My darling eldest is currently applying to graduate school, for her master's in social work. And she is recommending comics to me and scolding me when I don't live up to her expectations about justice. (But with love.)
...because God knows you need some satisfaction in life besides shagging Captain Cardboard! And I never really liked you anyway. And you have stupid hair!
Spike ,'Selfless'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Betsy HP - Jan 17, 2015 7:20:30 pm PST #15805 of 30002
If I only had a brain...
Cass - Jan 17, 2015 7:23:06 pm PST #15806 of 30002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
One of our friends said, "This is the most quintessential Northside experience I can think of: we have to wait for tacos, so you get something pierced."
This makes me miss the PNW. I mean, so does breathing some days but this especially does.
Steph L. - Jan 17, 2015 7:30:03 pm PST #15807 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My understanding is that Northside is very PNW. Also very Austin. So many hipsters cheek by jowl with hippies, all sharing their locally sourced, free-range, ethically raised, farm-to-table, gluten-/soy-/dairy-/grain-/sugar-free [whatever], which probably came from the bike co-op.
DavidS - Jan 17, 2015 7:38:10 pm PST #15808 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And she is recommending comics to me and scolding me when I don't live up to her expectations about justice. (But with love.)
She'll straighten you out in no time with the comics and the social justice.
(Vividly remember seeing the two of you together and being struck by how very close and intimate your relationship was. The kind of thing any mother would hope for with their daughter.)
Betsy HP - Jan 17, 2015 7:43:50 pm PST #15809 of 30002
If I only had a brain...
DavidS - Jan 17, 2015 7:58:16 pm PST #15810 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
You can see her reviewing comics here:
Ha! I was wondering who the incredibly striking woman in the tuxedo was. D'oh - that's your daughter.
Betsy HP - Jan 17, 2015 8:08:07 pm PST #15811 of 30002
If I only had a brain...
Terrifying, isn't it?
Betsy HP - Jan 17, 2015 8:08:09 pm PST #15812 of 30002
If I only had a brain...
billytea - Jan 17, 2015 8:21:15 pm PST #15813 of 30002
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
So while we waited for a table to open up, Tim decided to walk 3 doors down and get his nipples pierced.* Like you do.
Hee. I mentioned before, my mother was once informed on the same day that I had made the Dean's list at university and my younger brother had got his nipples pierced. We liked to keep her on her toes.
Callaluna - Jan 17, 2015 11:49:17 pm PST #15814 of 30002
I am actually shocked to hear dark chocolate speculoos cups exist. I thought my daughter invented them. I made homemade dark chocolate pb cups a couple weeks ago, which were frighteningly delicious. A couple of days ago Luna wanted to make more, but we were out of peanut butter. She said, "That's ok, let's use speculoos spread." We didn't have enough at the time, but I was blown away by the brilliance of the suggestion and bought more. We plan to make some today. The filling will be speculoos spread with crumbled speculoos cookies for some crunch. I will let you know how they turn out!