies ass-ness.

Aw, you were adorable in that "reminding me of my Stepmother" way.

While I, in general, approve of my body waking itself up around 8, I am not sure that it should when I went to bed after 2. Still, I suppose it's more sleep than I have had many nights. *clutches coffee*

You have a minion now! Make her go get you something!!!!!

So, I'm thinking maybe an inverted bob: [link] [link], but with bangs.

I've been thinking the same thing, actually. Maybe this weekend. I'm well into yeti land right now.

Other than a certain train platform in Chicago once upon a time I concurr.

Unless she was mooning you, I still say unpossible.

Hee. That was quite a morning. Or afternoon, really.

Suzi, I'd say no to the SS on your transcript just on GP.

Teppy! I need your snail mail addy. Could you email it to me?

Sure -- profile addy good?