Ugh, that is indeed a very unlikeable day.
You do well to flee, townspeople! I will pillage your lands and dwellings! I will burn your crops and make merry sport with your more attractive daughters! Ha ha ha! Mark my words! Ooh! Ale! I smell delicious ale!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
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.
Laura - Feb 21, 2014 12:34:57 pm PST #9518 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
sj - Feb 21, 2014 12:37:38 pm PST #9519 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The one sort of plus side for the day is that my doctor is calling in an antibiotic prescription for the uti I most definitely have despite the fact that the test results aren't in yet.
Beverly - Feb 21, 2014 2:06:42 pm PST #9520 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Laura. Darling. Sister. I have no advice at all to offer, but utter sympathy and support. There's nothing at all we can do, and it's so hard to just stand and watch the train wreck, and hope they wake up and decide whatever it is they need to do, and then do it. But good for you for keeping it out of your home.
Ginger told me once when we were traveling west together to some F2F or other, "They make underwear where we're going." Words to remember and live by.
sj, sorry about the day. Betters tomorrow.
erika, sorry about the state. It seems a lot of them are sliding in that direction. Fire in the streets, people, just you wait. Um. Did I say that out loud?
Steph L. - Feb 21, 2014 2:17:20 pm PST #9521 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Bev! I didn't get to wish you a happy birthday (I remember you saying you don't visit Facebook, so I didn't wish you a happy birthday there, either), so Happy Happy Belated Birthday! It sounds like H. feted you splendidly.
meara - Feb 21, 2014 2:26:27 pm PST #9522 of 30002
As a frequent traveller, I do try to remind myself of the "they have stores there" idea. And therefore focus my attention/worry when packing on things that would be more expensive/difficult to replace. Forgetting my deodorant? Not going to cost much to replace, available in any drugstore and those are usually open late or 24 hours. Forgetting my makeup? Well I like Sephora anyway, or can try new drugstore stuff. Forgetting my laptop cord? $70 but available at Radio Shack. Forgetting my cellphone? Can't really do anything about it. Etc. (My mantra when leaving the house 99% of the time is "Keys? Wallet? Cellphone?")
Beverly - Feb 21, 2014 2:45:18 pm PST #9523 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
A memory-mantra is a good thing to have.
Teppy, thank you. I do sneak onto FB every week or so, but just to check on geographically distant relatives who can't be arsed to email. And while there the other day, I noticed a bunch of well-wishes and left a blanket thank you. I have to say, I really love the low-key celebration thing. Plus, there are as-yet undiscovered presents to look out for, and to look forward to. "I think, the slightly more expensive stripey petunia plants, instead of the standard ones, for the front pots. For my birthday!"
smonster - Feb 21, 2014 5:26:04 pm PST #9524 of 30002
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Popping in to say hi. I've been reading and lurking but haven't had the time or spoons to really participate. But I am reading and nodding and sending ~ma.
Anne W. - Feb 21, 2014 5:59:47 pm PST #9525 of 30002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
(waves to smonster)
sj - Feb 22, 2014 5:09:37 am PST #9526 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
New stove is here. We're testing it by making tea.
Laura - Feb 22, 2014 5:36:18 am PST #9527 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Yay! I am enjoying a cuppa here as well.
I have just listened to a bit of each of the titles on the music mix that Hec assembled for my 60th party tonight and have a smonster sleeping off the long drive from NOLA in the other room. I made a big quiche (broccoli and cauliflower) earlier and DH bought croissants. Short version, all is well in the world.