Wesley: Hey. Hey, Gunn. Is something weird going on? … Charles, you just peed on my shoes. Gunn: I'll be damned. That's weird.

'Life of the Party'


Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.  

[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.


beekaytee - Jul 20, 2009 4:06:59 pm PDT #17246 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant

Oh god. I scarcely ever sleep ANYwhere but in my own bed. The list of rituals and requirements is vast and concrete. It has always been thus and makes me envious of nothing else in this life, except for people who can sleep on demand.

A brief sample: head must be at north, must have 3 pillows, on of which must be paper thin, must wear earplugs (Mack's wax...there is no other brand. If they ever go out of business, I doubt I'll survive it.)


beth b - Jul 20, 2009 4:33:07 pm PDT #17247 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

I assumed GGG was involved.

I am always amazed when I sleep somewhere else. Really tired or drugs


meara - Jul 20, 2009 4:56:06 pm PDT #17248 of 30000

Hah! It's a very good thing I have no trouble sleeping wherever. As long as I am not sitting up. Can't sleep in cars/airplanes, due to the sitting up thing.


-t - Jul 20, 2009 5:00:14 pm PDT #17249 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Predation risk! Less REM and less deep sleep in novel environments. The theory is that people who get night terrors are extra sensitive to the cues of predation risk.

If we were like dolphins and only half of our brain went to sleep at a time it would be less of a problem.


Hil R. - Jul 20, 2009 5:04:11 pm PDT #17250 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Yay for dinner plans, omnis.

Is there any way to convince my mom that my vacation will not be ruined if I eat a salad? We keep having this same conversation. She asks me what I can eat at some restaurant. I reply, "Oh, they've got a really good salad." (And they do -- spinach with candied walnuts and onions and tomatoes and lots of other good stuff.) And she replies, "No, I want you to enjoy your vacation."

Honestly? As long as food that I do not have to pay for or clean up after appears in front of me, I will be happy.


-t - Jul 20, 2009 5:13:45 pm PDT #17251 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, Hil's mom. Salads are enjoyable summertime fare! I wish one of the restaurants in walking distance would reliably serve a good salad.


beth b - Jul 20, 2009 5:16:42 pm PDT #17252 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

I'm not a big salad eater -- but that sounds good to me

a sign we saw in front of a church this weekend.

[link]

hee


Hil R. - Jul 20, 2009 5:17:37 pm PDT #17253 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I think that she thinks of salads as diet food, and therefore impossible to enjoy. I'm pretty sure that she won't think I'm happy until she sees me eating something deep-fried.


Jessica - Jul 20, 2009 5:20:05 pm PDT #17254 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Ask the restaurant if they can deep-fry some of the spinach.


beth b - Jul 20, 2009 5:20:31 pm PDT #17255 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

Oddly, a vaction where I eat healthy and very tasty -- adds to the experience. Granted sweet potato fries are always good