Mal: You want to tell me how come there's a statue of you here looking at me like I owe him something? Jayne: Wishing I could, Captain.

'Jaynestown'


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.


Aims - Jul 29, 2010 8:15:03 am PDT #15210 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

I can't tell you how many times Emeline's consequences were borne out of a lack of sympathy from her parents. Sure, a kid's life is supposed to be pretty easy, but sometimes, a parent's life is supposed to be too. And temper tantrums for non-shit? Not making my life pretty easy.

U R DOIN IT RIGHT.


Nora Deirdre - Jul 29, 2010 8:16:06 am PDT #15211 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

I was catching up on an issue of The Week magazine and was just pissed off at everything!! I hate the world and the news reporting covering it.


Jesse - Jul 29, 2010 8:17:21 am PDT #15212 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

AAAARRRGGGGGHHHH!!!


Jessica - Jul 29, 2010 8:17:50 am PDT #15213 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

If it turns out he does need glasses, he's going to be amazed at how badly he was seeing before.

I remember getting my first pair and being just SHOCKED at how crisp everything was. I'm pretty sure I didn't know traffic signs had words on them.


Calli - Jul 29, 2010 8:18:17 am PDT #15214 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Well, she said she's still all for Christ, just not extreme politically right-wing Christians. Hey, me too!

Me, too. Of course, I'm a pagan who just happens to be a fan of His work, so clearly that's a movement with a lot of wriggle room.


Amy - Jul 29, 2010 8:18:29 am PDT #15215 of 30001
Because books.

I looked at the room FULL of toys and books, which refelcts the one in PA, and thought about his birthday trip coming up to the beach next week, and his expensive private school, and I'm afraid I was less than sympathetic.

Kids have no frame of reference. They really *don't* get how lucky they are. And boy is it hard to explain it without getting a little "wise up, dude".

Signed,

Been There and Sympathize With You


Kathy A - Jul 29, 2010 8:19:04 am PDT #15216 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

You're totally doing it right, Erin!

And as a wearer of glasses since I was five, I'm afraid I don't have any sympathy for him, either. It's great to be able to see without squinting, and not having headaches is a good thing, too! I just hope he actually wears them and doesn't lose them. I remember when my sister started wearing glasses in junior high; she would keep them in her purse until she couldn't bear it any more and finally put them on when she couldn't read the chalkboard in class.


Amy - Jul 29, 2010 8:20:55 am PDT #15217 of 30001
Because books.

I got my first pair of glasses in third grade. Boy, did the world look better.


Jesse - Jul 29, 2010 8:21:03 am PDT #15218 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Also, I think I'm about to go to a meeting where I will suggest myself as a lead on a piece of work that I have done before, but hate the most. Ugh!!


§ ita § - Jul 29, 2010 8:21:52 am PDT #15219 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

AND my Outlook is hosed and not sending out proper reschedules so I left the CIO sitting by herself for fifteen minutes in a moved meeting.

Real slick, ita.