I really meant Israel, not Shir personally.
I totally understood that: it's alright.
Wash: Little River just gets more colorful by the moment. What'll she do next? Zoe: Either blow us all up or rub soup in our hair. It's a toss-up. Wash: I hope she does the soup thing. It's always a hoot, and we don't all die from it.
'Objects In Space'
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.
Shir - Dec 23, 2008 9:46:05 am PST #5601 of 10000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
omnis_audis - Dec 23, 2008 9:46:23 am PST #5602 of 10000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I'm wondering how many years of therapy would take to make her cope with all of this death once she'll be out.it really depends on the training and mindset of the person. My bro-in-law was a USMC sniper, and from what I understand, a fairly good one at that. Yet he is one of the more self-actualized people I know. That said, he refuses to go to church, his reasoning being, "how can I go to church when the first law is 'thou shall not kill'?" So he obviously still has some issues with his former profession.
omnis_audis - Dec 23, 2008 9:48:37 am PST #5603 of 10000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I forgot to ask my question for the group. For Xmas day, the boss has invited me over for dinner. I asked what is needed, and he's like "just you". I feel strange walking in empty handed. Granted, I'll probably be setting up his Wii, as he is very non-AV abled, but still. They don't drink, so bring a bottle of whatever would be a waste. Do I just show up as ordered? Should I drop an e-mail to his wife and ask? Ugg, manners. They tear me apart sometimes.
Shir - Dec 23, 2008 9:53:18 am PST #5604 of 10000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
PTSD is a big deal in my country and effects almost everyone, and only lately being acknowledge publicly. Hell, one of my friends figures every single person in this world has this or another form of PTSD.
I'm wondering when would be the time to show her this.
Ginger - Dec 23, 2008 9:57:57 am PST #5605 of 10000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
O_A: I'd e-mail her first and ask if there's anything you can bring, like an appetizer or Cokes. If she says no, absolutely not, plan B could be flowers or a Christmas ornament, if they are people of the Christmas persuasion.
Dear car service people: Please call me back, even if it's to tell me the truck won't be ready today. The limbo is driving me nuts.
amych - Dec 23, 2008 10:00:03 am PST #5606 of 10000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Omnis, flowers. And maybe some sweets -- chocolates or fancy cookies, not something meant to replace the desserts that they've doubtless already planned, but something that can be either eaten later or passed around during Wii-time.
Shir - Dec 23, 2008 10:02:36 am PST #5607 of 10000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I'm with the flower people. And emailing the wife first.
Connie Neil - Dec 23, 2008 10:16:51 am PST #5608 of 10000
brillig
PTSD is a big deal in my country and effects almost everyone, and only lately being acknowledge publicly
I don't know if the comic strip Doonesbury is followed by you or anyone you know, but PTSD is the subject of this week's arc. Apparently some high up generals are coming out and saying they're suffering from PTSD like some of their troops are.
Today's strip: [link]
Shir - Dec 23, 2008 10:18:50 am PST #5609 of 10000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I didn't know about this, connie. Thank you.
SailAweigh - Dec 23, 2008 10:55:41 am PST #5610 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
"how can I go to church when the first law is 'thou shall not kill'?" So he obviously still has some issues with his former profession.
My grandfather would never speak about his experiences in France during WWI. He told my brother he didn't want anyone to know because all he was "was a killer." Most folks honestly don't want to know about that. And is one of the reasons why many soldiers refuse to admit to PTSD. Even to the point where one coworkers family got sent back to the states from Spain so that the husband could get treatment. Yet, it was kept all on the hush-hush, no one was to know why. It was given out that there was an emergency in the family stateside that required their return. This was over 20 years ago, so I don't know if it's gotten any better today. I surely hope so.