Oh, Shir. I read that. It is beautiful.
'Dear Diary, Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy.' 'Today, we were kidnapped by hill folk never to be seen again. It was the best day ever.'
Jayne ,'Safe'
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WindSparrow - Nov 22, 2009 10:36:24 pm PST #1345 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Shir - Nov 22, 2009 10:45:13 pm PST #1346 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Funny. I'm finding myself convincing long time leftists friends that it's not a demonstration that's "shooting too much directions at the same time", but the thing we (I, we, them, it's all the same) waited for.
People are weird in their persistence of the country to recognize their own "unique" pain.
There's nothing unique about human rights violation.
omnis_audis - Nov 22, 2009 11:33:52 pm PST #1347 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
There's nothing unique about human rights violation.amen!
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Nov 23, 2009 1:53:16 am PST #1348 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
So I'm losing the plot over the dissertation, which I cannot see finishing by Monday's deadline. The Girl is being adorable and seeing if she can change her flights to come home earlier than planned and help. Not sure how she can help, but I might go entirely crazy, possibly quite literally, if I'm alone in this flat with my work for much longer. So, yeah.
Shir, you are fab and I hope the demonstration is a useful one.
We don't do Thanksgiving, but with our American connections, p'raps we should. I like mashed potatoes and pie.
Tom Scola - Nov 23, 2009 2:38:20 am PST #1349 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Wikipedia has a list of panelists for the upcoming QI series: [link]
The David Tennant is scheduled to provide maximum cross-promotion for the Doctor Who Xmas special.
WindSparrow - Nov 23, 2009 3:10:47 am PST #1350 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Seska, good luck with the whole sanity thing. And the dissertation. May The Girl have safe travels whenever she comes home to you.
Sparky1 - Nov 23, 2009 3:35:08 am PST #1351 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
There's nothing unique about human rights violation.
Sadly, no.
Good luck, Seska!
We're spending Thanksgiving with my parents, and on the day we'll eat with them and my sister's family at the restaurant in the retirement community where my parents live. (Don't feel sorry for us not having homemade, it's a fabulous spread.) The next day will be the homemade Thanksgiving with my Aunt & Uncle, and one of my cousins all coming over to join the rest of us - the people to pie ratio that is planned is 2:1. I'm going to have to jog back to DC from Richmond to get rid of the calories.
DavidS - Nov 23, 2009 5:01:38 am PST #1352 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
(I am not mentioning my pescaterian status as this dinner is so not about me, and I can def go a day with nothing but salad and pumpkin pie!) and will be chaotic.
FWIW, java, I'd be annoyed as the host if somebody didn't tell me they had a dietary restriction and just sat there eating rolls and salad. It's not all about you, but Thanksgiving is about everybody having a delicious meal. As a host, I would not consider it an imposition to make some vegetarian or pescetarian dishes.
Laura - Nov 23, 2009 5:12:29 am PST #1353 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
After being pescaterian for a couple decades I never had a shortage of food at holiday meals. There are always so many side dishes with veggies and relishes, etc. The host families were always so concerned about whatever I would eat without eating turkey. Um, sweet potatoes, pie, cranberry relish, a billion other veggies.
Steph L. - Nov 23, 2009 5:16:40 am PST #1354 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
There are always so many side dishes with veggies and relishes, etc. The host families were always so concerned about whatever I would eat without eating turkey. Um, sweet potatoes, pie, cranberry relish, a billion other veggies.
Totally. My vegan mom and stepdad never have a problem. Of course, they'll often bring a Tofurkey, which offers many opportunities for the rest of the fam to mock them, but then they also can have their turkey-like vegan substitute while the rest of us chow down on real bird.