Jayne (Husband): Oh, I think you might wanna reconsider that last part. See, I married me a powerful ugly creature. Mal (Wife): How can you say that? How can you shame me in front of new people? Jayne (Husband): If I could make you purtier, I would. Mal (Wife): You are not the man I met a year ago.

'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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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.


Burrell - Jun 18, 2014 7:47:41 am PDT #202 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Lovely house, but the number of deer head in it is comical.

And Connie, ugh, sounds like the weather god in Utah went on another bender. Must remember to send a missive to our family there and see how they are doing. Aunty just started treatments herself, but I think she's seeing someone in Provo, not up at Huntsman.


Connie Neil - Jun 18, 2014 7:50:27 am PDT #203 of 30000
brillig

Hopefully Aunty's treatment is more straightforward than Hubby's. He was supposed to check in for his month's stay yesterday--I've taken to calling it "going to camp", especially when he's packing--but he had some dental work yesterday morning at the Huntsman's request, and the novocaine has to be out of his system for 48 hours, so he's off to camp on Friday.


§ ita § - Jun 18, 2014 8:03:03 am PDT #204 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Some people think 5.5 hours from Edinburgh is a good thing, especially the more difficult they are.

I'm not saying I'm those people. After all, Fringe.

Being a twin must be complex.

Being a twin whose twin came back late too. I was there when Noah asked why Grace had the same last name as him, and I honestly almost cried. He was okay about that being because it was his sister.

The only metal tools I use are tongs. But I have two matching "caucasian" slashes on my right arm, because when I let the cookie sheets pile up dirty, two dry in the rack, two dry in the oven. And then days later I preheat the oven with sheets in them, remember too late, move them safely into the sink and swat them both simultaneously with my arm. Come on, baby, tan!


§ ita § - Jun 18, 2014 8:08:16 am PDT #205 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Oh, and Kat, I guess the trache surgery is a quantum leap. It's not necessarily a huge distance leap, but it's a significant change that takes a lot of energy to get past. Just...not the last.


Burrell - Jun 18, 2014 8:15:21 am PDT #206 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Thank you Connie. She has pancreatic cancer, but at least it is the kind that is responsive to treatment. We are all very hopeful and staying positive.


Calli - Jun 18, 2014 8:39:49 am PDT #207 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Who got the idea to treat every job as if it required continuous improvement? Why isn't it okay that I'm good at it and I continue to be good at it?

The idea that everything can improve on to infinity seems under-supported at best.


Calli - Jun 18, 2014 8:40:20 am PDT #208 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I hope the treatment works well for your aunt, Burrell.


Connie Neil - Jun 18, 2014 8:40:52 am PDT #209 of 30000
brillig

Every quarter the shareholders demand growth for their stock. Regardless if growth is more cancerous than fruitful.


Jesse - Jun 18, 2014 8:44:37 am PDT #210 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

The idea that everything can improve on to infinity seems under-supported at best.

Yeah, my department is coming up against this as well. Maybe we can't have growth every year?


-t - Jun 18, 2014 9:11:51 am PDT #211 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

We actually have a sales plan for this year that is lower than last year's, because realism. But we are continually supposed to have individual improvement on other metrics, and this year there's a particular emphasis on employee opportunity (but also cost cutting so while no one actually comes out and says "do more with less" it does feel like that).