What Laura said so well, Maria. (Except for the 59 part. Sorry, Laura.)
Angel: You know, I killed my actual dad. It was one of the first things I did when I became a vampire. Wesley: I hardly see how that's the same situation. Angel: Yeah. I didn't really think that one through.
'Lineage'
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.
Amy - Mar 06, 2013 4:58:06 pm PST #27117 of 30001
Because books.
Zenkitty - Mar 06, 2013 5:06:08 pm PST #27118 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Also echoing Laura. I'm always surprised by my life.
And my power is out after the little snowstorm. Boo.
Steph L. - Mar 06, 2013 5:13:37 pm PST #27119 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
We have no control over anything except our own thoughts and actions and I am so very impressed and proud of the positive strides you have made in those.
Some people get fossilized in their life as soon as it deviates from their expectations, and they seem to take a grim satisfaction in pointing to The Moment After Which Their Life Would Never Have Any Goodness Ever Again. Not just old coots, either -- it happens to people in their 30s all the time.
But Maria, even though your life is emphatically not what you expected, you aren't just stubbornly pointing backwards and saying "Well, I guess NOW the rest of my life will suck." You're saying, "Okay, let's see what's next." And the choice to do that is tremendous.
Burrell - Mar 06, 2013 5:29:01 pm PST #27120 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Yes yes! What Steph and Laura said. You are an amazing woman, Maria.
Maria - Mar 06, 2013 5:37:10 pm PST #27121 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
I've got tears in my eyes. So very glad that I have a legion of Bitches surrounding me.
Pix - Mar 06, 2013 6:07:25 pm PST #27122 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
But Maria, even though your life is emphatically not what you expected, you aren't just stubbornly pointing backwards and saying "Well, I guess NOW the rest of my life will suck." You're saying, "Okay, let's see what's next." And the choice to do that is tremendous.
This, this, a thousand times this.
smonster - Mar 07, 2013 3:28:55 am PST #27123 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
What Teppy Said!!!!!
Typo Boy - Mar 07, 2013 4:01:02 am PST #27124 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Had to take my Mom to the Emergency room (a capillary burst in her mouth where she had a tooth extracted and it took the emergency room to stop the bleeding). I have to take her to a follow up appointment and then make a lecture. I got no sleep last night but could probably fit a half hour nap in. Question: grab the half hour nap or in your experience is a half hour nap while sleep deprived worse than nothing in bring on the gronk?
Ginger - Mar 07, 2013 4:04:18 am PST #27125 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
My experience is that the half hour is better spent taking a shower and knocking back coffee.
Typo Boy - Mar 07, 2013 4:49:26 am PST #27126 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Have had the shower, on to coffee and breakfast.