Jeez, don't get all Movie of the Week. I was just too cheap to buy you a real present.

Dawn ,'The Killer In Me'


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.


Jesse - May 11, 2014 5:32:24 am PDT #27462 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

But are there sheep?? Thanks!

Not My Cat is never the best houseguest....


§ ita § - May 11, 2014 5:38:36 am PDT #27463 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Maybe next time just mail a card and don't call?

I am an eCard devotee, because I usually only call on weekends. Clearly I have a better relationship with my 'rents, but I don't think another gesture goes amiss. I don't *think*. But your mother is clearly not being reasonable, so it's hard to tell what enough is.


Jesse - May 11, 2014 5:40:06 am PDT #27464 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

In general, I support avoiding interaction with people who make you feel bad, regardless of who they are.


brenda m - May 11, 2014 5:40:34 am PDT #27465 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

Dog bed success! Darby still needs to be pulled inside the house, but no longer bolts for the door. And she didn't even get up when the alarm click my dad left a few feet away went off at 1:45 AM. Still happier in the yard.


Amy - May 11, 2014 5:40:37 am PDT #27466 of 30000
Because books.

What Jesse said.


Tom Scola - May 11, 2014 6:15:23 am PDT #27467 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

So I got a decent amount amount of sleep last night, and I woke up in a MUCH better mood. The call to Mom this morning was quick and painless; she didn’t feel like picking a fight this morning. Yay.


sj - May 11, 2014 6:16:19 am PDT #27468 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Yay, Tom!


sarameg - May 11, 2014 6:19:38 am PDT #27469 of 30000

Glad to hear that, Tom!

I'm counting as success that I have a load of laundry in and am showered and dressed and it isn't even noon yet (I was a bit wired last night, whodathunk.)

I even put the deck set out on the deck. Of course, now it is gonna get all pollinated but whatever.

Also, I think I drank too much coffee this morning.

OK, got some errands to run.


Vortex - May 11, 2014 6:21:09 am PDT #27470 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Yay Tom. My mother rebuffed my brother when he tried to make plans with her because "that's what a mother does, she puts her kids' needs first". This was, of course, a swipe at the SIL, implying that my mother was the bigger person for not making him choose between them as to how to celebrate for Mother's Day.

When he texted me that, I responded. "Where does she stand on the need not to deal with her crazy".


Jesse - May 11, 2014 6:21:40 am PDT #27471 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Excellent, Tom!

I need to get a load of laundry in and clean the bathroom. I would love to dig up the rest of the trees, but I don't really have anywhere to put more yard waste. Ah well!