Erin,
I get you. I like to see a glass as half-full, so that is my attempt.
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
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.
le nubian - Oct 27, 2011 7:02:50 pm PDT #1824 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
meara - Oct 27, 2011 7:34:44 pm PDT #1825 of 30001
I had a nice dinner tonight, but OMG was so full I barely ate any of dessert! Not sure how that happened. Met a guy at an alumni event a while back who travels as much as I do (he works for a coffee importer, so he does more international travel--jealous!), so we had a nice foodie dinner and geeked out over frequent flier miles and upgrades and so on. Much fun! We're planning to do it again sometime...in December, since we're both that busy. :) (And if only I were straight, I'd totally consider dating him, but no. I'm thinking of introducing him to my roomie, though)
smonster - Oct 27, 2011 7:46:36 pm PDT #1826 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
bonny, how absolutely atrocious. Patience to you, and swift healing to Bartleby.
I went to a birthday party, and hung with the Americorps volunteers, and carved a pumpkin and had a couple of drinks. Texted StW and went by his house on the way home. We just talked for a while and caught up, and I confirmed that he still does want to see me in whatever spare time he can find. That was enough to put the insecurity demons back at bay. I still really like him. He still wants to hang with me. I guess we'll just keep seeing where it takes us.
Cass - Oct 27, 2011 7:54:54 pm PDT #1827 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
(And if only I were straight, I'd totally consider dating him, but no. I'm thinking of introducing him to my roomie, though)
You are an awesome giver, meara.
smonster - Oct 27, 2011 8:09:25 pm PDT #1828 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
First world problem - can't get my charger to plug into my phone. Not drunk anymore. Wtf.
meara - Oct 27, 2011 8:13:47 pm PDT #1829 of 30001
Yay for StW still wanting to hang out, boo for him being too damn busy!
I figure he and the roomie were both in the Peace Corps...that's something! He might be a little old for her though--I think he's about 38? and she's 28.
Burrell - Oct 27, 2011 8:21:32 pm PDT #1830 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
You can tell her from me that a 10 year age gap is no big whoop.
le nubian - Oct 28, 2011 2:28:04 am PDT #1831 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
meara,
you really are an awesome roommate! Why didn't I have a roommate like you years ago?
smonster - Oct 28, 2011 5:01:18 am PDT #1832 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Having Peace Corps in common can be a cool thing, I've found.
So I somehow bent over some little pins, and I think my iphone is fucked. I wonder if they can just replace that piece. ISTG, every paycheck it's something. I mean, I drop my iphone twenty times a day on the job site, and I break it plugging it in? Grr.
hmm, so I could get a new 3GS for free if I sign another 2 year contract, or I could get a 4G for $99. But they only have 8 gig models for those two.
beekaytee - Oct 28, 2011 6:43:33 am PDT #1833 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
I have NEVER understood why throwing a wedding is such a societal excuse to act like an asshole. (Not saying you were implying this, le nubian.)
I mean, organizing a big event can be stressful, but GET OVER IT. You are planning a party and getting married, not going to war. People do not get a "act like a douche and get out of jail free" card because it's a wedding.
OMGtothepowerofwtf. Totally this.
I see it ALL the time and just have to shake my head. When I got married, I threw my own homemade wedding and did everything, including making my dress. The only thing I had a fit about was when the graphic arts student I hired to help me silk screen the announcements MISSPELLED MY HUSBAND'S LAST NAME...which I didn't see until she'd done 200 of them. That required ire. The rest of it, eh.