I think watching Ari Gold push people around for years changed me. Although I have never threatened anyone close to me with internment. Although life is long, I suppose. Seriously, though, don't engage. Just "broken-record it" like you are delivering a message about the time. You're done, that's it. If she needed to switch health plans, and dump you, she wouldn't feel that badly about it.
I like money better than people. People can so rarely be exchanged for goods and/or services!
Willow ,'Showtime'
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.
erikaj - May 08, 2013 7:23:07 am PDT #29860 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
Trudy Booth - May 08, 2013 7:24:59 am PDT #29861 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Prednisone. Ugh. The five days I spent on 'roids have given me a great deal of sympathy for those who have to deal with them frequently (and bewilerment for those who choose to).
I had a new violent symptom each day. The prior one(s) would eventually fade out, but they could pop up at any time. IIRC, it went starving, horny, itchy, ragey, and sobby. Worst. Dwarves. Ever.
erikaj - May 08, 2013 7:34:15 am PDT #29862 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
My favorite Ari quote that I use in real life is "Could you just die, Bob? Is that something you'd be interested in?"(On a tangent, but mad props to Martin Landau for being excellent as Bob. Because Bob is annoying and kind of a joke, but you get the pathos of a guy whose world has totally moved on without him and that just kills me.) Yes, I spent a whole episode of that Selfridge movie waiting for Piven to trail his wife calling "Baby!" while she calls him "Little department-store boy,"
Steph L. - May 08, 2013 7:36:13 am PDT #29863 of 30001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Man, I loved my last course of steroids. I felt invincible.
Also I ate everything that resembled food. But in an invincible way.
sj - May 08, 2013 7:37:03 am PDT #29864 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
She can't grab you through the phone. But I have to admit, over time, I've developed a real comfort level with not being liked by certain people. (Who needs the esteem of a therapist that sucks? I guess she could mess with your head, but apparently not sufficiently, right?)
I don't care if she likes me or not, it's not that. It's hard to explain why I find confrontation so uncomfortable.
DavidS - May 08, 2013 7:38:28 am PDT #29865 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Man, I loved my last course of steroids. I felt invincible.
TeppyHulk Smash!
Ginger - May 08, 2013 7:42:07 am PDT #29866 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
You probably have enough rant partners, but feel free to rant away at me anytime, Strix.
I would like someone to remove my water-damaged floor, replace it for free, clean my house, list stuff on eBay and make me work on marketing. Also, I would like some pie. And a pony.
sj - May 08, 2013 7:42:42 am PDT #29867 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I loved steroids too. The almost complete lack of pain was amazing.
Steph L. - May 08, 2013 7:43:23 am PDT #29868 of 30001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Man, I loved my last course of steroids. I felt invincible.
TeppyHulk Smash!
Seriously, it was awesome. I felt like I could remodel our whole house with my bare hands. Hang drywall, rip out the old bathtub, rewire the electric -- everything.
Probably what I ended up doing was mopping the floors and walking the dog.
erikaj - May 08, 2013 7:54:02 am PDT #29869 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
You'll feel better once it's done, sj. Also, I've found that people don't care as much as my punishing inner scripts tend to demand they do. (Which sucks, in its own way, because you're all agonized and they're just gonna say "Sorry to hear that," or whatever after you built up this big showdown andquotes from Marcus Aurelius, William Goldman, and Ty Cobb...of course that may just be me.)