See, I am so very picky about things like towels, that I can't possibly ask for towels on my list (mr. flea's family are detailed list-ers; mine tend more towards the suggestion-type list). I would have to specify that I want THIS brand of towels, in THIS color, and I DON'T want washcloths but DO want hand towels. Possibly nobody should buy me presents. Happily there is the Amazon wish list; I am much less picky about books.
And now my boy's in love. All hearts and flowers. But, doesn't it freak you out that she used to change your diapers? I mean, when you think about it, the first woman you boned is the closest thing you've ever had to a mother. Doing your mom and trying to kill your dad. Hm. There should be a play.
Angelus ,'Damage'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Aug 18, 2008 1:29:56 pm PDT #4088 of 10003
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Nutty - Aug 18, 2008 1:42:09 pm PDT #4089 of 10003
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
flea is totally talking out her butt. This is the lady once who sent me a skirt, and said, "replace this as exactly as you can," and I did (twice!), and it was a Best Present Evar.
...It is possible I am the only person on the planet who could have done that for her (and enjoyed it).
I tend to be uncomfortable around gift-giving because of the subtext of financial and emotional value being intertwined -- a concept I loathe and abominate. Thus, finding two skirts for my sister at a used clothing store was something that worked for my concept of giving (it required attention and care, not primarily money) as well as working for the recipient's concept of receiving (it was something she needed and wanted, and would have difficulty getting herself).
Scrappy - Aug 18, 2008 1:42:16 pm PDT #4090 of 10003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I ask for Kneipp bath oil from everyone who asks me what I want every single holiday (at $19 per bottle it is too pricey for me to get for myself at this stage) and I have never gotten it. Clearly I am asking wrong.
tommyrot - Aug 18, 2008 1:43:08 pm PDT #4091 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Miniature cattle - family pets that provide milk
For between £200 and £2,000, people can buy a cow that stands no taller than a large German shepherd dog, gives 16 pints of milk a day that can be drunk unpasteurised, keeps the grass “mown” and will be a family pet for years before ending up in the freezer.
Gadget_Girl - Aug 18, 2008 1:44:43 pm PDT #4092 of 10003
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".
Oooh, presents! I like presents! And apparently I'm one of the easiest people ever to shop for. Is it gothy/b&w striped/black & pink/festooned with skulls, bats, or both? Then I will probably like it.
I would love any of those things, too.
previously belonged to Anita Baker
What an AMAZING gift!
Lee - Aug 18, 2008 1:47:39 pm PDT #4093 of 10003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Random moment of my day-- I'm in SF for the day, and went to lunch with the SF library staff, who were talking about HRpeople who had come and gone since they had been working at the firm. I was kind of zoning out until they got to "...and of course David Smay".
Liese S. - Aug 18, 2008 1:48:31 pm PDT #4094 of 10003
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
It was so weird when we bought our own towels for the first time. We were all, like, what makes a good towel? What color does "silver sage" mean? How many do we need?
Up until then, we had random colored non-matchy towels our whole married lives. But it was okay, because really, would we have tried to match the orange, mustard yellow, or avocado green of the stripes in our pink house bathroom?
JZ - Aug 18, 2008 1:50:29 pm PDT #4095 of 10003
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I ask for Kneipp bath oil from everyone who asks me what I want every single holiday (at $19 per bottle it is too pricey for me to get for myself at this stage) and I have never gotten it. Clearly I am asking wrong.
Which scents? I'm deeply in love with the hops, and a couple of years ago I got a 3-pack of oils just to get at the hops but I'm pretty sure one of the others has never been opened. It smells heavenly; it's just not always easy to get childfree tubtime in our apartment. If I get home and it turns out to be (a) indeed unopened and (b) a scent you like, want it?
megan walker - Aug 18, 2008 1:51:19 pm PDT #4096 of 10003
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
the orange, mustard yellow, or avocado green of the stripes in our pink house bathroom
Was your house stuck in a 70s time warp?
Jesse - Aug 18, 2008 1:53:03 pm PDT #4097 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
"...and of course David Smay".
Ha! Of course David Smay!
I should have specified (when I asked for towels) that I havea ton of hand towels and washcloths, but really I don't mind having more that match the towels. (When I moved out on my own, my grandmother gave me a TON of hand towels and washcloths, because "I don't need so many, being alone now." Yeah, I was living alone too. Ah well.)