Yikes, Zen. No problem like that with my in-laws. My FiL has alarms set on his watch for noon and 6pm, and if we aren't sitting at the table when it goes off, his bitching begins.
I've seen honest faces before. They usually come attached to liars.
Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
Scrappy - Apr 13, 2013 2:27:11 pm PDT #18570 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Jesse - Apr 13, 2013 2:31:54 pm PDT #18571 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I will have a meal with your FIL ANYTIME, Scrappy.
-t - Apr 13, 2013 2:33:21 pm PDT #18572 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, god, I just did my taxes and my AGI is even more negative than it was the previous year. This time I somehow get a refund. Two dollars! My financial life is ridiculous.
-t - Apr 13, 2013 2:33:58 pm PDT #18573 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Clearly not ANY time, Jesse. Noon and 6pm!
Zenkitty - Apr 13, 2013 2:44:38 pm PDT #18574 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
And the arguments have begun. Lucky I already have whiskey.
Jesse - Apr 13, 2013 2:50:39 pm PDT #18575 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Clearly not ANY time, Jesse. Noon and 6pm!
BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE TIMES THAT LUNCH AND DINNER HAPPEN.
-t - Apr 13, 2013 2:59:09 pm PDT #18576 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Well, I'm glad we got that sorted out.
Lee - Apr 13, 2013 3:07:36 pm PDT #18577 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Hey, is anyone going to be available for lunch/brunch/drinks around 1:30 next Saturday in Oakland?
Normally I would, but already I have a 10:00 hair appointment in Palo Alto that day.
I didn't do much of the cleaning I promised myself I would do today, but I got the kitchen clean. I also just pruned the heck out of my Japanese maple. I have no idea if I did it right, but the tree looks happier now, so I am counting it as a win.
I didn't hear back from two of the places I sent applications/emails (need to follow up on them), but I did from a third, so now I am filling out an application for Rupert [link]
sarameg - Apr 13, 2013 3:12:48 pm PDT #18578 of 30001
Put the deck furniture out. Look at the sheen on it! [link] We'll see how 2 coats of oil holds up for the season. It's smooth as silk. So awesome.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 13, 2013 4:05:30 pm PDT #18579 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
My parents almost always end up running late to meals (unless I'm the one driving them to them), but I know to be aiming for food 45 minutes or so after the stated time. And for some reason, luck of the draw has seen me with not much of an appetite the last few times we've gotten together for dinner. (Which was a crying shame on Easter dinner when my mom's ultra-nummy baked ham was the main course - I should have skipped breakfast that day!)