Woo! And might I add, Hoo! Suzi, congrats!
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'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.
WindSparrow - Sep 14, 2013 5:21:27 pm PDT #4735 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 - Sep 14, 2013 5:21:32 pm PDT #4736 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yes, that is my thinking, Cass. Unless I wake up too anxious or in too much pain to drive, I'm going.
Zenkitty - Sep 14, 2013 6:11:45 pm PDT #4737 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Congratulations, Suzi!
Pix - Sep 14, 2013 6:25:54 pm PDT #4738 of 30002
The status is NOT quo.
What an achievement, Suzi! Congrats!
SuziQ - Sep 14, 2013 6:52:08 pm PDT #4739 of 30002
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I just realized I didn't schedule my massage for tomorrow. It is a week from tomorrow. Blast. Instead I have a meeting from 9 - 12 and then out for birthday dinner for KCD.
Oh, and my dad is staying here tonight also, I thought he was just staying last night. Not that it is a problem, but it is the second morning in a row that I'll be out the door early.
Trudy Booth - Sep 14, 2013 6:53:17 pm PDT #4740 of 30002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Thank you for all the birthday happies, guys. They really mean a lot :)
Y'all have helped me so much through the years. I'm hoping to lean on you again as I play "Ginger beats the odds."
Ginger, you'll go all Klingon on those odds. They don't stand a chance.
Burrell - Sep 14, 2013 8:03:07 pm PDT #4741 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Congratulations, Suzi!
Also Making Light explains the creation of the Christian gospels by analogy to fandom, blogging, fan conventions.
Fascinating. I'm too tired to read it all tonight, but it's very interesting.
Typo Boy - Sep 14, 2013 10:14:01 pm PDT #4742 of 30002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
BTW, in case anyone is worried the Making Light piece is definitely not anti-Christian. Just using an funny analogy to explain a fascinating and underdiscussed bit of history. One side note: this piece reveals that the actual Saint Nicholas is MUCH more interesting than Santa Claus/Father Christmas. (Of course a lot of the stuff from his lifetime may be no truer - but still, even if just as false a much more interesting tale.) A Bishop who patrolled the docks with the time's equivalent of brass knuckles to take down thieves, who carried gold with him to redeem women from debt, and whose powers of deduction were so great that people came to him to find solutions to crimes nobody else could solve. St Nicholas was not Santa Claus - he was freaking Batman!
askye - Sep 15, 2013 5:32:44 am PDT #4743 of 30002
Thrive to spite them
I hate moving. That said I'm done. Well done ish. In trying to find a screwdriver last night I realized I left my "junk drawer" stuff and stuff under the sink.
And I probably lost the security deposit because there was 1 mystery problem with the floor and then while cleaning out the stove/tray thing and fridge I managed to gouge 4 more holes in there. You can't really see unless you look but they are there. I emailed ex landlady about my stuff and that I couldn't get up there until Thursday. Well, I could go up today but I'm not, Thursday I have off and I'm going to the yarn shop and I'll get the stuff then.
I was so mad at myself but I've been stressed out and tired and working a lot of hours (for me) plus learning a new position.
meara - Sep 15, 2013 8:41:03 am PDT #4744 of 30002
askye, is your new place closer to work?