Erin, that's a very sweet story.
P-C, texting your sister is fine, especially if you'd normally text her on a Friday morning to say hello or the like. Asking your sister how your mother's doing, not such a good idea.
Buffy: A Guide, but no water or food. So it leads me to the sacred place and then a week later it leads you to my bleached bones? Giles: Buffy, really. It takes more than a week to bleach bones.
'Dirty Girls'
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.
Fred Pete - Jan 08, 2010 7:07:46 am PST #6132 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
erikaj - Jan 08, 2010 7:16:04 am PST #6133 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
"She's fuckin' insane...how the fuck do you think?" Sorry, Inner Ari wanted to me to say that. Inner Mrs. Ari wants me to add that she has stupid hair. Really last year.
DCJensen - Jan 08, 2010 7:19:14 am PST #6134 of 30000
All is well that ends in pizza.
Well, if we leave it all caps, it could be "Dan's AcroNym"
What? People sometimes use intercaps in acronyms...
brenda m - Jan 08, 2010 7:25:01 am PST #6135 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Why are we letting Erin pick DAN's name? We generally just pick what amuses us the most. As it should be. She's just marrying him. We've got to type it.
Seriously, that's not how it works around here.
Polter-Cow - Jan 08, 2010 7:38:54 am PST #6136 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Asking your sister how your mother's doing, not such a good idea.
What should I do if other family members bring it up?
Dana - Jan 08, 2010 7:40:56 am PST #6137 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I don't have the direct experience some people have, but I suspect you should probably say that it's an issue between you and your mother, and decline to discuss it. Anything you say that will get back to your mother is just fuel for the fire.
smonster - Jan 08, 2010 7:50:00 am PST #6138 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Love the engagement story.
Asking your sister how your mother's doing, not such a good idea.
Word.
I dreamt last night that I was driving all over to find the perfect nail polish. Dammit, Plei. You've birthed a monster.
I need to stop eating baby carrots and wash a plate so I can heat up my lunch.
smonster - Jan 08, 2010 7:51:55 am PST #6139 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
What should I do if other family members bring it up?
Reiterate your stance that you are through discussing the marriage issue. Then change the subject.
That's my gut reaction, others may have a more nuanced approach.
Cass - Jan 08, 2010 7:54:17 am PST #6140 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Why are we letting Erin pick DAN's name? We generally just pick what amuses us the most. As it should be. She's just marrying him. We've got to type it.
Seriously, that's not how it works around here.
Yikes. Apologies. I really was just teasing...
Hil R. - Jan 08, 2010 7:56:15 am PST #6141 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
This is interesting. I have an iPod charger plugged in under my desk at my office. Came into the office and found an iPod charging. It's not mine. I asked around, and nobody claims it. I asked my officemates, and the one who came in first this morning said that it was already there when he got in. I got curious/nosy and checked out the music -- mostly Motown and eighties rap, with some older jazz and a few newer rap songs. Whoever it is, I like their music. Best guess that anyone has so far is that someone on the cleaning crew plugged it in last night and then forgot about it.