(And I love DC, but the summer heat and humidity is hellacious!)
I definitely love visiting DC. Every now and then I get to fly up for work.
Say! look at you! You look just like me! We're very pretty.
Buffybot ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Calli - Feb 05, 2010 9:21:08 am PST #6450 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Kathy A - Feb 05, 2010 9:33:01 am PST #6451 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Just got an email from TPTB that our annual 401(k) contribution from the company is going to be 3%, instead of the usual 6%. Not a huge surprise, considering the economy, and not the first time this has happened, but still...feh.
Kat - Feb 05, 2010 9:33:39 am PST #6452 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
OH MAN. It's raining and I am sitting in a room of quiet kids working on this essay: "How do both 'A Rose for Emily' and 'A Good Man is Hard to Find' offer social critiques? How does each story also deliver a deeper message?"
It's really lovely when they are quiet.
DavidS - Feb 05, 2010 9:35:21 am PST #6453 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I don't associate either of those stories with social critiques.
I'd fail this essay.
§ ita § - Feb 05, 2010 9:36:53 am PST #6454 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Today we were allowed to wear team jerseys and no one told me! I could have been in my completely hideous Reggae Boyz soccer jersey. But I think it's a migraine trigger. Or I could have worn my cricket jersey, but then all the Indian guys would realise I supported a really sucky team.
Steph L. - Feb 05, 2010 9:49:30 am PST #6455 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I don't associate either of those stories with social critiques.
Really? The grandmother in A Good Man is Hard to Find is a great example of someone who wants to appear like a "good Christian" despite not actually acting like one. Pretty salient these days.
Vortex - Feb 05, 2010 9:51:23 am PST #6456 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I definitely love visiting DC. Every now and then I get to fly up for work.
and yet, you don't call. hmmmmm.
Or I could have worn my cricket jersey, but then all the Indian guys would realise I supported a really sucky team.
har. who do you support?
sarameg - Feb 05, 2010 9:53:20 am PST #6457 of 30001
OK, you know this is the weather report all the newscasters wish they could give: [link]
Personally, my favorite part isn't the yelling, it is the "oh boy."
Calli - Feb 05, 2010 9:53:48 am PST #6458 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
and yet, you don't call. hmmmmm.
I know, I know. Usually my manager collars me at 4:30 pm and says, "Hey, we need someone to attend that meeting in DC tomorrow." And I'm there and back in a little more than a full work day.
I need to squeeze an overnight or two out of the budget so I can meet up with DCistas.
§ ita § - Feb 05, 2010 9:55:25 am PST #6459 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
who do you support?
The West Indies. Made extra-shameful by the fact that we used to be insanely good, and we were horribly smug about it. Now they exist to make us cry. And teach us that pride comes before a fall.