I find it hilarious (and telling) one of my neighbors is chiding me for not soliciting help with the heavy lifting. Oh, you don't know me well enough yet. I'm completely stupid-independent.
Wesley: Perhaps the whole point of this experiment is hair. Gunn: I vote he's not in charge.
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
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.
sarameg - Sep 21, 2009 5:12:42 pm PDT #10116 of 30001
§ ita § - Sep 21, 2009 6:13:55 pm PDT #10117 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanks guys. I'm waiting with baited breath for the next news. This is one of the cousins I grew up with, even though she's a bit older than me, so it hits home hard. Her mother is my mother's closest sibling in terms of intimacy.
Hec, that's a very sweet essay. It's lovely to see his turnaround of attitude in his own words.
Kat - Sep 21, 2009 6:16:37 pm PDT #10118 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Oh, ita, I'm so sorry.
In happy for now news, Grace decided today that she was ready to try walking. So she put her feet down on the floor willingly and took some assisted steps with K and Noah. She walked for quite a while. The CNAs and other folks at TK came out and cheered her on so she giggled all the while.
I missed it, sadly, because of work. Stooopid work.
§ ita § - Sep 21, 2009 6:18:43 pm PDT #10119 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I missed it, sadly, because of work. Stooopid work.
Stupid work indeed. But I think Noah was a proud proxy for you, even though he doesn't know it. And then K does actually know it, and can tell you about it.
There will be more firsts, and you will be there for lots of great moments.
Kat - Sep 21, 2009 6:20:23 pm PDT #10120 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I'm really happy for Grace. I think she'll be thrilled to be a walker. I'm irked because with Grace, it's all Grace's schedule. For weeks on end, she has been having fits when I make her stand on the floor. So now she's decided that it's okay.
sarameg - Sep 21, 2009 6:32:35 pm PDT #10121 of 30001
Of course, that's Grace. All on her terms,damned the good will and useful interventions (which DO make a difference, she's just not going to play by their rules and cooperate as expected. Um, I may kinda identify with her contrariness.)
tommyrot - Sep 21, 2009 6:37:58 pm PDT #10122 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
You see a man walking down the street with hair like that - you know he ain't afraid of nothin'.
(Or however that quote goes.)
Ginger - Sep 21, 2009 6:40:55 pm PDT #10123 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm irked because with Grace, it's all Grace's schedule.
There's so little she's in control of, really. She has to exercise her will where she can.
Kat - Sep 21, 2009 6:42:15 pm PDT #10124 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Oh Ginger, I know. (don't I know!!!) But everything is Grace's schedule. It always has been. And she's spoiled ROTTEN and willful to boot. The willfulness has kept her alive, but still. So spoiled.
DavidS - Sep 21, 2009 7:08:17 pm PDT #10125 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I expect Grace has been indulged but I wouldn't think she's spoiled in her circumstances. She's got a hard gig. Besides, you can always bring the willful ones to heel with lots of timeouts when it's necessary. Sometimes.
Speaking of whom...
Hec, that's a very sweet essay. It's lovely to see his turnaround of attitude in his own words.
Yeah. As his Krav instructor told me, "He's got a lot of heart." Of course, that's more to do with his workout than his big brothering. Matilda sat yearning at the edge of the mat, and muttered plaintively, "I want to be brave!"