OMG, that's adorable.
That's eggplant, right?
Yep.
Tara: Do you have any books on robots? Giles: Oh, yes, dozens. There's a lot of research to be done in order to--no, I'm lying. Haven't got squat. I just like watching Xander squirm.
'Get It Done'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Aug 25, 2012 5:28:54 pm PDT #19471 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
§ ita § - Aug 25, 2012 5:33:37 pm PDT #19472 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They've never tried to sell me teapots, I either buy a pound (of the jasmine) so they don't need to upsell me to it, or much less than one, so there's no upsell, and I tell them I already have tins (which is true), so there's not much angle. I maintain three minutes of conversation, and I have immediate tea, cheaper than online. Since it's no skin off my nose, and I often walk right past their store, I'm good.
I've also found I really haven't missed anything about Costco other than cheap gas in 6 or 7 years. I don't wear their clothes, I always spent too much on food that went to waste or electronics I didn't need...no pull these days.
DavidS - Aug 25, 2012 5:36:34 pm PDT #19473 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Emmett celebrated the last day of his summer job and his paycheck by taking his family out to dinner.
He was ravenous (he's having another growth spurt) but the rest of us weren't that hungry. Still JZ and I split fries and a beer, while Matilda got into a milkshake and tried out some new expressions of exasperation on us. To wit:
"Awww, dangersnaps!"
...and also...
"Awww, Doctor sauce!"
We're already working these into the rotation.
Now we're all hanging out on our various electronic media devices and listening to Al Green.
smonster - Aug 25, 2012 5:39:39 pm PDT #19474 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Dang, Matilda. She's got Whedonesque levels of linguistic ingenuity. I'm kind of jealous.
JenP - Aug 25, 2012 5:56:55 pm PDT #19475 of 30001
Dangersnaps! I'm totally going to use that. Thanks, Matilda!
Polter-Cow - Aug 25, 2012 6:01:23 pm PDT #19476 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Dangersnaps is pretty great.
Kat - Aug 25, 2012 6:02:39 pm PDT #19477 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
dangersnaps is super cute.
Le Nubian, I totally get it. I've never been in a teavana, so I don't know.
Eggplants should totally be seen and not tasted!
I harvested figs and now I have a lot of figgy mess. Also some of the figs went direct to trash. I also picked up the downed lemons. Man, my life is NOT glamorous at all.
I do think it's hysterical the squirrels keep trying to eat the quince unsuccessfully. We find downed quince with teeth marks.
Random question based on super long convo I just had: is my unwillingness to let Grace go through random procedures all a response to the crap we went through at CHLA?
le nubian - Aug 25, 2012 6:07:39 pm PDT #19478 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Ita,
You might be in a good store. The try to upsell me ALL the time. Extra teas, more of what I have, pots, sugar, ponies, timeshares, junk bonds, etc.
§ ita § - Aug 25, 2012 6:21:06 pm PDT #19479 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Get the pony and run, clearly.
They are definitely the hardest sell in the mall, and their shit ain't cheap to start out with. But they're distractable, especially if you walk in card out with your order on the tip of your tongue.
sarameg - Aug 25, 2012 6:23:10 pm PDT #19480 of 30001
I think you are right to be cautious and ask a lot of questions, Kat. I think CHLA probably made you more inclined for that, given how fucking awful and ...damn, what's the word I'm looking for? not engaging, treating you guys like idiots? Not engaging you as primary caregivers? Being petty tyrants? ....yeah, I don't think even german has a word for that. But while is a persuasion learned hard, I don't think it is an all bad one. You were already inclined to be an educated parent for Grace. You're just extra moreso because CHLA really fucked up every which way, and they were supposed to be good at this shit.