P-C, how long until your brother finishes his degree?
He'll finish next May.
His future in-laws sound like wonderfully understanding people.
They're good people, yeah.
I'm not evil again. Why does everyone think that?
Angel ,'Sleeper'
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Polter-Cow - Jun 25, 2012 5:20:00 am PDT #15796 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Connie Neil - Jun 25, 2012 5:54:42 am PDT #15797 of 30001
brillig
I'm waffling between "compromise good" and "give them and inch and they'll take a mile." Perhaps Parents of Cow will be happy that their concerns are addressed, perhaps they'll go "Hm, what else can we ask for?"
You're a brave man to throw this all out for semi-public consumption, Polter.
DavidS - Jun 25, 2012 5:55:33 am PDT #15798 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I don't know. They've already done a lot of the planning for October, but his father-in-law says that if there's any chance of salvaging the relationship, they should try.
I get that, but I'm of a mind that any capitulation to this kind of ridiculous blackmail is just going to embolden your parents to do it even more.
Zenkitty - Jun 25, 2012 5:56:29 am PDT #15799 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
o_a, I try to keep fixtures and such the same or similar within rooms, but not throughout my whole house. That seems too restrictive to me.
DavidS - Jun 25, 2012 5:58:59 am PDT #15800 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The A's new catcher, Derek Norris is rocking the lumberjack look.
Connie Neil - Jun 25, 2012 5:59:48 am PDT #15801 of 30001
brillig
I don't think I've ever gone into anyone's house and thought, "Hm, those lights are just like the ones in the living room."
sj - Jun 25, 2012 7:04:02 am PDT #15802 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I don't think I've ever gone into anyone's house and thought, "Hm, those lights are just like the ones in the living room."
Me either.
I have been to the gym! I feel like I need a gold star or something. It was a smaller place than what I am used to, but I think there is enough equipment there to make it worth it.
Scrappy - Jun 25, 2012 7:07:00 am PDT #15803 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I haven't either, but I HAVE gone into a house and thought "What a cool light fixture." and then gone into a different room and thought "And this one is cool, too!"
Ginger - Jun 25, 2012 7:34:59 am PDT #15804 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Omnis, I'd say that if you picked three or four, there are enough variations that people are more likely to think "This apartment is put together" than "There was a sale at K-Mart." The problem with the first two is that they're too distinctive, so people would notice. Also, they'd trap you into certain styles, while the last two are more neutral.
§ ita § - Jun 25, 2012 7:46:54 am PDT #15805 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The practical response is to let your parents cut him off, but that's not the OMG-this-is-my-family response. I wouldn't blame my sister if she went either way with i.
*I* would tell them to stuff it up their rectums, but I'd never give that advice. I'm just short-tempered and brutish about ultimatums.