Wishes of the birthday happies to Cashmere!
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Oct 13, 2009 5:36:26 am PDT #26215 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Oct 13, 2009 5:42:38 am PDT #26216 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Stephen Fry book signing is sold out. Remind me in future not to be kind-hearted and wait twelve hours to see if anyone wants to join me. Grr.
Shir - Oct 13, 2009 5:53:22 am PDT #26217 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Started moving out of what have been my lovely student apartment for the past 2 years.
It's been 5 minutes, and my mom already starting to drive me bat shit.
Wish us luck!
Ginger - Oct 13, 2009 6:04:46 am PDT #26218 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Seska, we're happy to learn about good causes like your friend's. Insurance companies can be equally difficult about such things. I think too many believe the goal is to keep you alive, and the quality of that life isn't their concern.
While the borders can be a bit fuzzy, usually that type of announcement goes in Press, as something of general interest.
tommyrot - Oct 13, 2009 6:14:58 am PDT #26219 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Good Luck, Shir!
smonster - Oct 13, 2009 6:35:52 am PDT #26220 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Seska, email insent to you, re: your friend.
P-C, can you practice with a friend who will give you feedback on your speed? Even if you don't do the whole thing, or only do it in chunks it could help.
Happy Birthday, Cash!
You go, Fay! I think that's awesome.
Anti-deluge and negative effects ~ma to you, Ginger.
And now that I've meara-d, I'm off to lunch.
Hil R. - Oct 13, 2009 6:37:58 am PDT #26221 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm feeling a little better this morning. I really don't want to go into the office and do work, but I've got some stuff I ought to do, so I'm going to get dressed and give it a try. Plus, my lunch is there, so I've got to get dressed if I want to eat. (I only finished half my lunch yesterday, so I left the rest in the fridge at the office for today.)
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Oct 13, 2009 6:50:04 am PDT #26222 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
While the borders can be a bit fuzzy, usually that type of announcement goes in Press, as something of general interest.
I wasn't sure which was better. Do you think I should move it? Happy to do so.
I think too many believe the goal is to keep you alive, and the quality of that life isn't their concern.
That's very much the problem with many of the NHS services, too.
About to reply, smonster - thank you very much for the suggestion.
Zenkitty - Oct 13, 2009 6:57:29 am PDT #26223 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
P.-C., try not to worry! You'll do fine, and people are pretty forgiving of nervous new speakers. Questions will fill up some time; if someone asks something that you already have planned to talk about, don't let it derail you, just say "thanks for asking; I'll be talking about that later, so stay tuned." And if you say everything you need to say and still finish a little bit early, believe me, no one will mind! Letting them go early will make you their favorite speaker.
Scrappy - Oct 13, 2009 7:00:07 am PDT #26224 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
P-C, keep practicing. You CAN speak slower, it is just not natural for you. Also, how many people are going to be at this speech? If it is a smallish group (20 or less), you can fill time by starting the meeting by having them introduce themselves and say where they are from.