Allyson, they're gorgeous! I can't get over how big Gavin's gotten. He's a full-fledged little boy.
Whatever happened to the still beating heart of a virgin? No one has any standards anymore.
Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
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.
Cashmere - Jan 05, 2008 6:40:19 pm PST #1142 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
sarameg - Jan 05, 2008 6:41:18 pm PST #1143 of 10001
Liese, that was largely the logic I used (except I don't vote in that state.) There are some things that give me serious, personal caution, but he's elucidated his position on those things, and while I don't agree, they are positions he's willing to still debate.
Too fucking bad he's a snowball in hell. I honestly think he'd be an excellent president, even if I didn't always agree with him. He'd help us, not hurt us.
sarameg - Jan 05, 2008 6:43:00 pm PST #1144 of 10001
Allyson, you SO need to get a copy of Gavin and his reflection. That's awesome.
You got neat niecphewlets.
Susan W. - Jan 05, 2008 6:45:45 pm PST #1145 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Adorable kids!
OK, they just brought out the Democratic candidates to share the stage with the GOP on the West Coast feed.
I wish we had a halftime show instead of a commercial break. A GOP marching band playing "God Bless America" while spelling out "9/11" on the stage, and then the Dems come out and perform a medley on the theme of change.
Allyson - Jan 05, 2008 6:46:16 pm PST #1146 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
He was cute. He thanked me for the penguins. And my mom thanked me about a dozen times for the membership (it comes with four guest passes) saying it was the BEST GIFT EVER! over and over.
It was a really great day.
Seriously, it was 115 for a membership, and that comes with a fossilized shark tooth, four adult passes, two iMax tix, and a discount in the gift shop. It paid for itself in one visit. Highly recommended.
-t - Jan 05, 2008 6:50:17 pm PST #1147 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
He thanked me for the penguins.
::melts into puddle::
Eta: those pictures are all great, but that last one is really something special
sarameg - Jan 05, 2008 7:07:36 pm PST #1148 of 10001
My brother swears that one of the best gifts my parents have given is NM museum membership, because they partner with so many places in Alabama he can take the boys anywhere for under a couple bucks. Which he tries to do every weekend. Discovery centers, air and space, motorcycles...
It's really a good gift you gave, Allyson. To the kids, you parents and the kids' parents.
beth b - Jan 05, 2008 7:18:53 pm PST #1149 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
good kids know that penguins are a great gift.
and I love the last photo
§ ita § - Jan 05, 2008 7:58:35 pm PST #1150 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Penguins are quite magic. Cute pics, Allyson.
Thanks for the birthday wishes. I have been having a monster migraine the past few days, and having one on my birthday felt like even more work than normal, so I've been mostly curled up in a ball trying not to think about work. To which I had to go today, so not the best of plans.
Jesse - Jan 06, 2008 4:13:37 am PST #1151 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It happened with Souter.
I knew there was a recent example! It just wouldn't come to me, since I've paid no attention to the national goverment for years.
I actually think there's a good chance the phenomenon is still live, for the same reasons inexperienced political candidates like Obama and Hillary are the front-runners: less history, less to oppose. Someone you know like Alex Kozinski or Posner will never be nominated.
Yeah, I thought you were talking about Alex Kuczynski, who will really never be nominated....