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Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
Spike's Bitches 41: Thrown together to stand against the forces of darkness
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Burrell - Jun 02, 2008 1:13:19 pm PDT #1594 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Ginger - Jun 02, 2008 1:23:54 pm PDT #1595 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I hate those falls in which I bring all the crockery down about me. I know that I'm always going to be felled by passing gravity waves, but I prefer those incidents to happen when I'm the only one to say, "That was stupid." I hope the fall was just a fall, Teppy.
Congratulations to Lieutenant Colonel Joe! We moved a lot when I was a kid, and a lot of those places were never home. Places where I feel at home: the Chicago suburb I lived in until I was 10; an assortment of rural midwestern towns; my college campus; the Field Museum in Chicago; London; libraries; and when I'm driving south on I-75 and see the Atlanta skyline.
hippocampus - Jun 02, 2008 1:38:27 pm PDT #1596 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
Congratulations Stephanie & Lt. Col Joe! Awesome.
I'm dodging the home question for now. Leaving Baltimore hurt like heck. Places where I feel comfortable include on a sailboat, traveling, at the beach, w/my family & online. Hmmm. I could totally package that into home.
Vortex - Jun 02, 2008 1:40:24 pm PDT #1597 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I sort of feel like DC and its suburbs are "home", but not a particular dwelling. My condo is too new, and the place I lived for six years I thought of as "temporary", so that didn't work. I liked my previous place, but knew I wasn't staying forever.
vw bug - Jun 02, 2008 1:40:26 pm PDT #1598 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Stephanie! That's wonderful news! Please pass on my congratulations to Joe! Yay for you all!
Steph, that's scary! I hope he's ok.
Apparently, at least one Boston high school's prom is tonight. On a Monday? I'm so perplexed.
On Home. I've known I was an East Coast girl ever since I was a little kid--before I'd ever even visited the East Coast. Boston was home from the moment I arrived. My parents' place felt transitional, and I suppose the Cambridge apartment did a bit too. But, this apartment is totally Home. Chicago was kind of home, but I can't imagine ever moving back there. Minnesota was never home, and I would never go back. I suppose part of why Boston feels like home is because I feel safe here. First place in my life...
Laga - Jun 02, 2008 1:45:29 pm PDT #1599 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
thanks Burrell! That place looks great.
brenda m - Jun 02, 2008 1:48:18 pm PDT #1600 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I lost my balance in the kitchen the other day and immediately reached out and grabbed on to...the knife rack. Oy. I got lucky and didn't lose any digits, but it was a near thing.
beth b - Jun 02, 2008 1:50:50 pm PDT #1601 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Congratulations to Joe, Stephanie
Sean K - Jun 02, 2008 1:52:15 pm PDT #1602 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
LA feels so much like home to me, I think if I had to move away for whatever reason, I just wouldn't feel right any more. I suppose we all get used to whatever eventually, but this is my city. I belong here.
On the other hand, if this friends-moving-away trend were to continue, eventually I would start to feel pretty bereft, and my "home" would start to feel pretty empty.
sj - Jun 02, 2008 1:53:37 pm PDT #1603 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Congratulations to Stephanie's Joe!
Steph, ~ma to your boss.
As far as places go, Worcester is not HOME to me. It's too much of a city. I could see myself feeling more comfortable in one of the surrounding towns. Although, our current place doesn't feel as city-ish. I wouldn't want to live where I grew up either, though. HOME HERE is Cape Cod, Narragansett, the Italian Countryside, and really anyplace in England. London is the only city where I have felt HOME HERE, but I think I would still prefer the country.