(who is now walking!)
What? No. You must be mistaken. Wasn't he born, like, yesterday?
Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.
Andrew ,'Damage'
Spike's Bitches 43: Who am I kidding? I love to brag.
[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.
Emily - Dec 04, 2008 6:34:05 am PST #3317 of 10000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
vw bug - Dec 04, 2008 6:36:12 am PST #3318 of 10000
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There's a very strong sentiment in a lot of people (hell, in me, so I'm always struggling against it) that if you're just strict enough, or punishing enough, or repeat yourself enough, you'll get the behavior you want eventually. But it ain't so. Definition of insanity, right?
Well, yes. Of course. A few weeks ago I had one of the teachers walk in on me while I was trying to validate the feelings of one of my preschoolers who was throwing a tantrum. She watched in amazement as the little girl pulled herself together, sniffled a little, and went back to play.
She told me later that she was about to step in and "help," but commented that clearly my technique was more effective.
Why is this so hard? Because, yes, yelling at the screaming toddler always makes them stop.
vw bug - Dec 04, 2008 6:37:12 am PST #3319 of 10000
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What? No. You must be mistaken. Wasn't he born, like, yesterday?
I KNOW! It's insane! I just saw him in October, and he was just crawling. And then on Thanksgiving I got to see him on the webcam, and he's not just walking, he's running!
Nora Deirdre - Dec 04, 2008 6:43:45 am PST #3320 of 10000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Yay Tom! But why have you been kvetching about that?
Heh, well, there were some shenanigans in the interim between the offers and the official offer letters and the negotiating and the acceptance of offer.
Definitely not kvetching about the job, just had some anxiety right at the end before it was finalized.
vw bug - Dec 04, 2008 7:14:50 am PST #3321 of 10000
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Nora, I'm glad that all got worked out, and he's set to go. That's SUCH wonderful news.
So, today at work we're doing a group project. I got a big, long piece of paper, and we're going to make a piece of graffiti (or I'll call it something else...blanking at the moment). I've got crayons, markers, and colored pencils for the kids to use...now I just need to come up with a topic. I was actually thinking that I'd put a bunch of topics in a bucket and let one of the kids pull one out. The problem? I have no topics. These group projects are always fun because they have to be of interest to kids ages 4-12. So, any thoughts?
JZ - Dec 04, 2008 7:18:54 am PST #3322 of 10000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
That group project sounds like huge fun. If not graffiti, call it a mural? And, topics... Given the time of year, what about Favorite Presents, Winter, My Life In 2009?
vw bug - Dec 04, 2008 7:20:04 am PST #3323 of 10000
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If not graffiti, call it a mural?
That's the word I was looking for! Good grief! BRAIN! Work! The Bitches are sick of all of my exclamation points!
Also, fabulous topics.
omnis_audis - Dec 04, 2008 7:31:46 am PST #3324 of 10000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Really taking to the TX way of life, eh, o_a?Huh. I guess so. You'd never guess I'm a pacifist, huh? Come to think of it, I've been saying "dude" a lot less, and "sir" or "Ma'am" a lot more. I guess I absorb my location pretty fast.
DavidS - Dec 04, 2008 7:34:47 am PST #3325 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I guess I absorb my location pretty fast.
Pssst! o_a is composed entirely of tofu.
vw bug - Dec 04, 2008 7:36:08 am PST #3326 of 10000
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I guess I absorb my location pretty fast.
I first read that as, "I guess I absorb my lotion pretty fast," and went, "Huh?"