And she was freezing, too! It just looked inappropriate, and too derivative of Cher.
Oh, no, oh, no! Spontaneous poetic exclamations. Lord, spare me college boys in love.
Dr. Walsh ,'Potential'
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.
bon bon - Jan 01, 2010 4:14:40 pm PST #28764 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
§ ita § - Jan 01, 2010 4:15:27 pm PST #28765 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Whoah. Viewing. Intense. I, like, don't want to be viewed. And now I know my my mother doesn't want to be viewed either.
It's strange being back in New Orleans. I feel weird, but we will be taking some advantage of the locale tonight by finding food downtown. I need to decompress after the viewing. Watching D's mother deal, watching her sister, watching her son refuse to deal...
Connie Neil - Jan 01, 2010 4:18:10 pm PST #28766 of 30001
brillig
Viewings tend to the barbaric, for me. But I have open-casket funeral issues anyway. Too damned many as a kid.
sarameg - Jan 01, 2010 4:19:26 pm PST #28767 of 30001
Oof, ita. We had viewings for a couple of my grandparents. Wasn't too traumatic, but also reinforced not my thing. Watching reactions at funerals is always the part that kills me. I can stay all about my reaction until the minute I look at someone, then I start taking them on and it's always rough.
Hope you find good food and have good conversations.
aurelia - Jan 01, 2010 4:24:44 pm PST #28768 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I hope you are able to adequately decompress, ita. Viewings have never had the advertised closure effect on me either.
brenda m - Jan 01, 2010 4:25:03 pm PST #28769 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
I've found the viewings to be - helpful isn't exactly the word. Grounding maybe, or something. I get they're not for everyone. But for me it's been a big part of processing and grieving.
brenda m - Jan 01, 2010 4:25:42 pm PST #28770 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
ita, I hope you're able to have a calm and soothing evening, and wish the best for you and your family.
Liese S. - Jan 01, 2010 4:26:55 pm PST #28771 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Mmm yeah viewings are tough. But you`re there with family, you`re together. That`s the important bit about funerals.
aurelia - Jan 01, 2010 4:30:24 pm PST #28772 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
We already have a candidate for worst dressed of 2010
Is that a bedazzled wetsuit?
Completely unrelated... compare and contrast. The pair after those two is a little more dramatic.
Jesse - Jan 01, 2010 4:33:20 pm PST #28773 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Mmm yeah viewings are tough. But you`re there with family, you`re together. That`s the important bit about funerals.
Yeah, that. And you don't have to only be sad the whole time. That's OK.