Hil, good luck on the presentation, and at the interviews.
Mal: You know, you ain't quite right. River: It's the popular theory.
'Objects In Space'
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 13, 2010 7:48:14 am PST #6695 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.
Scrappy - Jan 13, 2010 7:51:22 am PST #6696 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We were up until 12:30 last night, grouting the new tile in the kitchen. White Tile + Black Grout = Endless Hours of Work. We should have finished as it will be more work to remove the excess bits today, but we were both too damn tired and my back could not take another minute of leaning over the counter scraping off bits of caulk. I did NOT want to get up this morning, I tell you what.
Helena Handbasket - Jan 13, 2010 8:23:58 am PST #6697 of 30000
Smart people can be stupid too
Chiming in *super* late re the reading thing. I'm not sure how old I was when I learned how to read but I do know that it was a bit of a struggle for my book-loving family.
Much like Em, I showed *very* little interest in reading when I was in kindergarten but found math easy and interesting. The thing that made a difference for me was finding a book that was actually interesting to me (in my case, How Much Is a Million by David M. Schwartz). After that, the only problem was getting me to *stop* reading. Not sure if it helps, but that's my two cents!
ETA ~ma to everyone who needs some! (I don't post often, but I send my ~ma all the time) and BABY PICSPAM!! Here are some pictures of Simon RaRa and Kira's baby (pictures are on facebook, I hope people can see them!)
WindSparrow - Jan 13, 2010 8:46:27 am PST #6698 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.
What a beautiful boy, Helena! Congratulations to RaRa and Kira! [link] the grump in this one makes me chortle.
P.M. Marc - Jan 13, 2010 8:47:14 am PST #6699 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
GAH! TOO CUTE. DED NOW.
Barb - Jan 13, 2010 9:18:41 am PST #6700 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Say hi to Seattle and Seattleistas for me!
Huh, wha--? ND in Seattle? When? What?
Also, have internet at new house, but furniture is currently sitting in trailer at bottom of hill. Driver thinks he blew a head gasket trying to get up our street. (We WARNED them it was steep.) So now they've sent for a smaller van to shuttle stuff up the hill.
But I have internet!
Pix - Jan 13, 2010 9:26:35 am PST #6701 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.
He's only there for about 18 hours, Barb.
WindSparrow - Jan 13, 2010 9:51:05 am PST #6702 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.
No fun with the moving truck, Barb. But yays on the internet.
sj - Jan 13, 2010 9:53:57 am PST #6703 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Barb, the internet is so much more important than furniture.
I'm currently waiting for the plumber to arrive. I know you all wish you had a life as exciting as mine.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Jan 13, 2010 9:58:33 am PST #6704 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Barb, the internet is so much more important than furniture.
This.
Currently making the "We have postponed the wedding. Our new family name is -" phone calls to my family. It's a good thing they're such long-suffering people. I lucked out there! (And so the universe gave me The Girl's family to balance things.)