In this weather, I'm all for a Buffista colony in the Pacific Northwest.
Just call me the computer whisperer.
Willow ,'Lessons'
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.
Ginger - Jul 27, 2011 1:23:47 pm PDT #26246 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Barb - Jul 27, 2011 1:41:06 pm PDT #26247 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Currently 65F & sunny. IJS...
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Jul 27, 2011 1:41:49 pm PDT #26248 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
I second this and also highly recommend putting a continent between oneself and one's crazy making mother.
It works for in-laws, too.
Only two days after we let the new cats out for the first time, Milo (the late-neutered male with the very tomcat habits but no balls to back them up with, literally) has got into his very first fight. I panicked so we took him to the out-of-hours vet. He's fine (and looks hilarious with shorn bits), but I feel like a terrible cat-mummy. Also I sobbed all the way to the vet's. I am never allowed to have children. I am allowed another glass of wine though.
Vortex - Jul 27, 2011 1:42:38 pm PDT #26249 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I'm looking for the necessity of a plane flight, so NOLA or Seattle would work.
Steph L. - Jul 27, 2011 1:46:34 pm PDT #26250 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Vortex, that sucks, but may it be a blessing in disguise. Or at the very least, some nice downtime while you find a better job.
ION, Cupcake chardonnay? Pretty decent. (Does not taste like cupcakes. I wouldn't have bought it if I thought it did.)
sj - Jul 27, 2011 1:50:40 pm PDT #26251 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
ION, Cupcake chardonnay? Pretty decent. (Does not taste like cupcakes. I wouldn't have bought it if I thought it did.)
I really like the Cupcake brand of wines. It's reasonable priced and yummy. Apparently they make vodka now too.
Steph L. - Jul 27, 2011 1:55:56 pm PDT #26252 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
The chardonnay got a really good Wine Spectator rating (88/100), and it's a $9-14 wine, depending on where you buy it. This is how the winery describes it:
Decadent levels of butter, cream, bright citrus and vanilla melt into a balance of oak and subtle spice.
Buttery, oaky chardonnay is my OTChardonnay. Oh hell yeah.
brenda m - Jul 27, 2011 2:25:08 pm PDT #26253 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Chicago! Don't forget Chicago.
Hil R. - Jul 27, 2011 2:45:37 pm PDT #26254 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Well, I got back home to Pennsylvania, and there was a dead mouse in my kitchen to greet me. Lovely. I told my landlords and then went out for a while, and when I came back, the mouse was gone. I prefer not to know details.
I also got some of those Second Skin things that were recommended for burns, and, while I can't really judge how well they actually work based on just a few hours, it is keeping me from poking at the burn, which is probably good.
Plus, I discovered that my local library has Mad Men DVDs. When that show started, my cable system didn't have AMC, so I never really got into it, but everyone keeps telling me that I should watch it.
sj - Jul 27, 2011 2:46:28 pm PDT #26255 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Buttery, oaky chardonnay is my OTChardonnay. Oh hell yeah.
I don't drink chardonnay, but I love all of their reds.