What ita ! said, right down to the bit about the folks at Compliance coming after you if you don't do it right.
Oh, God. Oh, God. My hair. My hair! The government gave me bad hair!
Cordelia ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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.
Anne W. - May 23, 2013 2:36:04 pm PDT #23462 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Jesse - May 23, 2013 2:36:08 pm PDT #23463 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So this is the difference between my grandmother and me (and my mother): She just called to see if I know anything about my parents' flight being delayed, because she's seeing bad weather on the TV, and she doesn't want to be up all night worrying. (a) My mother would never call me to tell me their flight was delayed, because (b) I would never worry about them getting in safely. In the absence of any other information, they are fine! Delayed or not.
Sue - May 23, 2013 2:42:13 pm PDT #23464 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Jesse, my family are big worriers and assume I must be too. So when they're travelling between CB and here, they always call to "check in" every couple of hours. I am always all "Why do you keep calling me?"
Also when I tried (and failed) to go to Ireland w/o telling my mom, my sisters were just as bad at wanting to be notified when I arrived and when I made it to Galway, blah, blah.
Jesse - May 23, 2013 2:47:27 pm PDT #23465 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Dear people who love us: WE ARE FINE! Talking to you will not change that! xox
billytea - May 23, 2013 2:55:44 pm PDT #23466 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Dear people who love us: WE ARE FINE! Talking to you will not change that! xox
You should try talking to my brothers sometime and see if it changes that.
Dana - May 23, 2013 3:01:32 pm PDT #23467 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Our little subdivision (or community, whatever) is supposed to be having a block part tonight, meet your neighbors blah blah blah FREE PIZZA. But it was supposed to start at 7 and there's no sign of anyone.
Steph L. - May 23, 2013 3:09:34 pm PDT #23468 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Is there pizza? Just all by itself, waiting for people?
billytea - May 23, 2013 3:10:59 pm PDT #23469 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
In other news, this new Pope is making some interesting statements: [link]
Dana - May 23, 2013 3:11:33 pm PDT #23470 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
No, no pizza. Now there are people, but no pizza. You can probably guess which one I'm more interested in.
meara - May 23, 2013 3:13:44 pm PDT #23471 of 30001
Dear people who love us: WE ARE FINE! Talking to you will not change that! xox
Hah, yeah, I travel so much it never occurs to me to tell people when I'm home safe or whatever.