Maybe not mixing fancy drinks, but opening wine, pouring beer and champagne properly, mixing liquor+chaser-
Pouring a proper gin and tonic was most definitely part of our upbringing.
I've seen honest faces before. They usually come attached to liars.
Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
brenda m - Nov 24, 2013 3:01:00 am PST #12785 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Theodosia - Nov 24, 2013 3:29:23 am PST #12786 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I like the Leatherman(s), because if you have pliers, you find that you have about a hundred uses for them that you never knew you needed. They make a whole bunch of "gripping" or "getting into a tight spot" situations, much much easier.
I've somehow ended up with one Swiss Army knife, one full-size Leatherman, and two mini-"Leatherman" alternate devices (one made by Brookstone, with a dear little detachable LED flashlight). The Brookstone I carry in my purse and amazes everyone when you take it out to deal with a Situation.
sarameg - Nov 24, 2013 4:18:37 am PST #12787 of 30000
I should start packing, shouldn't I?
billytea - Nov 24, 2013 4:38:10 am PST #12788 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I should start packing, shouldn't I?
Is there some threat in your neighbourhood you're not telling us about?
Jesse - Nov 24, 2013 5:01:55 am PST #12789 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Do you have a flight in less than 3 hours? If no, I say you're fine.
I need to keep packing my stupid apartment. I've been up for three hours and haven't done anything!
Also, I guess it's time to bring out the puffy coat -- we will not get up to freezing today. Brrr!
brenda m - Nov 24, 2013 5:02:22 am PST #12790 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
11 degrees here.
Amy - Nov 24, 2013 5:05:50 am PST #12791 of 30000
Because books.
I think the high here is supposed to be 32. Last Sunday I was out without even a sweater.
Anne W. - Nov 24, 2013 5:07:53 am PST #12792 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Same here, Amy. Per the weather app on my phone, it's 21 degrees outside. I have no desire to go verify that for myself.
Amy - Nov 24, 2013 5:18:27 am PST #12793 of 30000
Because books.
Me either. The wind is actually howling. But Sara and I were given tickets to see Elf at the Walnut Street Theater (one of her friends from school is in the show), so we will be braving the weather and the city a little later.
Jesse - Nov 24, 2013 5:21:18 am PST #12794 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Brrrr!
It somehow feels like failure to me to pull out the big coat. But I was the dope who left for school every day of the year with wet hair as a kid, so.