I cannot believe I typed that whole previous post on my phone when my laptop was right beside me.
Anyway, when it comes down to it, I guess it's that I distrust institutions in general.
Angel: Eve. So, I guess we should, I don't know, talk? Eve: About what? Angel: About what happened back there with us. Eve: Angel, it's not like this is the first time I've had sex under a mystical influence. I went to U.C. Santa Cruz.
'Life of the Party'
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.
Nora Deirdre - Jul 05, 2012 8:28:22 am PDT #16406 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Liese S. - Jul 05, 2012 8:53:15 am PDT #16407 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, definitely agree that institutions as a whole are prone to being problematic. It's the Soylent Green problem (they're made of people).
And smonster, thank you, but it's not necessary. The discourse on this board is helpful to me, and you have all earned your right to be angry at the church (not that you need me to say it). So I don't need a different word for the kind of Christian I am, because unfortunately I am a part of that greater whole that I believe contains a large passive and/or underinformed middle ground (who I think could be galvanized to action if they understood) , and radicals all around the edges like me and like the wingnuttier side of things. A large part of my work is focused outside of the church, of course, but I also regard it as my job to stand inside the church and wrestle.
Anyway, I appreciate all your thoughts. Now I have to go get the cigar box guitar I made tuned by the one of the best blues guitarists I've ever heard or the violin player from my favorite former Celtic punk band.
EpicTangent - Jul 05, 2012 9:06:17 am PDT #16408 of 30001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Wow, almost every single word that Liese said. I just point upward and say, "yeah, that."
And may I add that I have never felt any "Christian persecution" in Bitches, and the one time I did, a smidge, in Natter, I mentioned it and it led to much thoughtful discussion (as things are wont to do, here).
EpicTangent - Jul 05, 2012 9:52:42 am PDT #16409 of 30001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
it led to much thoughtful discussion (as things are wont to do, here)
...almost an hour ago...I jinxed Bitches! I'm sorry! Come back!
brenda m - Jul 05, 2012 10:11:08 am PDT #16410 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
We are all ded from hot.
EpicTangent - Jul 05, 2012 10:12:21 am PDT #16411 of 30001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Come back anyway - I'm sure you're all charming and erudite and snarky ghosts!
omnis_audis - Jul 05, 2012 10:13:25 am PDT #16412 of 30001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Getting flooring estimate now. He's doing the math. Eeep.
EpicTangent - Jul 05, 2012 10:24:42 am PDT #16413 of 30001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Deep breaths, o_a, deeeep breaths.
omnis_audis - Jul 05, 2012 11:29:24 am PDT #16414 of 30001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Empire flooring, nationwide company, HUGE price difference. 3-4x more. Was not expecting that. Looks like I'm heading back to store around corner.
Zenkitty - Jul 05, 2012 12:29:00 pm PDT #16415 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Empire flooring, nationwide company, HUGE price difference. 3-4x more. Was not expecting that. Looks like I'm heading back to store around corner.
Whoa. That surprises me too. I got a great estimate from a local store on installation, and they said for $25/per room they'll move the furniture! That was honestly the main thing stopping me from getting badly-needed new flooring - having to move my beloved HEAVY antique furniture!
I found a type of flooring I didn't know existed, and only one store had it: vinyl plank. It's, well, vinyl, made to look like wood or tile or stone and textured so it's hard to tell it's not, but instead of going down in sheets like those rolls of vinyl floors, it's planks that attach to each other, not the floor - so if one gets damaged, you can just remove and replace it. Check it out if you can find it! Price is better than laminate and it'll stand up to water. I'm putting it in my kitchen and one bathroom, and probably in my office too.
end Stepford Wife