In semi-related news, I got a pen in my Christmas stocking from the local funeral home. Thanks, Santa.
Jayne: Captain, can you stop her from bein' cheerful, please? Mal: I don't believe there is a power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month.
'Serenity'
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.
Jesse - Dec 30, 2009 5:05:07 pm PST #28216 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Zenkitty - Dec 30, 2009 5:12:01 pm PST #28217 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I lost sleep over it!
I had a few sleepless moments over it too. Perhaps it is some small comfort to Qi that even now someone shudders over her fate.
Plus! The cops totally exploit the ignorance
Well, if the ignorance is just laying there...
The police also did some good detective work with the CSI unit. Did you know that condoms come in lot numbers? Yep. So an unopened condom can be linked to the box in your bedroom.
takes notes
brenda m - Dec 30, 2009 5:16:11 pm PST #28218 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Calli, thanks, I'll look into that.
It's such a weird thing to be talking or thinking about. But it matters, you know? Obviously, I hope he's with us for a lot longer. His grandfather lived well into his 90s. Given his lifestyle and medical history, he's strong as a horse. But what'll happen with him will happen. And if I can get or keep things set up so that it gets my sister out of her hole? I want to do that. I just don't know how well I can right now.
(And it's not like he's squeamish about it - he bought into a discount funeral club like 10 years ago. Not one of those pre-paid funeral scams - more like a Sam's Club for funerals.He seriously does crack me up sometimes.)
ETA:
In semi-related news, I got a pen in my Christmas stocking from the local funeral home. Thanks, Santa.
See? He would totally do that.
ETA2, funeral weirdness bugaloo:
Did I ever mention here that the funeral director at my mom's funeral home was one of her highschool boyfriends? Small towns, man. I could not make this shit up.
Jesse - Dec 30, 2009 5:20:06 pm PST #28219 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, we talk about death a fair amount in my family, between one thing and another. (My father used to do a lot of funerals, hence all the pens.)
brenda m - Dec 30, 2009 5:24:26 pm PST #28220 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oh yeah, I can see how that would be. And honestly, it's better that it's not a third-rail topic. But it's still weird.
Jesse - Dec 30, 2009 5:26:34 pm PST #28221 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh yeah, still weird.
Amy - Dec 30, 2009 5:30:31 pm PST #28222 of 30001
Because books.
My uncle was a funeral director for years. We've had a lot of interesting discussions around the dinner table.
Jesse - Dec 30, 2009 5:33:43 pm PST #28223 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I can imagine!
quester - Dec 30, 2009 5:33:45 pm PST #28224 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I missed the Fed chair or head or whatever. Too many of the names were familiar but I guessed wrong on who the current one was.
I have State Farm for my car and did have it for my renter's. They didn't drop me or raise my rates after there was a fire in my apartment.
Kat - Dec 30, 2009 5:34:17 pm PST #28225 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Other than telling the fam that he wants a military funeral and that we should stuff my mom ("like they did with Trigger!") and put her in the living room, my family doesn't really talk about what we should do if one of us dies.
(FTR, donate my organs if anyone will have them then cremate me please!)
In other news, I was on ice skates for the first time in 25 years. OH boy! FUN: [link] That's Noah not me. He has improved 100% from the first time. Which isn't saying much.