I wore black trousers and a black-and-white striped shirt, both things I already had, to my mother's funeral. After the funeral, I threw the shirt away.
I said I'm sorry. I've made mistakes, but fear was never one of them.
Lilah ,'Conviction (1)'
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.
Zenkitty - Aug 22, 2013 11:44:54 am PDT #3309 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Theodosia - Aug 22, 2013 12:03:42 pm PDT #3310 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"
There would have been enough time between Mom's death and the funeral to go shopping (she died on the Friday night of Labor Day... so not a great weekend for malls and such) but my body image demons were way way too loud, so black trousers and a black shirt and a very nice black and white blazer it was.
shrift - Aug 22, 2013 12:19:38 pm PDT #3311 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I had six meetings today. My brain hurts, you guys.
DavidS - Aug 22, 2013 12:23:26 pm PDT #3312 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm reminded by the lead singer of Smash Mouth who claimed he didn't listen to other pop music and just "created' the songs. But if you listen to their songs, they are reminiscent of 1960s & 1970s music.
Yeah, that's a ridiculous claim. The singer might be an actual ignoramus but the keyboard player who sampled the Moog synthesizer from an early 70s track for "Walking On The Sun" certainly listened to earlier music. Plus they fucking covered the Monkees "I'm a Believer" and girl group staple "Can't Seem To Make You Mine." Not to mention being a ska influenced band originally.
le nubian - Aug 22, 2013 12:24:28 pm PDT #3313 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
right? I couldn't believe it.
Scrappy - Aug 22, 2013 12:24:49 pm PDT #3314 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I remember feeling like a vulture, packing a black jumper to take on my emergency trip home when my dad was in the hospital for organ failure. It was pretty clear that if he survived it was going to be a miracle, but even so. He did die later that week and I was glad I didn't have to worry about shopping in the middle of preparing for the funeral.
Juliebird - Aug 22, 2013 12:39:25 pm PDT #3315 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
That sinkhole vid was incredible!
brenda m - Aug 22, 2013 12:43:10 pm PDT #3316 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
I wish more stories were highlighting the fact that it was caused by drilling and most of the town has had to evacuate.
Theodosia - Aug 22, 2013 12:44:46 pm PDT #3317 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 just violated my own rule by chiding someone for running yet another graphic criticizing Obama for standing under an umbrella held by a Marine. When it's so very evident that it's another case of It's OK If You're A Republican when it's not hard to find pictures of previous Presidents doing the same thing.
A friend of mine says, 'You can hit harder if you tell the truth.' If you're going to criticize, at least criticize on factual grounds, not appearance.
Juliebird - Aug 22, 2013 1:09:44 pm PDT #3318 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
What kind of drilling, brenda? Is that why that buoy line was there?
Also, Google's animation today is short and beautiful.