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.
I can hurt a demon!! That's right. I'm back. And I'm a BLOODY ANIMAL!
Spike ,'Showtime'
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.
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 § - 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.
§ ita § - Aug 25, 2012 6:23:42 pm PDT #19481 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hey--people that have done art history. I am toying with drawing a picture of someone that's been shot with a lot of arrows. What iconography do I have to call on aside from St. Sebastian? And does Sebastian have to be gay in its subtext?
§ ita § - Aug 25, 2012 6:24:55 pm PDT #19482 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kat--she is your child. I will literally show up for random procedures, but I don't know if I'd do it if I had a kid, and I'd stop them from doing it to a kid. There's no way they can be their advocate. Overadvocate. Fuck them.
DavidS - Aug 25, 2012 6:30:13 pm PDT #19483 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What iconography do I have to call on aside from St. Sebastian?
Boromir! And he was totes gay for his captain.
§ ita § - Aug 25, 2012 6:34:17 pm PDT #19484 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't know if Boromir will work. And I'm actually not interested in gay. I know, I know.
But there's characteristic posing and dressing of St Sebastian that I might be able to bring themes of into this picture, but less so with Boromir. I'll have to rewatch to be sure, though.
Kat - Aug 25, 2012 6:38:05 pm PDT #19485 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I was wondering if it's even easier to give in and go for extra intensive care for a kid. For me, enh, I'm apt to just blow off appointments. But for my kid? More so.
I called CHLA docs bullies.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 25, 2012 7:00:52 pm PDT #19486 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Hey--people that have done art history. I am toying with drawing a picture of someone that's been shot with a lot of arrows. What iconography do I have to call on aside from St. Sebastian? And does Sebastian have to be gay in its subtext?
Dali's Woman with Egg and Arrows is all that comes to mind for me. Well, unless you expand the definition of "someone" to include lionesses and the like.
Zenkitty - Aug 25, 2012 7:55:39 pm PDT #19487 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Note: Do not Google "shot with arrows" unless you're okay with seeing sad pictures.