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Willow: Yes. Hi. You must be Angel's handsome, yet androgynous, son. Connor: It's Connor. Willow: And the sneer's genetic. Who knew?
'A Hole in the World'
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.
Laura - Jul 25, 2010 6:55:52 am PDT #26570 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
sj - Jul 25, 2010 7:08:45 am PDT #26571 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Laura, have I mentioned that one of my favorite parts of the F2F was when you went up to TCG and said, "You don't know me, but I am going to hug you anyway."
I don't think I make eye contact with people very often, especially people I don't know. ETA: But I always did with customers when I worked in retail.
Hil R. - Jul 25, 2010 7:39:35 am PDT #26572 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I make eye contact with someone when I first meet them, because that was drilled into me as a kid. It still doesn't feel natural, but it's just part of the shake hands, say "Nice to meet you" ritual.
I just took the Scion zipcar to Trader Joe's. I like driving it. It's not perfect, but it's definitely comfortable. I can reach the pedals without having to get right up against the steering wheel, and I was able to get in and out of the really annoying Zipcar parking spot without too much trouble, so that means that I can see in all the directions I need to see. (To get the car out of this spot, you need to back up a steep uphill ramp, with another car right where it would be logical to go, so you end up having to go diagonally backwards uphill.)
Beverly - Jul 25, 2010 7:44:08 am PDT #26573 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Happy Birthday, vw! Wishing you cake! With sparklers!
Hil R. - Jul 25, 2010 7:47:06 am PDT #26574 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Happy Birthday, vw!
WindSparrow - Jul 25, 2010 7:57:20 am PDT #26575 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.
Happy birthday, vw!
Laura - Jul 25, 2010 8:02:35 am PDT #26576 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
sj, I was relieved that TCG took it as well as he did. I was so happy to finally meet you guys I couldn't help myself.
My son is still being a bum. I alternate between wanting to throw him out in the cold and lock the doors and wanting to try and communicate with him. Mostly I am ignoring him. Blah.
Strix - Jul 25, 2010 8:07:17 am PDT #26577 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I don't blame you. Yeah, it takes a bit to get your shit together sometimes, but if he's not doing something to get the GED, get a job, find a place, doing SOMETHING...I see setting a time limit.
You're not an old-world Italian mama. He doesn't get to stay rent-free and ambition-free.
Scrappy - Jul 25, 2010 9:01:06 am PDT #26578 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I like to make fleeting eye contact to acknowledge existance when walking or I might say hi. Oddly, I make a special effort to look in the eyes of the homeless or people soliciting money or people who look "odd". I figure they feel invisible a lot so even if I am saying no to them about spare change, I want them to know I see them as a peer.
Trudy Booth - Jul 25, 2010 9:02:10 am PDT #26579 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'm Scrappyish in this regard.
(Would that I could say that more often...)