Sooner or later, you're gonna want it. And the second — the second — that happens, you know I'll be there. I'll slip in, have myself a real good day.

Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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 § - Sep 29, 2010 7:27:08 am PDT #26734 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Hec, at any point have I been unclear about my inability to take care of myself? Do you seriously think I can take care of anything or anyone else right now? Seriously?

I BARELY FUNCTION for fuck's sake. There's no romantic guesswork that introduces a kid into that and suddenly thriving happens. Jesus.


Jesse - Sep 29, 2010 7:34:37 am PDT #26735 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

ita: I don't know how you do it. Literally -- I'm pretty sure I would not be able to have a full-time job if I were in the pain you are in.


Cashmere - Sep 29, 2010 7:42:21 am PDT #26736 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.

Thanks for the suggestions. There's a new Sally's Beauty Supply place that might want to advertise and some spas we can hit. My comic shop dude said he wasn't interested but I can try again. I wish we had a skate shop! Sadly we have to order our gear online or in Appleton.


DavidS - Sep 29, 2010 7:44:19 am PDT #26737 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Hec, at any point have I been unclear about my inability to take care of myself? Do you seriously think I can take care of anything or anyone else right now? Seriously?

I'm not speaking to your experience specifically, but to the general "I could never do that" class of comments. I think you are absolutely right that you are not in a position to take care of somebody else.

But if Grace were in your care, and you two were stranded you would tend to her no matter how incapacitated you were. I believe that anyway. That people will do things for a child in their care that are beyond their capacity or will or desire to do for themselves.

Like, if I were stranded in the snow with a broken leg I'd probably curl up in a ball and freeze to death. But if I had Matilda with me I'd drag myself out of the mountains on a bloody stump with her on my back.


Daisy Jane - Sep 29, 2010 7:45:49 am PDT #26738 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

God. How I Met Your Mother is not supposed to make you cry right?


§ ita § - Sep 29, 2010 7:47:05 am PDT #26739 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

It's the only thing I really try and do, keep this job. I'm operating in a constant state of paranoia and conviction that it can't last, though.


§ ita § - Sep 29, 2010 7:49:22 am PDT #26740 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

if I had Matilda with me I'd drag myself out of the mountains on a bloody stump with her on my back.

I'm happy for both you and Matilda in this scenario. You have spoons in your back pockets.

I would really REALLY not recommend anyone strand me on a bad day with a child. Or a cat. Or themselves. But this is not something I can talk about without getting inordinately upset, and I'm at work, and this is no time for it.


Trudy Booth - Sep 29, 2010 7:53:32 am PDT #26741 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Jesus, David.

Compassion comsmassion, you're causing emotional distress to a woman who can accidentally kill you with her thumb. Now where would Matilda be then?

(Besides surround by a crowd of cheering people becuase ita FINALLY got to kill someone with her thumb.)


Jesse - Sep 29, 2010 7:57:57 am PDT #26742 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

In awesome news: Cubano sandwich for lunch!


Jesse - Sep 29, 2010 8:01:22 am PDT #26743 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

(I guess that's only awesome news for me. Sorry, suckas!)