I am inclined to agree that the necessity of learning a language other than English is sharply reduced for most Americans, particularly given that most Americans do not travel abroad and we already speak the international language of business.
Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 57 Varieties
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.
bon bon - Feb 19, 2008 12:23:45 pm PST #219 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
lisah - Feb 19, 2008 12:24:41 pm PST #220 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
I do my own framing, because having other people do it seems dreadfully expensive. I find a nice frame in a standard size that's 2 or so inches wider on all sides than the print. Then I go to a framing store and have them cut an acid-free mat to fit, plus an acid-free cardboard backing.
I was going to say. If you are the least bit crafty (which I am not, I am craftarded!) it's pretty easy and WAY less expensive to get a mat cutter and cut and mat and frame your own. I get my crafty friends to do it for me.
sarameg - Feb 19, 2008 12:28:32 pm PST #221 of 10001
I had some original pieces that needed to be mounted and framed and all that "preserve this art" stuff done. Oh, and non-standard sizes. I think it was $200 a pop sometime between 5 & 10 years ago at the art framing place. Ouch, but since I really do want to display and protect this stuff forever, worth it.
Kathy A - Feb 19, 2008 12:32:35 pm PST #222 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
My sister took care of framing the cross-stitch wedding piece I made for her and my BIL last fall--it ended up costing $80 after the half-off coupon from Michaels, but according to Mom who is visiting there now, it looks gorgeous and is prominently displayed in their living room.
I've got several other cross-stitch pieces I'd love to frame for my apartment, but I'm not going to spend that kind of money, that's for sure!
Ginger - Feb 19, 2008 12:33:31 pm PST #223 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I have a mat cutter, but I suck at it.
Sheryl - Feb 19, 2008 2:02:57 pm PST #224 of 10001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Happy Birthday Beverly!
Lesson learned: Nova-kitty has not calmed down enough to be allowed in the bedroom at night. Sure, having her curled up to me, purring like a motorboat, as I fall asleep is kinda soothing. The middle-of-the-night excursion under the covers was not.
Theodosia - Feb 19, 2008 2:48:25 pm PST #225 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'm finally crawling out from under the pile o' stuff that accumulated during the weekend when I ran around Boskone, and the holiday Monday when I had to spend 11 hours in classes.
I get another loooong day tomorrow as a reward.
JenP - Feb 19, 2008 3:01:26 pm PST #226 of 10001
Sick day today. Mostly slept and worked on catching up in the SPN thread.
Happy Birthday, Beverly!!
That's all I got.
msbelle - Feb 19, 2008 3:05:25 pm PST #227 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
jesse insent.
Jesse - Feb 19, 2008 3:09:25 pm PST #228 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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