Happy birthday, Barb! Sounds like a lovely day and now I want a Boston Cream cupcake.
Oh, yeah. There was this time I was pinned down by this guy that played left tackle for varsity... Well, at least he used to before he was a vampire... Anyway, he had this really, really thick neck, and all I had was a little, little Exact-O knife ... You're not loving this story.
Buffy ,'Beneath You'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[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.
ChiKat - Aug 25, 2009 2:56:57 pm PDT #20741 of 30000
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
meara - Aug 25, 2009 4:02:45 pm PDT #20742 of 30000
Oh, and also? Someone has to invent the alarm clock that will allow you to regret unsnoozing the snooze button, 3 seconds after you thought you're giving in and getting up
Hah! I totally need this--an alarm that after I turn it off will beep at me a few minutes later in case I fell back asleep. But I need it to be unpredictable so I don't COUNT on that as a final snooze alarm...
Am checking in briefly from the Seattle airport on my way to San Francisco. Or, Pleasanton, really, tonight. Have work that needs doing. Should be doing it. Sigh.
Should eat dinner while I'm here, but am not yet hungry, even though I haven't eaten real lunch, because I snacked like mad on the plane...
Speaking of which, can I get a ruling from Buffista parents? So, there was this toddler/baby on the row behind me (I'm guessing right around 2 years, maybe just under). Parent on either side of the aisle. And she cranked and screamed through most of the flight--shrieking during parts of it. And I was really shocked when I kept looking back and she was cranking and yelling a bit, and Dad was...reading a book. While holding her. Not jiggling her, not entertaining her...neither parent seemed to have anything to entertain her with (toys, books, cheerios), they had one sippy cup of milk, and that was it. I heard no songs, no patty-cake, maybe one attempt of walking her up and down the aisle...it's not just my un-childed state that makes me find this abnormal, correct?
DavidS - Aug 25, 2009 4:16:52 pm PDT #20743 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
it's not just my un-childed state that makes me find this abnormal, correct?
I think it's good form to make a visible attempt to try to quiet a child in that case, though it often doesn't work anyway. But you can't look nonchalant while making everybody else suffer.
meara - Aug 25, 2009 4:20:16 pm PDT #20744 of 30000
Oh, sure, I understand that often, not a lot can be done...but she hushed in the five minutes the flight attendant paid attention to her. And every time I turned a bit and looked (...it was a six hour flight, so that was many times), there was zero entertainment of the kiddo. I was pretty surprised at that. Not that I honestly expect you to spend six straight hours trying to entertain her (though at least with two of you, there's more of a chance to hand her off), but...
sj - Aug 25, 2009 4:24:16 pm PDT #20745 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Poor kid sounds like she wanted some attention.
Barb - Aug 25, 2009 4:24:41 pm PDT #20746 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
it's not just my un-childed state that makes me find this abnormal, correct?
Nope. There's a certain amount of understanding amongst fellow parents. However, if a parent appears to be doing nothing then understanding turns to condemnation pretty freakin' fast. I had a flight like that from Houston to Charlotte a couple of years ago that I deemed the "Jeffrey flight" after the old Cosby skit.
This was my account of the 'Jeffrey' flight.
Cashmere - Aug 25, 2009 4:54:52 pm PDT #20747 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
But you can't look nonchalant while making everybody else suffer.
WROD.
There's no excuse for NOT trying to entertain your kids on a long flight. Just because you've learned to tune out your kid's crankiness doesn't give you leave to do so while everyone around you has to deal.
Hil R. - Aug 25, 2009 4:55:55 pm PDT #20748 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Fuck. Fuckity fuck.
Just twisted my other ankle while stepping out of the shower.
erin_obscure - Aug 25, 2009 5:05:13 pm PDT #20749 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
it's too late for that delivery of full-body bubble wrap, isn't it? :(
Hil R. - Aug 25, 2009 5:13:48 pm PDT #20750 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Facebook is confusing me. A girl from high school that I remember as a clove-smoking lesbian who ranted about how conformist everybody was is now married (to a guy) and is a stay-at-home mom, living in Greenwich, driving a station wagon, and organizing attachment parenting meetups. And her profile picture is a picture of her baby.