Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.

Buffy ,'Sleeper'


Spike's Bitches 42: Which question do you want me to answer first?  

[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.


Hil R. - Sep 15, 2008 11:28:37 am PDT #5649 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I don't know much about places in DC for kids, other than that all my friends who have kids live in Arlington.

Thanks for the ~ma for my cousin.


Trudy Booth - Sep 15, 2008 11:30:22 am PDT #5650 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

My FAVORITE dumb question is "Do you know when s/he'll be off the phone?"

Dude. How could I POSSIBLY know that? What are the odds the precise time of this phone call was known and announced to me?

The one way I might know is if someone had to get off the phone by a particular time and it was my job to tell them -- and in that case they're not available to communicate with you anyway.


flea - Sep 15, 2008 11:42:20 am PDT #5651 of 10001
information libertarian

Stephanie, my best friend lives in the DC suburbs (VA) in a 1-car family (so they live near the metro - both commute into the city) and they have a kid. I can hook you up if you want. They have been thinking about buying, so have learned a lot. They used to live in Alexandria (yellow line) and now live in Arlington (orange).


Burrell - Sep 15, 2008 11:43:18 am PDT #5652 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Happy birthday Nora!

Wow, so far Hec wins the crazy morning drop-off award. I thought I was unhappy about Franny's school starting at 8, but it's only 2 miles from my house. I really should count my blessings.


flea - Sep 15, 2008 11:44:30 am PDT #5653 of 10001
information libertarian

Casper's school starts at 7:45, but it's only 4 blocks from our house. We need every single second of time saved that we can get, though. My god does that child hate to get up in the morning.


Burrell - Sep 15, 2008 11:56:54 am PDT #5654 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Mine are fine with getting up, it's getting dressed that leads to tears.


Stephanie - Sep 15, 2008 12:17:21 pm PDT #5655 of 10001
Trust my rage

flea, I would love that. I have several friends in DC but none have little kids.


Vortex - Sep 15, 2008 12:25:36 pm PDT #5656 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

How long can you leave meat in the refrigerator? I had some ground beef in the fridge for a week when I was at my mom's house. I came home and put it in the freezer. Is it okay to thaw and use, or should I throw it out? I also had some turkey sausage in the same boat. Thoughts?


Dana - Sep 15, 2008 12:28:31 pm PDT #5657 of 10001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

I don't know what's actually recommended, in terms of hygiene, but I would totally eat that food, Vortex. And I haven't died of food poisoning yet.


Polter-Cow - Sep 15, 2008 12:30:11 pm PDT #5658 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Nor have I. I just cooked some ground chicken on Saturday whose sell-by date was September 7.