You think there are a lot of orphans in US lit? Try Japanese manga. I can only think of handful where the main characters hasn't lost at least one parent, who isn't living with relatives or who isn't living alone despite being an early teen because their parents are off 'working' or 'traveling.'
Just tryin' a little spicy talk.
Tara ,'Get It Done'
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.
CaBil - May 25, 2008 10:39:57 am PDT #491 of 10001
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Jessica - May 25, 2008 10:48:32 am PDT #492 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
We just got back from a FABULOUS trip to the Brooklyn Flea and Dylan is supposed to be napping but instead is sitting in his crib babbling to himself. (I can hear him from the next room.) I'm going to choose to ignore it and pretend he's asleep while I catch up on the interwebs. (Hey, if he starts crying, I'll go comfort him. Chatting to the ceiling fan? I'll count that as a nap as long as I get some me-time out of it.)
SailAweigh - May 25, 2008 11:54:45 am PDT #493 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Chatting at the ceiling fan is a perfectly acceptable way of keeping Dylan occupied. I used the wind-up swing and fish tank method, myself. And, no, it was the baby in the swing, not the fish tank.
IOmeN, had a nice brunch with my father. Stopped at the plant nursery and picked up too many flowers for all my pots. Got two pots planted and realized I will have to go back for another pot. And maybe just a couple of other plants. I think I overdid the yellow/purple theme for the garden and I could use a little something to mix it up a little.
sj - May 25, 2008 12:07:34 pm PDT #494 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Sail, that sounds like a nice day.
We're at mom's for dinner. She made way.too.much food. Food coma now.
Frankenbuddha - May 25, 2008 12:43:01 pm PDT #495 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Apparently the band TCG is in is on You Tube now. link In the first video TCG is the one in black. There is no sound on my computer so I don't know what the sound is like.
OMG sj - I had NO idea that TCG's band was so out there. I mean, that's the kind of music I adore (granted, along with a lot of other more accessible stuff). Seriously, WHOA! I hope it won't scare him that the next time I meet him in person I'm going to want to talk some serious music.
sj - May 25, 2008 12:46:33 pm PDT #496 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Frank, you won't scare him. You shoul come out here for a gig sometime.
javachik - May 25, 2008 1:02:28 pm PDT #497 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Can the band called TBA also be found on YouTube?
Stephanie - May 25, 2008 1:07:28 pm PDT #498 of 10001
Trust my rage
It's not so much the lost parent thing as the "killing off 399 babies before the opening credits" in Finding Nemo. That's a pretty high body count for a G-rated cartoon.
I saw this right after my first miscarriage and cried and cried. I don't think Ellie has realized yet that anything happens to the mom.
vw bug - May 25, 2008 2:57:23 pm PDT #499 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Saw Indiana Jones. Way fun. I am exhausted and pukey and ready to head to bed, but mom and dad are outside playing with the chainsaw. It feels rude to just go to bed, and I'm too tired/in too much pain to walk downstairs and ask what's up.
Jessica - May 25, 2008 3:00:49 pm PDT #500 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I saw this right after my first miscarriage and cried and cried.
Oh wow, I can't even imagine.
Still looking forward to WAL-E, though.
And in case anyone was still wondering, I FINALLY got a decent picture of my pink hair this weekend. Woot!