Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote a letter to a friend upon the death of her husband, and it was something like "How much I wish I could be there with you, to just sit quietly for the space of a cup of tea."
Giles: I jump out of the circle, jump back in, and, and, shake my gourd. Buffy: Hey, I think I know this ritual. The ancient shamans were next called upon to do the Hokey-Pokey and to turn themselves around.
'Dirty Girls'
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.
Strix - Aug 30, 2010 11:05:38 am PDT #656 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
sj - Aug 30, 2010 11:13:16 am PDT #657 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Facebook is suggesting I friend Jane Bennet, as in the character from Pride and Prejudice. Weird.
Shir - Aug 30, 2010 11:16:08 am PDT #658 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
It's about 3-4 inches of paperwork, none of which except the initial contract is hole-punched and filed. It's literally a stack of paper. WHY???
Ohh, fun!
No, not really. I mean, it is for me. I find sorting and monitoring spreadsheets with billions of data fun and zen. As long as it's other people's data, that is. But I see how it's not fun for other people.
Calli - Aug 30, 2010 11:19:56 am PDT #659 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
amyth, if you'd like I could come over and watch TiVo stuff with you for a while. Or, you know, just be a person hanging out. I don't promise to be too lively, but I'm up to slounging on your new sofa while archived Stephen Colbert comments on the world.
amyth - Aug 30, 2010 11:20:43 am PDT #660 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
That sounds awesome, Calli. See Natter, re: my offer to buy you drugs.
sj - Aug 30, 2010 11:23:05 am PDT #661 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Stephanie, your boss sounds like a complete ass or incompetent, possibly both. Good luck finding another job.
billytea - Aug 30, 2010 12:51:37 pm PDT #662 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I agree, but it looks so weird. Not just because of what I'm accustomed to (because I always have to think about it) but because the comma just sort of dangles when its outside an endquote.
Given that putting the comma in the quotes looks weird to me (just as the serial comma looks to me like the author has a stammer), I'm going with, it is just what one is accustomed to.
No response from her. Zero.
Yeah, that's a sucky (lack of) response. I'm sorry, Steph.
Pix - Aug 30, 2010 1:04:26 pm PDT #663 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
First off, Kate, I'm so happy for you! I had no idea the wedding was so soon--congrats!
In less happy news, I got a bill from the hospital today. Apparently the July gall bladder surgery that started this whole nightmare has a copay of $1500, which we now owe. So much for having a job with benefits so I don't have to worry about going to the hospital when we need to.
vw bug - Aug 30, 2010 2:28:27 pm PDT #664 of 30000
Mostly lurking...
Aims, you may have my brother. I already called Jason Dohring.
KATE! So exciting!
Oh, Pix, UGH.
javachik - Aug 30, 2010 2:34:39 pm PDT #665 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Pix, that could be a mistake, maybe?? Call and see? Sorry I can't call for you. I just remember so many times I've heard of insurance companies making mistakes.