TB, I think a "no worries, what you said didn't hurt/offend me, but I thank you for saying so" is a good approach to that situation. It always feels to me like the decent thing to acknowledge their gesture even if they didn't actually cross your line, wherever that line is.
I'm thinking about buying something very expensive. Maybe an antelope.
Anya ,'Get It Done'
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.
amych - Oct 22, 2013 11:34:10 am PDT #9766 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
§ ita § - Oct 22, 2013 11:36:31 am PDT #9767 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hot damn! I just discovered car mounts with NFC. I was about to pull the trigger on your suggestion, Jessica, but if my phone can tell it's mounted in my car...oh, the possibilities...
Consuela - Oct 22, 2013 11:59:57 am PDT #9768 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Thanks, folks. And then I got a really quick response from someone I'd chatted with in April about a job possibility in Portland. He's still interested, wants to know if I'd relocate.
I still can't decide. I like so much about my life here: my family, my friends, the weather, the food. But the housing situation is SO AWFUL. The street business in front of the house is unending, I'm certain my sinus problems are related to my proximity to the highway, and I found a rifle shell casing in my yard last week. But house prices are so fucking ridiculous, I would need a 30% increase in salary to be able to move to a significantly better neighborhood. Which would probably mean working so many hours I wouldn't have time to appreciate my nice house. Or I should consider a condo, except I have a dog. Except I have a GSD because I live in a crap neighborhood. Round and round we go...
Argh.
I should go run errands: it's more productive than surfing Redfin and whining about the fabulous place I could get in Portland for no more than $325K...
P.M. Marc - Oct 22, 2013 12:04:44 pm PDT #9769 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Portland is awesome.
You should move to Portland.
Theodosia - Oct 22, 2013 12:33:56 pm PDT #9770 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"
Portland isn't so far that you couldn't visit family quite often.
Atropa - Oct 22, 2013 12:36:35 pm PDT #9771 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I just replied to an email from a production company asking me if I knew of any goth/macabre families interested in being involved in a "lighthearted reality-based TV series". I tried to be as friendly and professional as possible while saying that most goths are wary of appearing on any "reality-based" TV, because of those shows being scripted/edited for Maximum Drama!, and because the shows often encourage a point and laugh at the freaks mentality. Let's see if the production company answers!
Jesse - Oct 22, 2013 12:49:26 pm PDT #9772 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You guys, realizing that I could get a take-out burger without fries has made my life SO MUCH BETTER.
Dana - Oct 22, 2013 1:28:05 pm PDT #9773 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Aaaaand the refrigerator is broken. Not catastrophically, but still.
shrift - Oct 22, 2013 1:29:33 pm PDT #9774 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I may attempt pumpkin lasagne with spinach and goat cheese tonight, but I'll probably end up eating a salad or an omelette.
shrift - Oct 22, 2013 1:30:29 pm PDT #9775 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Boo, what is it with refrigerators? Mine has started randomly getting too cold and freezing most of my goddamn produce.