Ooh, Holli, I have to come see you. If you ever come across the hardbound orange Childhood of Famous Americans books from the '40s (they all have silhouette illustrations), let me know?
Excuse me? Who gave you permission to exist?
Cordelia ,'Beneath You'
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.
Amy - May 02, 2012 7:52:28 am PDT #3459 of 30001
Because books.
Zenkitty - May 02, 2012 7:53:15 am PDT #3460 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Hi, Holly! Good to see your font! I envy you your job. Especially today after a conference call with my clueless boss and my disgruntled weary co-workers. You're in Richmond, aren't you? I need to come see you! In fact, I need to sell you some stuff, if you're buying from private individuals.
Sue - May 02, 2012 7:53:39 am PDT #3461 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Holli!
Are folks all planning on retiring at 65? If I retire then, I have 18 years to go.
If I went at reduced pension, I would be 56. 58 with a full pension. (But god knows what's going to happen to the pension plan in the ensuing years.) The good part is, that's about when my mortgage would be paid off...so I could do it. I really don't think I can stay in gov't for much longer though. Yet, it would be tempting to say, what the hell...that's why we call it a velvet prison.
Sue - May 02, 2012 7:55:01 am PDT #3462 of 30001
hip deep in pie
There's more to life than financial stability, right???
Holli - May 02, 2012 7:55:23 am PDT #3463 of 30001
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore
Amy, I might have a couple of those, actually. Was there one called something like "Pocahontas: Brave Girl"? It's ringing a bell, but I have no idea where it is in the pile of boxes in my garage.
Zenkitty, I'm in DC. But if you have pretty vintage things I am always interested.
Zenkitty - May 02, 2012 7:58:08 am PDT #3464 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
There's more to life than financial stability, right???
I always said so. But now that I have it, I'm terrified to give it up.
Zenkitty, I'm in DC. But if you have pretty vintage things I am always interested.
Clothes and dolls?
Holli - May 02, 2012 7:59:51 am PDT #3465 of 30001
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore
Dolls, probably not. (They creep me out a little.) But definitely clothes! I love mid-century in particular (40s, 50s, early 60s) but I'm always happy to find older stuff and I'm willing to be convinced about newer stuff if it's really fabulous.
Zenkitty - May 02, 2012 8:01:41 am PDT #3466 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
(They creep me out a little.)
Shoot, that's why I'm getting rid of them.
The clothes I have are 60s era, I think. My sister has a trunk full of 1920s clothes we don't know what to do with.
Holli - May 02, 2012 8:02:22 am PDT #3467 of 30001
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore
My sister has a trunk full of 1920s clothes we don't know what to do with.
I know what to do with them! I know!
What sort of condition are they in?
Jesse - May 02, 2012 8:10:36 am PDT #3468 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My boss is not nearly as competent as she thinks she is. She insists on being Kept In The Loop on everything, which results in everything being harder than it needs to be, because she inserts herself into every situation and complicates it by "helping facilitate".
MY BOSS TOO. Awesome.