Why couldn't Giles have shackles like any self-respecting bachelor?

Xander ,'Beneath You'


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.


sj - Jun 09, 2015 4:27:29 am PDT #19748 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

How did it become 2015 already? I keep looking at dates like 2002 and thinking "That wasn't that long ago," but that was 13 years ago. I've done this at least five times today, and it's kind of weirding me out. I've also been working on some Javascript lessons, where for a bunch of examples, you have to enter your name and age, and I keep entering my age a few years too young. Why has my brain decided that the past 5 years haven't happened? (I mean, not that I'd mind a do-over on several of them, but I am aware that time has progressed.)

I often feel the same way.

Gronk. ltc is already quite good at keeping me up all night. She would not quiet down last night.


Laura - Jun 09, 2015 4:32:24 am PDT #19749 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

Yeah, the boys liked to stretch out in the most amazing ways when I tried to sleep. The active baby is both a good and bad thing. I know of lots of moms, myself included, that would move things around if things got too quiet because you get so used to the movement that the lack is odd.

I hope you are able to get in some quality nap time today, sj. When ltc sleeps you should sleep! The rule applies before and after birth.


sj - Jun 09, 2015 4:37:42 am PDT #19750 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

As soon as I lay down and try to sleep (day or night) she suddenly becomes active. Naps have been impossible, and I normally love naps. And yeah, the minute she's quiet, I freak out as well.


Laura - Jun 09, 2015 5:02:59 am PDT #19751 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

I think when you are moving around it soothes the baby to sleep and when you settle down she wakes up. I hope you can find a time for both of you to rest.


sj - Jun 09, 2015 5:12:33 am PDT #19752 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I think when you are moving around it soothes the baby to sleep and when you settle down she wakes up. I hope you can find a time for both of you to rest.

I'm sure that's part of it, but it also seems to be the very act of laying down. I can rest while sitting up and browsing the internet, I guess.


Laura - Jun 09, 2015 5:34:24 am PDT #19753 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

I mostly slept sitting up. It was just easier to breathe that way for me. Sleep is awesome, but rest is very helpful too.


Toddson - Jun 09, 2015 8:43:48 am PDT #19754 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

for sj:

Now I lay me down to sleep
and the baby starts to leap


Strix - Jun 09, 2015 8:46:14 am PDT #19755 of 30002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

It vaguely astonishes me now that my chores as a child included pumping an old-timey pump-well for the horses & cows' trough; it makes me think of asking my grandma as a kid what crossing the prairies in a wagon was like. (She wasn't amused.)

This was when we lived on the farm, and there was an astonishingly cold and clean spring with a simple metal tap sunk in it that we would stop at and get a drink at -- cupped hands, canteens -- when we went on trail rides or just wandering the woods or trails.


tommyrot - Jun 09, 2015 8:50:35 am PDT #19756 of 30002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

When I was a kid we'd sometimes stay at a relative's farm that had no running water. There was a hand pump for the kitchen sink,

The farm did have a sauna, though, which rocked. When Finns moved to Minnesota to set up farms, the first building they'd build was the sauna. They'd live in the sauna until the house was built.


Toddson - Jun 09, 2015 8:52:00 am PDT #19757 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

A way back someone was asking about base coats to use with OPI nail polish.

I've been doing my nails for several years now, so I've had some experience. I'd say pick a base coat that works for you, regardless of the polish you're putting on top. I tried the OPI Nail Envy, which didn't do my nails any good, but I've done well with various Sally Hansen products.

The only caveat would be to let the base coat get dry before putting on the polish - that may prevent any unpleasant interactions.