Actually not needing validation right now, but thank you.

Buffy ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'


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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.


SailAweigh - Aug 15, 2014 5:07:53 am PDT #4243 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

I'ms so sorry for your loss, tommyrot. Also, I think if you have a nicer pair of trousers, you could get away with just buying a dark blazer to put over a dress shirt and tie.


Consuela - Aug 15, 2014 5:11:26 am PDT #4244 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Yikes, Jesse. I don't know; my dentist recommended braces for my lower bite a year or so back, but I'm really disinclined. They don't bother me much, frankly.

tommy, the rules on black appear to be pretty flexible. Dark colors generally are appropriate, but I wouldn't worry if you can't find a solid black suit. Of course, if there are sticklers in your family...

I'm off to the mountains today: I have an appointment at a ski shop to buy New! Ski! Boots! for the first time in 15 years. (Not that there will be any skiing in California this winter, but I might be able to ski in Colorado at some point.) And then I will spend the weekend splitting and stacking wood at the ski lodge. I'm going to bring my laptop, though, hoping to do some writing.

I need to fish out my camera, too, and take some pictures of Dad's dog. If I want to find him a new home, I need to provide evidence of his cuteness.


Steph L. - Aug 15, 2014 5:20:18 am PDT #4245 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Also, I think if you have a nicer pair of trousers, you could get away with just buying a dark blazer to put over a dress shirt and tie.

I should have said this, too, in addition to pimping for Men's Warehouse. Tim bought a suit because he didn't have nice dress pants or a blazer (his clothes were, at best, dress-casual for, say, a super laid-back company; this is what happens when you work in a warehouse). So since he would have needed to buy pants and a jacket anyway, he decided he wanted a suit. But if you already have dress pants and only need to buy a blazer, do that. Unless you want a suit.


tommyrot - Aug 15, 2014 5:28:02 am PDT #4246 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Have you set a date for the funeral yet?

No, I think we're deciding this afternoon.

eta: I'm driving up today, then probably back to Chicago and then back up before the funeral.


Jesse - Aug 15, 2014 5:44:55 am PDT #4247 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'd lean away from anything that involves tooth-pulling, because teeth are not replaceable, so if you lost one or two naturally, you'd still have some to fill the gaps

Yeah, I don't think she was seriously recommending it. Anyway, I like my overbite. Invisalign or GTFO!


Zenkitty - Aug 15, 2014 5:45:37 am PDT #4248 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Jesse, FWIW, my dentist said I'd have to have a tooth pulled to get my teeth straight. The Invisalign orthodontist said, pfft, no problem. All my teeth remain in my jaws and they are straight now. I was absolutely opposed to pulling healthy teeth. So if you haven't seen a dedicated Invisalign orthodontist yet, I'd suggest doing that before you make up your mind.

tommy, nobody in our old-fashioned town came to my mom's funeral in black, not even us. I think you're fine in a dark jacket.

I had never heard of Party Girl. I knew of Funny Girl, but I've never seen it. Princess Bride forms a certain amount of my vocabulary.


Laura - Aug 15, 2014 5:47:21 am PDT #4249 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Also, I think if you have a nicer pair of trousers, you could get away with just buying a dark blazer to put over a dress shirt and tie.

Absolutely. I wouldn't get something you wouldn't wear again. I went shopping for something to wear for my dad's funeral and ended up with a yellow and gray dress. He would have liked it.


Jesse - Aug 15, 2014 5:48:27 am PDT #4250 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh yeah, she said they would be straight and all there, just not directly on top of each other. And I have to decide today if I'm putting a crapload of money into my FSA, hence all of the dithering. Without a timeline, I just wait until the decision pops into my head, which it usually does, eventually.


Steph L. - Aug 15, 2014 7:04:00 am PDT #4251 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

I have to stop watching/reading stuff about Michael Brown.

But I'll make this observation: I think Chief Wiggum is more competent than Ferguson's police chief.


Lee - Aug 15, 2014 7:12:58 am PDT #4252 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I'm very sorry for your loss, Tommyrot.