Jayne: Captain, can you stop her from bein' cheerful, please? Mal: I don't believe there is a power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month.

'Serenity'


Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.  

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.


Steph L. - Apr 10, 2024 10:16:11 am PDT #29675 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

Epic and dcp, you have all my love.

Youngest niece is getting married in May; her fiance is Indian, so they are having a Hindu wedding one day and a Christian wedding the next day. The groom and his family have assured us that it's not just okay but in fact encouraged to wear festive Indian clothing to the Hindu ceremony, so I think this is what I'm getting: [link] (including big-ass silver earrings and bracelets).

Tim wants to know if we should match, and I told him that it would be hard to get 2 different pink garments that match perfectly, so he should get a complimentary color; he's thinking blue, like this: [link] or this: [link]


JenP - Apr 10, 2024 10:51:24 am PDT #29676 of 30000

Love alla that! So pretty.


-t - Apr 10, 2024 10:53:49 am PDT #29677 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Ooh, pretty, Tep!

Yay, sj!

Brief F2F with aurelia accomplished! Chicago achievement unlocked


EpicTangent - Apr 10, 2024 11:23:33 am PDT #29678 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Oh, those are gorgeous, Steph!


Laura - Apr 10, 2024 11:43:49 am PDT #29679 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

What fun, Teppy. I look forward to those pictures.


Steph L. - Apr 10, 2024 11:58:49 am PDT #29680 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

It's going to be a 3-day (for us; for the bridal party and family,* a 4-day) extravaganza, and I can't wait.

*Tim and I, as family, are invited to take part in Day 1's activities, which is the mehndi ceremony, but that's too much running around for us, because it would be over an hour drive, on the Wednesday of wedding week, and we're already taking Friday off work because the Hindu ceremony is on Friday. On Thursday evening is the Sangeet, where the groom's family performs dances and sings (I'm not sure if the bride's family does anything; I assume in a traditional Indian wedding they would, but I don't know what that might look like for this wedding). They're going to have a henna artist at the Sangeet for anyone who wants mehndi but couldn't go to the ceremony on Wednesday, so yay! Because this is a true fusion of cultures, the Sangeet is going to be held at a local brewery.

The Hindu ceremony is at 9 a.m. on Friday at the big pink Hindu temple, and although they genuinely considered renting an elephant (!), it's literally $20K and they nixed that. The groom also doesn't want to ride in on a horse because he'd much rather dance his way in. That's followed by a lunch, and then nothing for the rest of the day. (My understanding is that the bride and groom are having a bonfire with their friends at Tim's brother's house to just fucking chill out for a few hours, which: good for them!)

The Christian ceremony, with the bridal party in traditional Western wedding clothes (white wedding gown, tuxedos) is on Saturday afternoon at the bride's family's Lutheran church, followed by a huge fucking hootenanny of a reception.

On Sunday I plan to do NOTHING. (Fortunately, the wedding extravaganza is taking place Memorial Day weekend, so Monday is ALSO a day off!)


Jesse - Apr 10, 2024 12:33:31 pm PDT #29681 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

That all sounds super fun.


-t - Apr 10, 2024 12:34:03 pm PDT #29682 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That sounds like a lot of fun for everyone!


sj - Apr 10, 2024 1:03:41 pm PDT #29683 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

What does it mean when your car shudders and dies while in park and refuses to do anything after that? Nothing good I’m sure. Waiting for AAA now.


Dana - Apr 10, 2024 1:10:14 pm PDT #29684 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

That sounds very similar to a cousin's wedding I went to, except both ceremonies were held the same day. And then people went out afterwards? No idea how they had energy. Also, we were constantly being fed Indian food, which was awesome.