I don't think I would back away, no, but mostly, I'm slow to warm up.
I got stabbed, you know, right here.
Mal ,'Shindig'
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.
erikaj - Sep 10, 2013 7:13:19 am PDT #4488 of 30002
Always Anti-fascist!
Toddson - Sep 10, 2013 7:16:32 am PDT #4489 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
The Buffistas - where the nesting instinct often refers to parentheses.
Hil R. - Sep 10, 2013 7:20:51 am PDT #4490 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Or the super shy person who backs away when someone actually lays a kiss on you??
I have done that, but it was mostly a startle reflex. Which then led to a super-awkward "No, I'm not scared of men because I was traumatized by some horrible event in my past -- I just startle easily" conversation.
§ ita § - Sep 10, 2013 7:34:48 am PDT #4491 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sometimes I don't know if I want to make out with someone yet (or I've made out with them before, and I don't know if I want to do it again then or there) and I dislike being encouraged to be apologetic about it (needless to say, we argued. It is actually all about the chemistry and the timing, not all about me (or all about the other person).
Amy - Sep 10, 2013 7:40:44 am PDT #4492 of 30002
Because books.
Hey, smonster, I'm a little late, but have you tried Coffitivity? It's the sounds of a cafe, and it's been really helpful to keep me on track working at home.
beekaytee - Sep 10, 2013 7:50:06 am PDT #4493 of 30002
Compassionately intolerant
Thank you so much, Amy!
I just shared Coffitivity on facebook.
I struggle with the distracting 'quiet' of my neighborhood...dogs, horns, back up beeps, voices. Coffitivity covers that and helps me resist the urge to have tv or radio on in the background.
Amy - Sep 10, 2013 7:57:53 am PDT #4494 of 30002
Because books.
It's been such a boon for me. It feels like being at the Barnes & Noble cafe, but I don't actually have to drive there. Something about the sound of activity like that around me keeps me focused on what I'm supposed to be doing. It's very cool.
beekaytee - Sep 10, 2013 8:43:26 am PDT #4495 of 30002
Compassionately intolerant
Sweet, weeping Moses, deliver me.
A client who was charged for two appointments that he set up and subsequently blew off, contacted the attorney general's office to report us for fraud.
That's right. He attempted to create a federal case over...wait for it...TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS that we did not charge him for anyway.
No lie.
In my next communication to him, I'd love to say, "Congratulations on having a life of such luxury and boredom that you can expend your energy on such things." You twit.
Steph L. - Sep 10, 2013 8:46:09 am PDT #4496 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I don't understand how people have the free time to do shit like that.
ION, I will never stop laughing. The guidelines for the editing test for the sexy editing job includes the following sentence: "Italics and quotation marks are used for dialogue occurring telepathically."
They need to point out how TELEPATHIC dialogue is indicated. I love this.
Fred Pete - Sep 10, 2013 8:52:03 am PDT #4497 of 30002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Good luck, bonny. Steph, it's probably a combination of retired (so lots of free time), intelligent (to find what they're looking for), and enough knowledge to craft an argument but not enough to really know what they're talking about. Plus the sort of personality that doesn't let go when they feel aggrieved.
I dealt with my share of pro se litigants like that.