Sean you are one of the best humans I know, truly.
Yeah... That went well.
Mal ,'Trash'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
NoiseDesign - May 22, 2010 5:56:55 pm PDT #20144 of 30000
Our wings are not tired
billytea - May 22, 2010 6:23:47 pm PDT #20145 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Guys, I'm sorry things suck so much for you right now. You don't deserve it.
JZ - May 22, 2010 6:35:30 pm PDT #20146 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Sean you are one of the best humans I know, truly.
This. This.
And thank you for the good thoughts and the candle. Mine will pass, eventually. It's depression. It comes and goes, and I need to accept that it's a lifetime thing. Remission, exacerbation, remission again, but never actually going away.
Laga - May 22, 2010 6:39:44 pm PDT #20147 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
It's 8:40 and the ice cream man just drove by.
WindSparrow - May 22, 2010 7:11:27 pm PDT #20148 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.
Just how hot is it there, Laga?
{{{{Hil}}}}
{{{{JZ}}}}}
{{{{Sean}}}}
I want to duck tape Daniel's supervisor to Hil's advisor, and velcro them to the outside of the Empire State Building, about 15 floors up.
WindSparrow - May 22, 2010 7:12:17 pm PDT #20149 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.
Wait, is 15 high enough to get the rough winds? Maybe go higher.
Ginger - May 22, 2010 8:10:20 pm PDT #20150 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm actually not going to have time to work on it until Wednesday or Thursday, but, any Buffistas willing to read it Friday or over the weekend?
I should be able to, Hil.
Vortex - May 22, 2010 9:45:28 pm PDT #20151 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Hil, I'm happy to look at it. I'm not sure how much help I can be, since I'm about as non mathy as you can get. On the other hand, I've taught writing, so I know how to offer constructive criticism :)
Laga - May 22, 2010 10:06:28 pm PDT #20152 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
For your reading pleasure I thought I'd share the unbelievable exchange between my Mom and the owner of a restaurant where she had a bad experience. The place was recommended by a magazine so she wrote to the magazine to let them know what happened and copied it to the restaurant:
In your May 2010 issue you recommended [...]
I ordered the sauerbraten, he ordered the schnitzel. The schnitzel was just tasteless. The sauerbraten was inedible: tough, fatty, gravy tasted "off." In fact the red cabbage and souerkraut has the texture and taste of something that had been left on the steam table too long. The mashed potatoes were brown and tasted weird too. He ordered a side of German Potato Salad and it was tasteless too. The German beer was good. We ate about 2 hours ago and I'm not sick yet, hope I'm wrong and I'll be ok. I did leave most of the dinner behind. Even the salad was largely browned lettuce. I realize you recommended this place as a deli. I guess that was our mistake. We were seduced by the German foods they offered.............maybe if we'd just had a sandwich. The restarant writes back
Ms. Soundso:
referring to your e-mail of 5-18-10
If you have a legate complain, then say so. We refund your expenses and we wish not to do any business with you anymore!
In 43 years of being in the business for myself, never any insult has been hurled at me like this in any form. I take very great pride, I have an excellent reputation, dealing with 1000s of customers, suppliers and agencies. I am defending my reputation and my business, my employees, and all what matters. I know, who wrote this nasty pamphlet, because you gave yourself away: Again you spelled Kaiserhof wrong, with 2 "f". Last time your hidden name was Ann(a) Baker.
Now: I wish you would come forward in honesty, with your address and everything, so my legal team can solve this matter, and we can serve you some papers. Your insults and your derogatory, untrue remarks and belittleling demanor of our well known and respected establishment will not be taken easy nor anymore! Show your face, so I can tell you what I think about you! I am glad you like the "Kaiserhof" and the beer. They drink lots of it there everyday.
I am not revengeful, I am known for being generous, graceful, and honest. My army of friends and customers would testify this at anytime! Shame on you for being a person like you are.
Sincerely
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Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - May 22, 2010 10:33:04 pm PDT #20153 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Feel-better~ma for Sean and JZ. Depression sucks.
Hil, I'd be happy to read your introduction, if I'd be any use. I've done quite a bit of proofreading. I think you have my e-mail address from another time, but let me know if not.
It's warm and lovely here. This is going to be our two weeks of summer. I'm off to sing in church. (Had a dream last night that I was at some kind of audition that did not go well because my car wouldn't start and then I couldn't find a hymn I could sing. Ah, anxiety dreams.)
ETA: Laga, that's... there are no words.