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!"
I wanna hurt you, but I can't resist the sinister attraction of your cold and muscular body!
Buffybot ,'Dirty Girls'
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.
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.
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.
javachik - Jun 25, 2012 8:28:24 am PDT #15806 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Omnis, are there already overhead lights in all the rooms?
omnis_audis - Jun 25, 2012 9:12:32 am PDT #15807 of 30001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Omnis, are there already overhead lights in all the rooms?Just the ugly chandalier in the dining room. First, I have to find out if I can put in overhead lighting, since the HOA is walls in, and an overhead would involve some infrastructure in the ceiling/walls. I prefer overhead lighting. Less clutter. Better diffused light. Not a fan of lamps, and shades, and the shadows they create.
Glamcookie - Jun 25, 2012 9:27:36 am PDT #15808 of 30001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
On PC parents - they are absolutely in the wrong on 99.9% of all the things, but if they've paid for your brother's education all along, I think they have a right to try to ensure that he finishes. I don't think it's a lot to ask considering the substantial amount of money I'm sure they've invested in his education. And it seems rather sensible to me, TBQH. Let's finish up this one huge commitment that only has a year to go before starting up another one. Planning a wedding will be a distraction from school if it's going to be a traditional sort of ceremony. I dunno. It's probably still not going to end well, but I think I'd give them this one if I could (i.e. if no money will be lost by moving the date out 7 months).
Glamcookie - Jun 25, 2012 11:20:25 am PDT #15809 of 30001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I killed the thread! Let me be clear, though, that this?
If my brother doesn't wait until graduating (in May) before getting married (in October), they will disown him, and he will never hear from them again.
Is effed up and I understand the instinct to say HELL NO. I still stand by my previous assessment and think if they'd phrased it more my way, it might have been an actual discussion rather than more effery on your parents' part. Sigh.
Scrappy - Jun 25, 2012 11:22:17 am PDT #15810 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I agree with GC.
lisah - Jun 25, 2012 11:23:39 am PDT #15811 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
I agree with GC & Scrappy!
Glamcookie - Jun 25, 2012 11:25:09 am PDT #15812 of 30001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I am in the Good Company!