Go with what Vortex is saying. It's always been difficult for me to phrase things right so I'm sure Vortex has got a better handle on it.
I'm supposed to deliver you to the Master now. There's this whole deal where I get to be immortal. Are you cool with that?
Xander ,'Lessons'
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.
Spidra Webster - Aug 03, 2010 3:11:51 pm PDT #27386 of 30000
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
WindSparrow - Aug 03, 2010 3:14:51 pm PDT #27387 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.
I like Vortex's direct approach.
Barb - Aug 03, 2010 3:17:28 pm PDT #27388 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
smonster, you've got insent (or should) from me, on your question. Lemme know if you got it since I've been having fits with my email program.
Barb - Aug 03, 2010 3:17:28 pm PDT #27389 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
meara - Aug 03, 2010 3:41:47 pm PDT #27390 of 30000
I'd go for the slightly less aggressive approach--either the Brenda assumption-of-payment or the opposite, assuming it's not-- "Oh, I really don't think I could commit to something like that unless it was a paid position, you know I adore him and am happy to help on occasion, but..."
smonster - Aug 03, 2010 3:44:52 pm PDT #27391 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Barb, not yet. Thank you in advance! And Gud, I got yours and backflung.
javachik - Aug 03, 2010 3:47:41 pm PDT #27392 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
meara, that's a good approach. I like your wording.
Ginger - Aug 03, 2010 4:12:41 pm PDT #27393 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Alternatively, I would like there to be no consequences when I want to go play live-action Whack A Mole with the PMs who think their specs can be used for documentation with no extra work.
Do they ever say "It's perfectly clear to me?"
omnis_audis - Aug 03, 2010 4:14:03 pm PDT #27394 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Now I'm wondering what would happen if someone had a split personality and one personality sued another.Sounds like a lawyers dream!
I have no idea how much to ask for, even if I do figure out how to bring up the subject. 5 hours a day, one day a week. Any suggestions?Call around some daycare places and see how much they ask for. Maybe half the average? Unless that is too low. So it's clearly saving her money. Or some kind of barter system, so no need for taxes, and might make it seem more affordable. "Two bottles of Absolute per day watching".
Hil R. - Aug 03, 2010 4:16:26 pm PDT #27395 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I have internet! I'm still in DC, but my home internet stopped working, and none of the obvious fixes worked, and I didn't feel like going through tech support to fix it when I'm moving out in two days. But, I just realized that I'm close enough to the dorm next door that I can log onto the university wireless network.
I keep tripping over boxes. I am totally covered with bruises now. I also have a cut on my back, several inches long and bleeding enough to get blood on my shirt, and I have no idea how that happened. I didn't even notice it until I took my shirt off.