Technical issues here. Mom and I had a huge fight yesterday. My tech-phobia combined with my obsessive need to mind-fuck everything that bothers me led me to say ugly things. I feel bad, and the whole impairment thing means I can't say...I don't know, "I'll make dinner...you go relax." or anything. Not that that would be a treat...we have a real culinary non-legacy in our family. But I wish I could offer. Or I wish I could have stayed cute enough that drawing a picture would help.(Not that I got a picture to look like I wanted it to either, but when you're eight you're the only one who cares. Or at least I was.)
See, Vera? Dress yourself up; you get taken out somewhere fun.
Jayne ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
erikaj - Jun 15, 2010 7:15:41 am PDT #22516 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Scrappy - Jun 15, 2010 7:36:33 am PDT #22517 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
You can write, Erika. Maybe a short note about her many awesome qualities? I know my folks really treasure those kinds of things.
Trudy Booth - Jun 15, 2010 7:36:38 am PDT #22518 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I dunno, you're pretty fuckin' cute...
Connie Neil - Jun 15, 2010 7:59:02 am PDT #22519 of 30000
brillig
I like the Riona dress, but I hate sleeveless things.
Scrappy - Jun 15, 2010 8:05:03 am PDT #22520 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I like them both, Teppy, and that color is going to be super sugar on you!
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Jun 15, 2010 8:30:30 am PDT #22521 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
American "courtesy" drove me nuts after two weeks so much I understood I'll never going to be able to live there and keep my sanity
You think Americans are bad for that? Try living in Britain. I've lived here my whole life and don't notice the passive-aggressive, repressed, seething fake politeness crap one bit (as you can probably tell), but The Girl particularly hates it. She's always being accused of rudeness. Mostly by me. I think she's just going to stop talking entirely soon.
BTW, Shir, well done on reporting the incident. Sorry, that sounds patronising. But you know what I mean. Reporting can be difficult.
I'm totally with you on the thing where you wish you could just make dinner to apologize, erika.
Good luck to your nephew, DC Jensen!
Jessica - Jun 15, 2010 8:32:54 am PDT #22522 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
She's always being accused of rudeness.
Since I started working for the Beeb, every single performance review I've had has included a "personal development goal" of, essentially, "be less American when you talk to the UK office." Phrased in a professional diplomatic manner, of course, but that's always the essence!
Connie Neil - Jun 15, 2010 8:42:29 am PDT #22523 of 30000
brillig
How are Americans more rude? The overfamiliarity?
Nora Deirdre - Jun 15, 2010 8:47:30 am PDT #22524 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
American "courtesy" drove me nuts after two weeks so much I understood I'll never going to be able to live there and keep my sanity
Yeah, I didn't get what that meant either.
Hil R. - Jun 15, 2010 8:47:58 am PDT #22525 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Hope your tooth is feeling better, Typo Boy.
ION, I hate rain. Yesterday, I washed my hair and put in product and styled it and blow-dried it, so that it would look good for the interview tomorrow. Today, in the time it took me to walk the two blocks home from my office, the sky opened up and I got soaked, which means that my hair is turning into a gigantic ball of frizz. So I've got to do the whole hair styling thing AGAIN tonight, and find an umbrella to bring with me when I go to the interview tomorrow.