Atherton: Half the men in this room wish you were on their arm, tonight. Inara: Only half. I must be losing my indefinable allure.

'Shindig'


Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?  

[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.


beekaytee - Aug 26, 2010 8:09:55 am PDT #160 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant

God it was hard to leave Frankie.

He'll love you just as much when you get back. For realz.

On the other hand, I couldn't do it! And I, um, haven't. Seriously, I'm so over travel that in the 9 years I've had Bartleby, we've been apart for 10 whole nights.

One of those was in his own home with a friend who assured me they ordered a pizza, tossed back some bears and watched porn.

The other 9 were with a woman who loves him almost as much as I do. So much so that her grown children have photos of Bartleby on display in their homes.

Reminds me, I should give her a call.


Calli - Aug 26, 2010 8:26:22 am PDT #161 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Steph, it makes perfect sense that financial stuff would interfere with a cross-country trip to a wedding, all invitation-related issues aside. Money's finite and, sadly, the ability for new expenses to crop up does not seem to be. If I were getting married, having people show from out of state would be a pleasant surprise (aside from my sister, to whom I'd send a plane ticket and who'd probably walk to NC from MI if she had to to see me hitched--but family's different).


Toddson - Aug 26, 2010 8:32:58 am PDT #162 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

tossed back some bears

REALLY?


beekaytee - Aug 26, 2010 8:35:21 am PDT #163 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant

I totally cracked up when I read that typo, so decided to leave it.

Yeah, Bartleby might toss a bear...in his dreams. Seriously, he saw a mouse in our house once and scolded ME for not chasing it.

His arch-nemesis kitty sat 6 inches behind him, totally sticking her tongue out at him and he never knew.

My guy is no hunter.

Now a beer, he could totally murder.


amyth - Aug 26, 2010 8:36:30 am PDT #164 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

Agreed. And I think destination weddings automatically lower expectations, anyway. If you want to do it, great, but you have to expect that fewer people are going to be able to attend because of financial reasons. It's a trade-off.

Heh. Bears.

Byeee, smonster! I HOPE YOU SAW THE PRINCESS.


omnis_audis - Aug 26, 2010 8:50:00 am PDT #165 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Ha. Bears. Tossing.

Teppy, don't sweat it. As other said, it's a huge expense. I almost didn't make it to ND & Pix celebration. But did it with FF points, and couch surfing, so my only expense was food and cheap rental car. (thankfully I did the trip too, as I got a last minute job interview at my current job on that trip!)

ION- I left for work 12 minutes early, and arrived 10 minutes late. Gotta love when construction pops up overnight with no warning.


smonster - Aug 26, 2010 9:29:49 am PDT #166 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

This is the first time I've left him so long. And he came in the car when my mom dropped me at the airport - so I got the Look of Ultimate Betrayal. ::whimper::

amyth, I LOVE THE PRINCESS. He is the best. Words do not suffice.


Liese S. - Aug 26, 2010 9:41:55 am PDT #167 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Ha. The Biscuit is brutally casual with our departures now. He loves other dogs, so he thinks the kennel is the best thing in the world. And now we've lost the kennel we really like here in town, so we hire a dog-sitter for him instead, who adores him. When we get back, he's always like, "Oh, hey!" when he sees us, but stays with his head on the dog-sitter's lap. What, no love, dog?


amyth - Aug 26, 2010 9:43:58 am PDT #168 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

I love that when Calli and A. and C. take care of Lulu when I'm out of town, they send me cell phone pictures and stories about her "adventures." It definitely helps with the separation.

So, THANKS, Calli!


omnis_audis - Aug 26, 2010 9:46:54 am PDT #169 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

in about an hour, I get to be trained on how to safely drive a golf cart on campus! Woot! I know, it sounds crazy, right? But hey, if it allows me to drive the golf cart around campus, I'll do it!