Well, it's just good to know that when the chips are down and things look grim you'll feed off the girl who loves you to save your own ass!

Xander ,'Chosen'


Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In  

[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.


Liese S. - May 25, 2012 7:29:24 am PDT #13917 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Cloche!

I'm getting a pretty solid farmer's tan, too, but my hair is long at the moment, so the back of my neck is okay so far. But I really need to cut it.

The thing is, I think I like long hair, but the reality of growing it out and then discovering I don't actually know any ways to put it up or back that don't look like I'm 12, is too compelling and I always whack it off again. It's a cycle. It just takes long enough having it short for me to forget this.

So! Bird news! Phoebe chick spent a few days sitting on the deck, with mom & dad feeding her. Then yesterday the SO saw her fly properly. Today she was perched on the back of our deck chairs, and it's amazing how much of her down she's lost already. Her tail feathers are complete. She basically looks just like an adult phoebe except for the fuzzy down, and her beak is still a little duck beak, although it's becoming more slender already. I won't recognize her soon.

Anyway, the SO is having his first day back at work, so we walked him out the deck and down the ramp, which means past where she was sitting. So today I got to see her fly properly, and she did great! It's super windy out, but she still swooped and flew over to the shed.


smonster - May 25, 2012 8:15:27 am PDT #13918 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Liese, how is your DH doing? And glad to hear the phoebe news.

Have a random inspirational music video! I love Beth Ditto. [link]

I haven't done anything yet. Someone! Motivate me! I just want to nap. And read.


DavidS - May 25, 2012 8:37:51 am PDT #13919 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Jon B. shared this on FB, so I'm sharing it with Bev and others here.

A Tim Burton inspired Cake-Zoetrope. It's very cool.


Liese S. - May 25, 2012 8:39:21 am PDT #13920 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

He is feeling better. His appointment with the orthopedist isn't until June 4th, so we kinda won't know anything more until then. He's teaching from 10 - 6 today, and wouldn't let me drive him in. Which I was worried about, but I guess I'm overprotective.

It's a lot for his first day out, but he was restless at home, so it's probably a good thing. I'm tired, so I may just nap today.

It's weird because we finished up the school year with such a whimper, I really don't feel like we transitioned at all. And I have simultaneously too much to do and not enough, so I am reacting like I always do, by retreating. But yeah, nap. And read. (not helping, I know) Both sound pretty damn good.


Atropa - May 25, 2012 9:04:30 am PDT #13921 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

A hat creates your own shade, and straw hats don't really add much heat.

Yep! I need to put together a new gothy summer hat soon.


smonster - May 25, 2012 9:06:23 am PDT #13922 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Whoops. Fucked up that link, will fix later because now I'm in bed on my iPhone. Just finished up a 40-min conversation with a friend about the whole StW thing, and now I'm feeling down. But! A local friend wants to go do happy hour, so that would be a nice reward for being productive.

I'm going to set a timer to nap/wallow, see it that works.


Nora Deirdre - May 25, 2012 9:19:07 am PDT #13923 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

A local friend wants to go do happy hour, so that would be a nice reward for being productive.

Ooh, what's going on? I took the afternoon off and am hanging out at home.


smonster - May 25, 2012 9:51:59 am PDT #13924 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Sushi happy hour at 4:15 with R and don't know who else. You should come!!


Nora Deirdre - May 25, 2012 9:52:59 am PDT #13925 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

Perhaps I shall!


smonster - May 25, 2012 9:53:10 am PDT #13926 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Here's the correct link - [link]