Yay, Matilda!
Also, Yay, Kate!
Sometimes when I'm sitting in class... You know, I'm not thinking about class, 'cause that would never happen. I think about kissing you. And it's like everything stops. It's like, it's like freeze frame. Willow kissage.
Oz ,'First Date'
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.
WindSparrow - Jan 11, 2010 7:32:51 am PST #6386 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.
Shir - Jan 11, 2010 7:36:32 am PST #6387 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Kate P., do you know about offbeat bride? [link]
I don't plan to be a bride right now or never, but damn, that site is addicting.
Kate P. - Jan 11, 2010 7:40:36 am PST #6388 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
lisah, I do know about Offbeat Bride -- I've been reading her book! Haven't spent much time on the website yet, but it looks really useful.
Kate, did you know there's a blog for red wedding dresses?
Ooooooooh, thanks!
And Shivam and Gabriella were both pointing at me and saying, "You're a crunchy monkey!"
Very perceptive!
Strix - Jan 11, 2010 8:07:20 am PST #6389 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Kate! Yay -- we can geek out together. Yes, that website is pretty addictive.
Jilli, thanks for the info. I think I may go through Meschante, and find the fabric myself. Perhaps velvet can be used as an accent rather than the main corset fabric; also, Sept. in KC is still pretty damned hot.
ION, wow, my house is a mess. I need to do some cleaning today. And it's double digits and sunny outside - crazy.
Scrappy - Jan 11, 2010 8:16:29 am PST #6390 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We finished tiling the kitchen (stove wall and backsplash) last night and it looks fab. Tonight we grout and then we're done with this project. $300 for a finally finished kitchen!
ION, the guy we spoke to about helping get rid of the WORLD'S UGLIEST WALL around our front yard (I am not exaggerating--those of you who have seen our house will agree) called last night that he was available. He showed up at 8:30 this morning with a bobcat and two guys, and the wall is now gone! They are going to take all the weedy half-dead grass out of the yard too. We want mostly gravel and drought-resistant plants out there. We shall no longer be the eyesore of the neighborhood! It's costing $2,800 to go to a bare yard with everything hauled away and decomposed granite put down. We are going to plant succulents and put down some flagstone paths, but will do that as we have money.
I have hated this wall since we bought the house and am so glad to have it gone.
Polter-Cow - Jan 11, 2010 8:18:50 am PST #6391 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So WindSparrow actually did find a veritable e-mail forward about letting your children go and treating them like adults.
Sending it to my mom: great idea...or GREATEST idea?
Or terrible idea?
JZ - Jan 11, 2010 8:18:58 am PST #6392 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.
Erin, I know this is green and gold rather than green and silver, but I saw this fabric and thought it looked gorgeous, and would look gorgeous on you. And here's a nearly identical pattern in silver, on a corset.
eta: From the silver corset photostream, now THERE'S a wedding portrait!
Steph L. - Jan 11, 2010 8:19:59 am PST #6393 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Or terrible idea?
This. As tempting as it is (and I would SO want to do it), let her e-mail you first.
NoiseDesign - Jan 11, 2010 8:20:22 am PST #6394 of 30000
Our wings are not tired
Terrible idea. That's just fanning the flames. It's also lowering yourself and playing on your moms level.
Typo Boy - Jan 11, 2010 8:24:05 am PST #6395 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
What everyone said. ANY response is positive reinforcement. You are fighting for your freedom for your right to be an adult. Stay strong. Don't respond.