This is were I start to subtly (not so subtly) suggest that a job search and change is the perfect opportunity to move closer to or in with a Buffista to begin the compound. I AM JUST SAYING.
That is a good reminder, thank you!
Inara: You don't have to die alone. Mal: Everybody dies alone.
'Out Of Gas'
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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.
-t - Jan 31, 2018 8:55:41 am PST #21654 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
flea - Jan 31, 2018 9:09:29 am PST #21655 of 30002
information libertarian
A new librarian started in our department and she calls me "Miss Flea." Which I am simultaneously totally charmed by and made to feel 100000 years old by.
DavidS - Jan 31, 2018 10:33:11 am PST #21656 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I desperately hope she's actually calling you Miss Flea instead of Miss [actual last name].
-t - Jan 31, 2018 11:07:09 am PST #21657 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I was assuming Miss [actual first name] which I have been told makes women approximately my age feel old when I do it to them. I don't mean anything by it, in my head it's affectionate if anything.
flea - Jan 31, 2018 11:20:06 am PST #21658 of 30002
information libertarian
Miss Firstname. This is a common cultural convention in the South to indicate respect; my new staff member is in her 20s and is African-American. So it totally makes sense and is touching in that cultural context, but it's not generally used between peers, and I think of her as my peer but clearly I'm now a respected elder!
Connie Neil - Jan 31, 2018 11:35:46 am PST #21659 of 30002
brillig
I know it's supposed to be a Southern term of respect, but I keep hearing a silent "Bless your heart" when someone uses it on me.
A woman here in Utah spent several years in the South and said "Everyone was just so lovely to me and my children. So friendly and cordial, I don't know how many people said 'Bless your heart.'" Everyone else said, "Oh, how sweet," while I winced for the poor woman who had no idea.
-t - Jan 31, 2018 11:39:34 am PST #21660 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
See, I am just that respectful of my peers.
-t - Jan 31, 2018 11:41:17 am PST #21661 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I kind of don't have anything to do, work-wise. Don't tell anyone.
flea - Jan 31, 2018 11:45:12 am PST #21662 of 30002
information libertarian
I mean, people do say Bless Your Heart in a non-snarky way in the south, too.
Jesse - Jan 31, 2018 11:47:40 am PST #21663 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It's on Fox, so it would only be cancelled quickly if it were quality. Brace yourselves for a 16+ season run.
Hahaha!
You guys, I just genuinely thought, "Oh good -- I could work late tomorrow!" The fuck is wrong with me?