Cash, I think only the fourth one won't end up too foreshortened. I can photoshop you a bit.
Xander, don't speak Latin in front of the books!
Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Mar 11, 2009 4:42:59 pm PDT #10288 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Cashmere - Mar 11, 2009 4:44:16 pm PDT #10289 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Thanks, Ginger! That would be great!
Strega - Mar 11, 2009 4:44:51 pm PDT #10290 of 30000
Yikes, I hope I'm not too late to say: Happy birthday, tommyrot! (And if I am, er, happy day after!)
We had some kind of G&T program in elementary school. I think it mostly involved trooping down to some other room for.. one afternoon a week? Maybe two? I know there was one year when we each got to write a "book" I still have somewhere, and did a puppet show. And I think maybe we did a school newspaper one year? In retrospect, that setup seems more equitable since presumably the other students got more of the teacher's time/attention while we were gone. But obviously I don't know if that's true since I wasn't there. At the time, it didn't seem terribly different from "sometimes people leave the regular class for a while because they're in a special program for music/Spanish/ESOL/sports/god knows what."
But all of this was in Montgomery County, which is not exactly an typical school district. And my memories are all pretty blurry.
sarameg - Mar 11, 2009 4:48:13 pm PDT #10291 of 30000
Would it be weird if I put inquiry letter at the two next door houses to the one I think I'm seriously consider (and probably the house I saw a momish person and toddler go into) saying something like "I'm interested in this house. If so inclined, could you call me and tell me a little about your impressions of the street and living and working on these kind of houses? Thanks for your time!" with my name & number & email???
Burrell - Mar 11, 2009 5:10:52 pm PDT #10292 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I don't think it would be weird, sarameg, but in all honesty I'm not sure I'd call if I got that kind of note. I'm busy and sometimes thoughtless that way. I just wouldn't want you to get a bad impression of the neighbors if they didn't reply.
javachik - Mar 11, 2009 5:16:23 pm PDT #10293 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Cash: could someone make this into a headshot for you?
Cashmere - Mar 11, 2009 5:17:32 pm PDT #10294 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I don't think it would be weird, sarameg. I think a mom-type might be more inclined to reply--they're typically more concerned with who moves into the neighborhood and might like to find out, in my own experience.
We lived in the house in Columbus for seven years before we had kids and I didn't give my neighbors half as much attention as I after I had kids.
Cashmere - Mar 11, 2009 5:18:20 pm PDT #10295 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
That's a good one, too, java. I really should learn photoshop.
Ginger - Mar 11, 2009 5:29:32 pm PDT #10296 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Cash, insent.
Kat - Mar 11, 2009 5:34:41 pm PDT #10297 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Okay, Sesame Street has a "Law & Order: Special Letters Unit" sketch.
hee hee.