I am so glad not to have to be a teenager ever again. It's like being one large exposed nerve.
Tara: Do you have any books on robots? Giles: Oh, yes, dozens. There's a lot of research to be done in order to--no, I'm lying. Haven't got squat. I just like watching Xander squirm.
'Get It Done'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
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.
Toddson - May 07, 2024 9:45:25 am PDT #179 of 3602
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
DavidS - May 07, 2024 9:55:12 am PDT #180 of 3602
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I am so glad not to have to be a teenager ever again. It's like being one large exposed nerve.
Well put! I was just reading Zadie Smith's article yesterday about her teenage angst and it was both a funny look back with cool dispassion on her overwrought drama and a slightly harrowing portrait of...well, being one large exposed nerve.
In Zadie's case, her defiant awkward self obsessed period ended abruptly when she stole her mom's cigarettes, sat in the window to smoke them and promptly fell out of the window, surviving a 30 foot fall but breaking both her legs.
bennett - May 07, 2024 9:55:38 am PDT #181 of 3602
One of the girls she has beef with officially Reported Matilda for "Unnecessary Eye Contact." This occurred in the bathroom while they were changing stalls. Matilda had to see the Principal, and they both laughed about it.
There are times when the southernism "Bless her heart" is pretty much the only response.
erikaj - May 07, 2024 10:33:15 am PDT #182 of 3602
Always Anti-fascist!
sj, personally, I don't know which is worse: Not getting help when you could use it. Or someone offering something you don't really need and expecting to be treated like Citizen of The Year. For me, it's a toss-up.
Laura - May 07, 2024 1:12:00 pm PDT #183 of 3602
Our wings are not tired.
Sending all the ~ma, smonster. You would be a real asset to the organization.
-t - May 07, 2024 1:17:22 pm PDT #184 of 3602
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Job~ma, smonster!
sj, I am extra side-eying those parents because I have to assume at least some of them are the parents of ltc's teammates, you would think they would want to show some team parent solidarity or community or whatever
Aw for the number retirement. That's so cool!
I have to report that I got sushi and tempura for lunch that came with miso soup, which I had first. I just absent-mindedly drank the dipping sauce for the tempura. Before eating hardly any of the tempura, even. I don't who decided to let me out among the humans on my own, but they should maybe rethink that.
Steph L. - May 07, 2024 1:27:11 pm PDT #185 of 3602
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Aw for the number retirement. That's so cool!
Yes! I love that!
I just absent-mindedly drank the dipping sauce for the tempura.
Was it...good, as a beverage?
Laura - May 07, 2024 1:31:59 pm PDT #186 of 3602
Our wings are not tired.
Having her number retired will be something she will always remember. That is delightful.
-t - May 07, 2024 1:40:11 pm PDT #187 of 3602
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Was it...good, as a beverage?
A bit salty, but not terrible. I can't say I recommend it as a better method of consumption.
DavidS - May 07, 2024 2:36:18 pm PDT #188 of 3602
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Aw for the number retirement. That's so cool!
Yes! I love that!
Having her number retired will be something she will always remember. That is delightful.
She literally saved the baseball program last year when she joined the team (at the captain's request) so they could field nine players and have a season. At no small sacrifice, as she had to learn how to throw and hit a baseball (quite different from softball), change positions from catcher to second, and be one of the only girls on an all boy's team. And then co-captained this season, as the only girl and one of only two seniors, which was going successfully until her teammates failed to do their homework. She showed a lot of leadership on the team too. Vocally encouraging, but also calling players to task at failed fundamentals.
I'm really proud of her.
She's been struggling lately.
The Memorial is bringing up a lot of heavy emotions for her, whereas for me I'm more focused on celebrating Jacqueline's life and sharing her story and seeing beloved faces.