I only care because royal families get to play with Serious Bling and I'm all about the sparklies. Plus the tie in to centuries of history.
Does anybody mind if I pass out?
Willow ,'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.
Connie Neil - Jul 22, 2013 11:55:06 am PDT #2129 of 30002
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billytea - Jul 22, 2013 12:21:40 pm PDT #2130 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.
Am I a heretic for not really caring about the birth of the Royal Baby Boy? Granted, I also can't understand why everyone fusses over celebrity babies period.
It's our royal family and I can't muster up much caring about it. I mean, I wish the family well and I'm generally well-disposed towards babies, but beyond that I'm happy to hold on for more proximate babies.
Ginger - Jul 22, 2013 12:24:16 pm PDT #2131 of 30002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I am unable to work up any interest. They could get my attention by naming him Aethelred.
Scrappy - Jul 22, 2013 12:25:49 pm PDT #2132 of 30002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I seem to care, but I can't figure out why. I mean, I'm a pretty serious Anglophile, but that's for culture, not royalty. Still, I watched the wedding and was genuinely happy to hear of the new princelet.
Maria - Jul 22, 2013 12:31:03 pm PDT #2133 of 30002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
It's not that I'm unhappy, and I generally think William and Kate are good people, but the overwhelming craziness for the wedding and the baby are slightly beyond my ken.
Beverly - Jul 22, 2013 12:35:41 pm PDT #2134 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
...and all your Barbies?
Yeah, I sort of understand it, but over here, from the sidelines, and with a sort of wry expression.
Zenkitty - Jul 22, 2013 12:36:49 pm PDT #2135 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
sj, it's hard to even imagine anyone feeling that way about you. She must be nuts. Sorry you two have to deal with it.
smonster, I hope this eases up for you so work gets easier and you can enjoy your vacation!
I want them to name the kid Stewart, but they totally won't.
Speaking of vacation, I haven't been taking enough and now have 19 days to burn off before the end of the year. It'll all be staycation, because I don't have any more money for travel. I wish we could still carry it over.
Maria - Jul 22, 2013 12:39:03 pm PDT #2136 of 30002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
sj, I forgot to say I'm sorry you're dealing with this. Her loss, and most certainly not your fault.
WindSparrow - Jul 22, 2013 1:08:09 pm PDT #2137 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
sj, I don't have much to say that is useful. But I join in the bafflement that someone would treat you like this.
Toddson - Jul 22, 2013 1:12:37 pm PDT #2138 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
No, I'm pretty sure it means that she wants us on our knees begging for her forgiveness.
sj, you have nothing to apologize for. It's a power game; the only way for you to win is to not play. I'm going through much the same with my sister - she wants me groveling and begging for forgiveness for not being sufficiently devoted. Ain't gonna happen.
And, sigh, my AC's dying. It started making some truly scary noises - sounds like either there's something caught in the fan or it's hitting someting. I called the nice people who sold me my last AC unit and they're going to bring me a new one, install it, and haul the old one off (they're charging me a lot for the service, but it's worth it!). The new one's more powerful than the old one, so I may be, literally, one of the cool kids.