Epic, I'm so sorry.
Hil, that's a crazy situation.
Reynolds, I'm a dangerous-minded man on a ship loaded with hurt. Now, why you got me chatting with your peons?
Womack ,'The Message'
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.
hippocampus - Sep 22, 2011 2:48:46 am PDT #29989 of 30000
not your mom's socks.
Hil R. - Sep 22, 2011 3:10:47 am PDT #29990 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm still trying to figure out how I ended up the unlucky person with students in six buildings. I looked through the list, and there are a few people with students in three buildings, but most have one or two, and no one other than me has more than three.
sj - Sep 22, 2011 3:22:40 am PDT #29991 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Epic, I'm so sorry.
Hil, that is insanity. Good luck figuring out what to do.
Toddson - Sep 22, 2011 3:57:13 am PDT #29992 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
a weaponized silver fleur de lis stopper for wine! It's pretty, functional and can hurt people
Now ... if you could only set it on fire ....
DavidS - Sep 22, 2011 3:58:29 am PDT #29993 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Her: And here's one of the best podcast readers I've ever heard. She's called "FayJay" and she's reading these Sherlock fics.
Cool! You need to share that with her.
Zenkitty - Sep 22, 2011 4:06:04 am PDT #29994 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Epic, I'm so sorry about Domino.
Fred Pete - Sep 22, 2011 4:16:03 am PDT #29995 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
All sympathies, Epic.
§ ita § - Sep 22, 2011 4:43:43 am PDT #29996 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
if he was trying to get a gift that effectively communicated a lack of commitment
I know you have different expectations of the relationship than he does, and I know I'm a commitment phobe to put them all to shame, but I don't get this. It's a birthday gift for the first birthday you've had together. Is there an expectation of a commitment gift at this point? And other than rings, what does that look like? I mean, what he got sounds really nice, and I don't get what's missing.
smonster - Sep 22, 2011 5:34:15 am PDT #29997 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I didn't expect a gift at all. I certainly didn't expect jewelry or sexy underwear or a romantic getaway. It's just not what I would ever get someone I was dating, and I was trying to understand what led him to choose it. And now I think I get it. He's logical and methodical and likes to make decisions based on orderly thought processes. I'm pretty sure he thought "She likes wine, she likes silver, she likes New Orleans - awesome!"
Me, I'd dither and wander around the store, and go visit another store, and ask a friend their opinion, and analyze what message I might be sending, wanting to strike the right balance between thoughtful and not too much. A book, or some music, or a show I think he'd like, or a snap button shirt...
Ginger - Sep 22, 2011 5:35:07 am PDT #29998 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
It's getting to be time for a new thread. If you have any suggestions, hie thee to Bureaucracy.