I put my clean clothes away, on the same day I washed them.
I think I need some wine to help me get over the shock.
Illyria: We cling to what is gone. Is there anything in this life but grief? Wesley: There's love. There's hope...for some. There's hope that you'll find something worthy...that your life will lead you to some joy...that after everything...you can still be surprised. Illyria: Is that enough? Is that enough to live on?
'Shells'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
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.
Lee - Dec 15, 2007 7:27:19 pm PST #7632 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Strega - Dec 15, 2007 8:15:42 pm PST #7633 of 10001
Today I:
- Woke up at 4-something AM.
- Watched a couple episodes of The Wire. HBO really are fuckwads for doing this 2- or 3-eps per disk thing.
- Slept on the couch for a while.
- Determined that I'm not as far behind on gift-shopping as I thought. But the gifts I have left to get are for family members and they're hard to shop for.
- Went to the bank to deposit a check. Failed, as I'd forgotten they'd changed their hours.
- Went up to the collection of big-box stores in Germantown. Got some presents. I'm not done, but I'm closer.
- Also got me stuff. Tights, socks, underwear, and jeans. Jeans that fit! Jeans that fit and are a size smaller than the (very baggy) pair I've been wearing. And when this pair is too big [crossing fingers] I have old jeans that used to fit that I can wear again. Yay.
- Stopped to buy groceries even though my feet hurt and I just wanted to go home. But it was supposed to be sleety and gross tomorrow so I figured I'd better do it now.
- Bought some grease-laden food as a reward for getting groceries. Yum.
- Got home. Unloaded car. Ate. Took another nap.
- Caught up on TWoP stuff, mostly.
Today I did not:
- Call my mother back. I would have, except the napping seemed more important at the time.
- Return library books. That are way, way overdue. This is why I didn't have a library card for a while.
- Decorate the tree that has been standing naked for a week.
- Pack up the gifts that need to be mailed on Monday.
And now I'm listening to the rain. Or sleet. Whatever it is, I'm glad I convinced myself to persevere through grocery-shopping.
Liese S. - Dec 15, 2007 8:21:06 pm PST #7634 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Mmm. The cheesecake was awesome. And so was the bath. And now I am warm and sleepy. But before I retire, I have one more task to do which will complete our holiday shopping and that is to buy the penguin for the SO! Whoo!
§ ita § - Dec 15, 2007 8:30:02 pm PST #7635 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
See? More cheesecake. I can see nothing else.
God, I itch! I can't sit still to watch the strange fucking movie, because of the itching!
§ ita § - Dec 15, 2007 9:20:11 pm PST #7636 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
In case you were looking for a couple hours of entertainment, Formula 51 is a completely pointless movie. Learn from my error.
Nilly - Dec 15, 2007 9:42:50 pm PST #7637 of 10001
Swouncing
Skipping and poking my head in order to apologize to Typo Boy, whose birthday was on Friday, and my internet connection refused to acknowledge the outside world enough in order for me to wish him a happy one. So sorry! I hope you had a great day, will have a wonderful year, and a very happy third-day-of-your-new-age!
Trudy Booth - Dec 15, 2007 10:12:46 pm PST #7638 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
How embarassed should I be that I just bought one of those huge popcorn tins all for myself? It was only $3.99!
As long as you eat it hand-to-mouth I'd say you're fine.
If you stick your head in and start chomping we'll all have to point and laugh.
Allyson - Dec 15, 2007 11:17:33 pm PST #7639 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 have a lame gift for you, strega. It's lame. But the thought was lovely.
Jesse - Dec 16, 2007 3:32:20 am PST #7640 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I woke up early, my apartment is not warm enough, and it seems to be slushy outside. Meh. At least I have a chocolate croissant in the oven.
Theodosia - Dec 16, 2007 4:01:31 am PST #7641 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"
I woke up LATE (8:30) and found that my windows were mostly white from blowing sticky Snowpocalypse outside, where it is doing a damn good impression of a blizzard out there. I have a feeling it's going to be a good day to curl up with a good book and a warm kitty. Now if I only had a roaring fireplace....