Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.

Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Spike's Bitches 41: Thrown together to stand against the forces of darkness  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


vw bug - Jun 20, 2008 4:27:30 am PDT #4256 of 10001
Mostly lurking...

Oh, Steph that picture of Chloe is too funny!

So, I just sent my weekly blog entry to my dad to look at. He thinks I should switch "the boy" to "my special male friend." Usually he's quite insightful on these kinds of changes, but um, no. I'm gonna put my foot down on this one.


lisah - Jun 20, 2008 4:50:28 am PDT #4257 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

Nice guns, Steph's The Boy!!

He thinks I should switch "the boy" to "my special male friend."

I'm not sure why that's so wrong but it really, really is. I like to say "my gentleman friend" because "boyfriend" is way too strange and new to me.

Somebody was talking about the shock of the cold speculum yesterday? Steph, maybe? It reminded me of my grandmother talking about how her OB/GYN (who was her cousin by marriage actually) won her undying loyalty by putting his instruments on a heating pad set very low to gently warm them.


Toddson - Jun 20, 2008 4:52:58 am PDT #4258 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

vw, you could go all formal and refer to him as your "young man"


vw bug - Jun 20, 2008 4:54:43 am PDT #4259 of 10001
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I convinced dad that it's a generational thing. And I left it. As you can see here: [link]


Steph L. - Jun 20, 2008 4:55:13 am PDT #4260 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Nice guns, Steph's The Boy!!

That's SO not even a good picture of his arms. He does a LOT of manual work in his job, and thus -- those are good arms to have.


Steph L. - Jun 20, 2008 4:58:24 am PDT #4261 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

vw, I know that when I refer to The Boy as "boy" around anyone but Buffistas (and kinky people, but that's a WHOLE different connotation), they think I'm belittling him (since, after all, he's 41 years old). Maybe that's what your dad thought. Or that you were emphasizing the fact that CBD is younger than you.

I always have to remember to amend "-friend" on the end so that people don't think I'm being demeaning.


vw bug - Jun 20, 2008 5:20:40 am PDT #4262 of 10001
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Hmmm...interesting. I guess I'm warped by the Buffistas. Go figure!

The funniest thing about having a boyfriend? I suddenly spend much more time keeping my apartment clean. I've swept twice in the last week! What's up with that?


Toddson - Jun 20, 2008 5:22:20 am PDT #4263 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

happy = more energy?


sj - Jun 20, 2008 5:24:06 am PDT #4264 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

The funniest thing about having a boyfriend? I suddenly spend much more time keeping my apartment clean. I've swept twice in the last week! What's up with that?

Don't worry that wears off in a couple of years.


vw bug - Jun 20, 2008 5:26:44 am PDT #4265 of 10001
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Don't worry that wears off in a couple of years.

Yeah, I figured. The first time he was over here, he was like, "Wow, your place is really clean." I said, "Don't get used to it!"

Then the next night I was at his place, and he had said he didn't keep things really clean, but it was pretty much spotless. He told me not to get used to it...