"My colors are blush and bashful."

"Your colors are PINK and PINK."

"My colors are blush and bashful. I have chosen two very different shades of pink, one is much deeper than the other."

"There are gonna be sprays of flowers in my two shades of blush and bashful. Pink carpet 'specially let out for my service and pink silk bunting draped over everything that doesn't move."

"Sanctuary looks like it's been hosed down in Pepto Bismol."

I think we could easily do a Buffista version of Steel Magnolias. The only problem would be me and Aims fighting over who gets to be Ouiser and who gets to be Clairee.

I've never seen Steel Magnolias t /bad Southern woman

That was very odd. I just had an anxiety dream where I showed up for my interview barefoot. Not naked, like the usual anxiety dream -- I was fully clothed, in interview-appropriate clothing -- just no shoes or socks or ankle brace. I have no idea what this means.

I was in a gifted program when I was in 5th and 6th grade and that was my first real exposure to being around big bunches of smart kids.

My first exposure to a big bunch of smart kids was college. And even there, you had to seek them out (they're in McGill getting McHigh), learn their secret ritual (bring a bong), and then try to talk to them when they weren't high (good luck). YVanderbiltExperienceMV.

I went to Bible camp once, hated it. Went to regular camp once, hated it. Went to some Junior Achievers summer thing once, hated it. There were people around me sometimes as a kid, hated it. I would've *killed* for a Governor's School experience.

I've never seen Steel Magnolias

Me either! Thought it sounds as though I may have lived it.

Plei, my friend Stef is like that, too. I can't mention hair removal around her, or else she punches me, and it's justified -- she spends an hour a day plucking her face. And summertime is an absolute horror for her.

Has she tried this? [link] It's a lifesaver.

I think we could easily do a Buffista version of Steel Magnolias. The only problem would be me and Aims fighting over who gets to be Ouiser and who gets to be Clairee.

We'll switch hit for performances. Or, I'll play Anelle who makes me laugh.

"Miss Truvy? My personal tragedies will not interfere with my ability to do good hair."

And I could always do Truvy:

"Maybe she's praying for Marshall and Drew and Belle. Maybe she's praying for us because we're gossiping. Maybe she's praying because the elastic is shot in her pantyhose! Who knows! She prays a the drop of a hat these days."

I think we could easily do a Buffista version of Steel Magnolias. The only problem would be me and Aims fighting over who gets to be Ouiser and who gets to be Clairee.

I'd fight you for Ouiser. That's one part I've always wanted to play. And, while my middle name is Annelle for real, that wasn't a character that really spoke to me.

Is Israel One Of The World's Most Science Fictional Nations?

Israel has been described as "the birthplace of science fiction." For chariots in the sky, eco-cataclysms, invisible voices, and other paranormality, check out the Torah. Want a hero traveling through space, searching for the secrets of creation? Examine the apocryphal books of Enoch, circa 300 B.C. In contemporary Israel, "political science fiction" dominates the genre, with the vast majority of successful books using the homeland as a setting. A utopian-intended society tottering on the edge of annihilation is obviously ideal for SF. A partial list of important authors would include Pesakh Amnuel, David Avidan, Dan Zalka, Etgar Keret, Orly Castel-Bloom, Gail Hareven, and Addy Zemach.

Is Israel One Of The World's Most Science Fictional Nations?

I don't know, but Brasilia was definitely the most Science Fictional City until Tokyo and HK surpassed it.