I went to the office Halloween potluck as a plague doctor. The outfit was a hit. Not as much a hit as the Pegasus-unicorn with LEDs in her mane. But that's hard to compete with.
Buffy. When I saw you stop the world from, you know, ending, I just assumed that was a big week for you. Turns out I suddenly find myself needing to know the plural of 'apocalypse.'
Riley ,'Potential'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
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.
Calli - Oct 31, 2018 8:23:19 am PDT #1417 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Amy - Oct 31, 2018 8:30:16 am PDT #1418 of 30019
Because books.
Plague doctor is a classic!
EpicTangent - Oct 31, 2018 8:39:13 am PDT #1419 of 30019
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
One person got my costume without needing to be told who I was. One! Most people have appreciated it once I clued them in, though.
After they had already voted, people all started looking closely at my costume and going, "Oh, I get it! That's so great!", so somebody else won the costume contest. I got to vent for a sec in a friend's office so I'm mostly okay, but still a little hacked off. (Prize was a $50 GC, plus I tend to be pretty competitive. Sometimes it better when I just don't compete).
sj - Oct 31, 2018 8:44:36 am PDT #1420 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Connie, TCG did that last week. Good luck. I was jealous he was allowed to drink clear liquids. When I had mine all I was allowed to drink was a gallon of the prep stuff.
meara - Oct 31, 2018 8:48:31 am PDT #1421 of 30019
Plague doctor is creepy!!!
Ok, how do I say to one of my fb friends that her child's Halloween costume is inappropriate and kinda racist? (former in person friend in our 20s, haven't seen her in over ten years, she has an 8 year old with some extreme special needs, so I know she picked the costume: it's a fake "Indian headdress" of feathers and a fringed buckskin sort of shirt). I'm in no way close to her but feel like I have to say something??
Connie Neil - Oct 31, 2018 8:52:47 am PDT #1422 of 30019
brillig
I just ordered a grocery delivery of apple juice, consomme, jello, and instant miso. I'll make myself strain out the tofu and onion bits. I totally forgot about miso soup.
sj - Oct 31, 2018 9:01:09 am PDT #1423 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Ugh, meara. Maybe send her a link to a good article on the subject backchannel?
Laura - Oct 31, 2018 9:23:04 am PDT #1424 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
If you don't know her well I would let it go, meara. It could be that the child is super into "Indians" and she is catering to him. It is hard to tell from afar all the circumstances.
Laura - Oct 31, 2018 9:39:58 am PDT #1425 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Sweet story from the DMV this morning. DH took the kid to transfer title on my old car. The middle aged Caribbean woman behind the counter went full on mama mode on the kid. Telling him he better keep that title some place safe and never leave it in the car. DH said she was adorable and the kid just kept shaking his head and yes m'amming.
flea - Oct 31, 2018 9:54:36 am PDT #1426 of 30019
information libertarian
Casper confessed to me this morning that she now felt guilty about the year she chose to dress as a 'hobo' for Halloween, because it was insensitive to the struggles of people experiencing poverty or homelessness. (She was 8; I decided she was too young to bring it up at the time, but I'm proud she can see it now.)
She's going through a sassy as hell and quarrelsome phase, but the kid is pretty fundamentally all right.