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.


§ ita § - Jul 29, 2008 2:50:57 pm PDT #9194 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I wanted to ask - why are the only shoes they own sneakers or sandals? do they never have to dress up? Or am I crazy?

I think it's weird. But I also think the resort's dress code is weird. They should just not allow kids. Because it's VACATION. Kid's shouldn't have to wear shoes on vacation unless it's for safety reasons. Like frostbite.


Strix - Jul 29, 2008 2:52:11 pm PDT #9195 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Vortex, I'm not so flummoxed by the woman complaining about buying shoes (although, yo? even if you don't have the kids shoes, if you can afford to go to such a high-falutin' joint, then you can pony up for some loafers) as I am that a resort in Mexico WON'T ALLOW SANDALS?!

What are you supposed to wear to the pool or the beach? 4" Manolo stiletto's? What if you leave to sightsee? Do you have to pack your Prada's?

I have to wonder if it's only the restaurant(s) and bars in the resort that have the rule. One would hope...


Sophia Brooks - Jul 29, 2008 3:02:08 pm PDT #9196 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I wish I'd had a teacher like you and a class like that when I was in high school, Kristin.

me, too. I think it also depends on the parents and what the principal thinks they will complain about. When I was working on a play in my high school after I had graduated from college, I was basically told that we could not mention God/Faith, because of separation of church and state. The play we were doing was the Diary of Anne Frank, so it sort of needed a mention, but they were afraid parents would think we were preaching at their children. (this is upstate ny about 10-12 years ago, so things may have changed for the better)


Gadget_Girl - Jul 29, 2008 3:11:51 pm PDT #9197 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".

I think it also depends on the parents and what the principal thinks they will complain about.

This is still very true. Draconian Dictator thinks they will complain about everything. The students feel like he treats them like they are in elementary school instead of high school.


amych - Jul 29, 2008 3:13:08 pm PDT #9198 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

The students feel like he treats them like they are in elementary school instead of high school.

Not surprising. After all, he treats the teachers like they were in elementary school.


Gadget_Girl - Jul 29, 2008 3:15:52 pm PDT #9199 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".

After all, he treats the teachers like they were in elementary school.

True. We keep expecting to have a "Time out Chair" in the teacher's lounge.


brenda m - Jul 29, 2008 3:42:26 pm PDT #9200 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

I think it's weird. But I also think the resort's dress code is weird. They should just not allow kids. Because it's VACATION. Kid's shouldn't have to wear shoes on vacation unless it's for safety reasons. Like frostbite.

I'm guessing it's like the swanky resort I stayed at in Mexico - they have very high end restaurants where they go to lengths to keep out beachwear. It's not for the resort as a whole - and they aren't your only dining choices.

Why you're bringing the kids to one of those places in the first place I can't answer. Or why you feel the need to bitch if you do.


Sean K - Jul 29, 2008 3:55:20 pm PDT #9201 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Kristin just showed me Dr. Horrible. It was 50% awesome.


Nora Deirdre - Jul 29, 2008 3:59:44 pm PDT #9202 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

I have to confess, I've never heard of Carly Churchill.

Possibly because it is actually Caryl Churchill. An alternate spelling of Carol.

t /pedant


tiggy - Jul 29, 2008 4:05:56 pm PDT #9203 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

only 50, Sean?