Lorne: You know what they say about people who need people. Connor: They're the luckiest people in the world. Lorne: You been sneaking peeks at my Streisand collection again, Kiddo? Connor: Just kinda popped out.

'Time Bomb'


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.


Shir - Aug 30, 2010 6:21:09 am PDT #611 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

I figure most people email these days, or god forbid text. And yet, it was nice to have the physical record 20 years later.

I usually prefer emailing, but in this case, I find it better and easier to make an actual call. While I wouldn't know what to write after 3 lines of an email, even to a socially-awkward creature as myself it's easier to meet the grieving person's feelings and needs with a phone call. Easier to understand how he or she actually feels.

And, err, gonna edit a clarification to my post before that post in a minute. Just in case.


Ginger - Aug 30, 2010 6:47:40 am PDT #612 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I suffer badly from wanting to say exactly the right thing and ending up saying nothing at all.


Jessica - Aug 30, 2010 6:49:10 am PDT #613 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

I suffer badly from wanting to say exactly the right thing and ending up saying nothing at all.

Yup, this is me.


Nora Deirdre - Aug 30, 2010 6:52:58 am PDT #614 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

I suffer badly from wanting to say exactly the right thing and ending up saying nothing at all.

Sigh, yeah.


Fred Pete - Aug 30, 2010 7:15:52 am PDT #615 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.

I suffer badly from wanting to say exactly the right thing and ending up saying nothing at all.

During my last year of law school, a close friend (who was also in her last year of law school) lost her mother. I was lucky to find a card that said, in effect, "I don't know what to say, but I offer sympathy."

And Shir, yes -- Max is the same one who's suffered the lung infection and the nasal cancer.


Kate P. - Aug 30, 2010 7:20:34 am PDT #616 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

I found Dan through OKC, so it does work. I know a few people married through it.

*raises hand* Like me! In, um, six days and six hours. Not that I'm counting!

Would a disclaimer that says "I suk @ grammer and puntuation n speling" help?

Argh, no! You're probably joking about this, but seriously, that would cause me to click away IMMEDIATELY.

Steph, I'm sorry your friend hasn't followed up with you after your email. For what it's worth, planning a wedding really is a lot of stress-making busywork, and she may be wanting to wait until she really has the time and focus to send you a thoughtful reply or make a lengthy phone call. I don't really know the situation, of course, and I'm not saying you shouldn't be angry; I guess I'm just holding out hope that she will eventually come through.


Tom Scola - Aug 30, 2010 7:22:49 am PDT #617 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

In, um, six days and six hours.

Holy shit.


Kate P. - Aug 30, 2010 7:28:17 am PDT #618 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

I know!


DavidS - Aug 30, 2010 7:44:36 am PDT #619 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

That's crazy! You're getting married and Amy just moved into her new house and Noah's in pre-school.

Life events are occurring!


erikaj - Aug 30, 2010 7:50:23 am PDT #620 of 30000
I'm a fucking amazing catch!--Fiona Gallagher, Shameless(US)

Not around here.