Combat grade umbrellas make me think of John Steed.
I already know what I'm gonna call her. Got a name all picked out...
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Oct 29, 2013 2:17:39 pm PDT #10495 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
aurelia - Oct 29, 2013 2:39:49 pm PDT #10496 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Curiosity made me google. [link] They're pricy.
Connie Neil - Oct 29, 2013 2:43:05 pm PDT #10497 of 30000
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Wandering through our local Savers thrift store and spotted not one, but two tan trench coats with heavy fuzzy liners that fit! One was a London Fog and the other was a Stafford (Stanford?) For under $20! I got the Stafford because it was a skosh roomier. Yay, men's clothes! Yay, winter coat!
Zenkitty - Oct 29, 2013 2:56:34 pm PDT #10498 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
That reminds me, I meant to post [link]
My ex boyfriend just bought Kaylee's parasol for me. I will probably never use it. And now I must keep it forever.
Atropa - Oct 29, 2013 2:58:40 pm PDT #10499 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Curiosity made me google. [link] They're pricy.
And ... not very aesthetically pleasing. I'll stick with my "Signature Bella Pagoda" . [link]
Jesse - Oct 29, 2013 3:00:48 pm PDT #10500 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I feel that Gudanov would want to know that I am currently full of burrito.
§ ita § - Oct 29, 2013 3:15:02 pm PDT #10501 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I must be conflating more than one umbrella conversation. Someone should make a pretty parasol that won't break and you can use to slice watermelon, but I'm not going to hold it against the slicing umbrella that it's not pretty.
Because, fuck, BADASS.
Also, ludicrously expensive. I am of the school where I lose the cheap ones sooner, but that's a whole different level of not cheap.
Still, I need to give myself something for Christmas, so...
aurelia - Oct 29, 2013 3:35:57 pm PDT #10502 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I'm still carrying my World Wildlife Fund umbrella from the early '90s, so paying anything for an umbrella is well outside my normal thought process.
§ ita § - Oct 29, 2013 3:41:37 pm PDT #10503 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
No one has ever given me a free umbrella, but access to free tee shirts didn't stop me from buying my own, so. Maybe in LA I could have an umbrella last 20 years, but most of mine have died due to wear and tear. I have only lost one or two, tops.
Kat - Oct 29, 2013 3:48:08 pm PDT #10504 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I've had an umbrella for over 10 years. It's now next to my desk at work, which is not so useful.