Well, a gathering is brie, mellow song stylings; shindig, dip, less mellow song stylings, perhaps a large amount of malt beverage, and hootenanny, well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny.

Oz ,'Beneath You'


Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


§ ita § - Jul 08, 2010 6:40:50 pm PDT #11304 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

It's totally worth trawling ebay for dresses like the first one, megan. I got some great stuff there a few years ago. Much cheaper.


beekaytee - Jul 08, 2010 6:44:30 pm PDT #11305 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant

I really like the first one as well.

It prompts me to ask, is it wrong for me to want sleeves on a dress? It seems such a rare thing these days.


Zenkitty - Jul 08, 2010 6:45:31 pm PDT #11306 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I like the second one better.


Pix - Jul 08, 2010 7:09:46 pm PDT #11307 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.

brenda, bless you for taking her into your home and having such generosity of spirit. I know you want doggie kisses and snuggles and it hurts to not get them right away. But all great things in life are earned, and one day you WILL be cuddlebugs together.
Oh yes, Brenda, this. Bringing in an adult dog is very different, but the rewards will be huge. Darby is a lucky girl. Congrats on the progress she has made!


megan walker - Jul 08, 2010 7:14:20 pm PDT #11308 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

It prompts me to ask, is it wrong for me to want sleeves on a dress? It seems such a rare thing these days.

That's one reason I liked that one. Sleeveless is always a negative for me.


Atropa - Jul 08, 2010 7:42:10 pm PDT #11309 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Sleeveless is always a negative for me.

I sympathize. I am in the middle of an internal debate with the Body Image Monsters about if I feel confident enough to wear a sleeveless blouse tomorrow.


Liese S. - Jul 08, 2010 8:09:43 pm PDT #11310 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

That is huge progress, brenda. You're doing so great. Consider that it was months where we literally left the front door open for Seabiscuit when we first got him. He wouldn't come near, then only put his nose in, then a paw and a quick turnaround, then would come in, but never without an exit available. He didn't play, was terrified of the car (we think he got thrown out), and never looked at us.

These days he spends his nights in our bed, making sure his body is touching both of us. He runs and plays like the horse he's named after, with or without us. He travels all over the country with us and gets excited as soon as he sees his travel bag picked up. And his favorite pastime is extensive cuddling, complete with long soulful gazes into our eyes.

It took a lot a lot of patience and love and care, which you are clearly giving as a wonderful gift to Darby. She is making such big progress; I'm so proud of her and of you. Keep at it.


§ ita § - Jul 08, 2010 8:24:24 pm PDT #11311 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Go team sleeveless! That I can no longer wear to work. I will seriously look out for longer denim skirts. The female manager in my group was no good for guidance when it came to "appropriate lengths". She said I was dressing better than her already--she's sleeveless a lot.

So if people stumble across a source of knee or longer length denim skirts, gimme a holler. I'll hit up Old Navy and The Gap and other obvious denim holes (uh, blank now).

But first I must collapse. Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow.

But I had to throw away the muffin. I did buy it Tuesday morning. It doesn't love me anymore. I'll get a new one to stare at tomorrow. Perhaps an extra fouffey drink will sneak in some calories.


Kat - Jul 08, 2010 8:26:36 pm PDT #11312 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Need help:

how do you cook beets? I mean, other than roasting (which I will end up doing, even though the beets are now peeled) or boiling.

I think I'm going to make Grace all red food tomorrow -- beets, cranberry juice, strawberries and strawberry kefir (I'll also through some rice in so not ALL red). Then if she pukes it up I'll regret it. But it will be a nice break from the brown.


Cass - Jul 08, 2010 8:30:54 pm PDT #11313 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

My default demin skirt of a more than appropriate length is Old Navy.

Although heat waves are dictating maxi dresses of lightest weight cloth these days. It'd be way shorter skirts but I apparently cannot bare leg and cleavage in the same outfit and boobs is cooler. Temperaturely speaking.