I just ordered a pair of running shoes. The next step will be actually using them for their intended purpose.
Xander: Look who's got a bad case of Dark Prince envy. Dracula: Leave us. Xander: No, we're not going to "Leabbb you." And where'd you get that accent, Sesame Street? "One, Two, Three - three victims! Maw ha ha!"
'Lessons'
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.
shrift - Oct 04, 2010 6:02:46 pm PDT #27704 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
DavidS - Oct 04, 2010 6:06:44 pm PDT #27705 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The next step will be actually using them for their intended purpose.
You can run away from assholes who call you "babe."
Or, you can run at them at high speed and stab them in the ear with an icepick.
Strix - Oct 04, 2010 6:31:31 pm PDT #27706 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
We used to go to the big Thanksgiving and Easter buffets at the Holiday Inn, after all the cooks in our fam died. Which was fine except for no leftovers. BUT the dessert table! PIE CAKE and TRIFLE.
Had no idea was it was, and were discussing it the first time we saw it ("Is it a shortcake? A pudding?" and the lovely ex-pat English lady comes up and graciously tells us it's trifle. She took the job, and added trifle to the dessert bar, and I bless her for it. Sherry soaked ladyfingers, real whipped cream, blackberry preserves, strawberries, blueberries, American vanilla pudding, lots of walnuts and raisins. HEAVEN.
Zenkitty - Oct 04, 2010 6:35:57 pm PDT #27707 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I told Dean Devlin that if Zenyatta wins her 20th race at Churchill Downs in November, I'll change my screen name to Zenyatta.
(She's a racehorse. A 6-year-old undefeated mare: 19 starts, 19 wins.)
aurelia - Oct 04, 2010 7:18:33 pm PDT #27708 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I will be spending the next four evenings with Billy Connelly and on Saturday I'm going to see Macbeth at the Lyric Opera. I may be suffering from some cultural whiplash by the time I start work on The Gin Game on Sunday.
What does one wear to the opera? I may have to shop this week.
Burrell - Oct 04, 2010 7:44:10 pm PDT #27709 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
That's spiffy aurelia. Do people still wear opera gloves to the opera? That seems like a must. I mean, how often does one get the opportunity to wear them?
Last MiL update for the night: He reports that his mom is doing well, talking and everything. Phew!
megan walker - Oct 04, 2010 7:48:21 pm PDT #27710 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Unless it's opening night, you don't have to dress up for the opera, but it's generally dressier than the symphony (in that you see fewer jeans). Of course, that may just be because the crowd skews older.
ETA: That's not to say that you can't dress up, just that you don't have to.
Connie Neil - Oct 04, 2010 7:58:33 pm PDT #27711 of 30001
brillig
Like the more reasonable churches, opera would rather have you in the seat in jeans than feeling like you can't attend because you don't have fancy enough clothes.
Atropa - Oct 04, 2010 8:32:27 pm PDT #27712 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
ETA: That's not to say that you can't dress up, just that you don't have to.
BUT YOU SHOULD.
Like the more reasonable churches, opera would rather have you in the seat in jeans than feeling like you can't attend because you don't have fancy enough clothes.
Yes, this is true. But if you have fancy clothes, I think you should wear them. I may be biased.
Do people still wear opera gloves to the opera?
I didn't see any the last time I went to the opera. Mind you, I wasn't wearing opera gloves, either. But I was wearing a tiny top hat, and a skirt with a bustle.
aurelia - Oct 04, 2010 8:43:20 pm PDT #27713 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Last MiL update for the night
Very good news!
I don't know about the opera gloves. I kinda dig opera cloaks though.
I can certainly do better than jeans, but I feel like what I do have is probably a little casual for opera.