Gotcha. My friend C had a round of bedbugs a year or two ago and man oh man do I not envy what you're going through.
Take jobs as they come -- and we'll never be under the heel of nobody ever again. No matter how long the arm of the Alliance might get, we'll just get ourselves a little further.
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
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.
brenda m - Aug 09, 2009 6:29:50 pm PDT #2914 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
aurelia - Aug 09, 2009 6:44:05 pm PDT #2915 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
The Allyson vids make me smile.
Msbelle, I hope for improvement on all fronts.
So, my parents took my nephew to a very rural restaurant and later, when asked what he thought about it he said it was "ghetto." My parents asked what his definition of ghetto was and he said, "old." That boy is way too suburban.
Topic!Cindy - Aug 09, 2009 7:01:31 pm PDT #2916 of 30001
What is even happening?
So I just got this book...
Yeah. I cried like a jackass. You guys. I've no words...
Heh. I've been wanting to ask about the book all summer, but I didn't dare brave the cat herding forum again, because it made me want to thunk my head against my desk.
I'm so glad you got it, Allyson. Julia, who signed it too (I think; I know she was with me when I met up with Theodosia) is actually and fully literate now (as opposed to when we signed the book).
Now it's time for your next book. You'll have a signed copy by your 40th birthday. Swear.
§ ita § - Aug 09, 2009 7:42:06 pm PDT #2917 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think the next generation of Buffistas had time to go through puberty in the time it took us to get that project done with...but it's done now, and it was well worth it!
Shir - Aug 09, 2009 7:54:21 pm PDT #2918 of 30001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
The ellipses thing... is exactly... how... Barbara Cartland... wrote romance dialogue....
NOOOOOO! Please don't die! These are horrible final last words!
(For the record, I first heard ellipses in fake French accent, but that didn't illustrate well my hate towards them (or, more likely, the people who are using them. A lot). Had to go with the On Death Bed thing).
I said goodbye to my father fifteen minutes ago and I just now got off the phone with him.
I suspect you have my mother as your father.
The Allyson vids make me smile.
Damn right. And I agree about the voice thing.
Liese S. - Aug 09, 2009 9:59:49 pm PDT #2919 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yay, Allyson! I love that we managed to get that done! I didn't think it was going to happen for a while in there. Hee.
msbelle - Aug 10, 2009 1:56:16 am PDT #2920 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
morning fail. please request a do over, preferably with more sleep.
victor infante - Aug 10, 2009 4:17:11 am PDT #2921 of 30001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Yay, Allyson! I love that we managed to get that done! I didn't think it was going to happen for a while in there. Hee.
I can't believe we managed to keep it from her for so long! That was a truly Herculean effort not to blog about it, not discuss it in Natter, not to build the book its own Facebook page. Amazing.
So very glad it finally got to you, Allyson.
SuziQ - Aug 10, 2009 4:54:31 am PDT #2922 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
CJ is officially a middle schooler. We dropped him off today and the 8th graders were there, meeting the cars and buses, welcoming the new kids. Music was playing and there was a party type atmosphere. Who knows how long that will last, but at least it made the drop off nice and easy.
My hopes for him today - have fun, find all his classes, and make a couple of new friends.
sarameg - Aug 10, 2009 5:13:46 am PDT #2923 of 30001
I'm cranky and restless and don't know what the fuck my problem is. Which is the problem. Grrr.