Atherton: Half the men in this room wish you were on their arm, tonight. Inara: Only half. I must be losing my indefinable allure.

'Shindig'


Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Typo Boy - Jun 17, 2014 1:51:26 pm PDT #133 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Luck ita. Relief S. Ginger, agree this is insane. (For various reasons, being brief at moment).


meara - Jun 17, 2014 2:28:00 pm PDT #134 of 30000

Tell her you'll take care of the lawn when she invited you to join her farm share?


Jesse - Jun 17, 2014 2:28:26 pm PDT #135 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Ha ha! Too late for that, sadly.


Juliebird - Jun 17, 2014 2:41:04 pm PDT #136 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

Met intern's boyfriend, and he is not the lazy inconsiderate slob that needs to be guilted into everything that she painted him to be*. He helped with our volunteer group and it was fascinating to watch them interact, her in charge, then her being stubborn and solitary, and him sicking the other volunteers after her to compensate for her stubborn solitude. It was terribly sweet (I could see her thinking "if they can't do it right, I'll just have to do it myself" and the bf being all "yeah, don't let her pull that shit, she needs help, go after her".

*Is it a thing where bf's are talked badly about? Because I have worked with too many interns and part-timers and even women with spouses where I get to the point where I want to counsel them to break up/divorce their significant others. Is it just a couple thing? Please tell me it's an overcompensation thing where people got sick of them gushing over how wonderful they were, and so instead vent about the petty shit they don't really care about. Because it's depressing and makes me glad for singlehood.


Scrappy - Jun 17, 2014 2:47:11 pm PDT #137 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I think for some people, talking about the good stuff feels like bragging, so you only really hear about the bad stuff. "He never calls me when he's going to be late and it's so inconsiderate" seems more socially acceptable to say than "He's always supportive and always makes me feel like I'm important to him." or "My boyfriend is a great kisser."

And for some people, they can't actually SEE the good stuff, in their lovers or themselves.


Connie Neil - Jun 17, 2014 3:02:20 pm PDT #138 of 30000
brillig

I may mention one of Hubby's shortcomings to people, but I don't constantly bitch about him. I've seen that, though, women continually complaining about their significant other. I often wonder what they saw in the man.

Oh, and it's snowing in Utah. Cold, wet storm. It should hit 90 in less than a week.


Kat - Jun 17, 2014 3:11:32 pm PDT #139 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Event went fine and I was able to find parking!

Surgery was fine. Then Grace tried to cough, was in pain (due to the surgery) panicked, de-satted down to 72%, turned blue, panicked more, and generally freaked out an entire recovery room, a few pediatric residents, some nurses, her ENT and her anaesthesiologist.

She's being held over night not on the regular floor but in intensive care with a one-on-one nurse.


Sue - Jun 17, 2014 3:17:08 pm PDT #140 of 30000
hip deep in pie

Aw, poor Grace.


Juliebird - Jun 17, 2014 3:22:57 pm PDT #141 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

I'm just happy that I find that I adore my interns boyfriend almost as much as I adore her (and I adore and respect her bunches and bunches).

Of course, then I think of my parents, and how many outsiders think my mother is a cruel shrew for being so mean to my sweet sweet father, when in fact he really is an absented-minded neglectful family man who puts church before family and in the end is a bit of an asshole. But that's almost forty years of marriage. (although I'd laugh myself silly seeing him divorced and trying to maintain a house beyond just mowing the lawn and washing his personal laundry). (Bringing home a paycheck isn't the end of your familial responsibilities, fuckwad).


Amy - Jun 17, 2014 3:23:34 pm PDT #142 of 30000
Because books.

Aw, Grace! That would be scary.