I did my utter best not to do a double-take at an ashed woman here at work. But I did have to remind myself what was going on. While I was basically familiar with the concept it wasn't anything I'd seen until relatively recently.
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
§ ita § - Feb 17, 2010 11:34:11 am PST #8940 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Cashmere - Feb 17, 2010 11:35:00 am PST #8941 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I'm screwed. I need to get a gift for my FiL and MiL for this weekend--we're doing a belated Christmas at their house. But I have NO IDEA what to get them. My ideas--earrings for MiL and GPS for FiL are out because MiL doesn't wear earrings and FiL got a GPS for Christmas from MiL.
I really have NO CLUE. Most years, we get them something big--like a nice gas grill or deck furniture. But this year, they don't need anything and they don't have hobbies per se. Why did I wait until the last minute?
Nora Deirdre - Feb 17, 2010 11:38:32 am PST #8942 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Hey, javachick, is this your girl at Clio? [link]
tommyrot - Feb 17, 2010 11:39:02 am PST #8943 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
My boss gave me a new Grainger catalog. I'm so excited - I haven't looked through one of those in decades....
javachik - Feb 17, 2010 11:46:48 am PST #8944 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Nora, YES!
ETA: Cashmere, do they like movies? I gave Steve a Roku and a gift certificate for Netflix (he is on the austerity plan right now and is going without cable...)
Jesse - Feb 17, 2010 11:48:42 am PST #8945 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Speaking of cooking, can I make some kind of cream sauce with whole milk, not cream? To hold together cooked chicken, broccoli, and pasta?
tommyrot - Feb 17, 2010 11:50:57 am PST #8946 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I think many Buffistas need an autonomous blimp. Perhaps it could be altered to randomly drop cat treats as it flies though your apartment or house.
Nora Deirdre - Feb 17, 2010 11:51:06 am PST #8947 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Excellent, I figured out who her husband is. [link] (I love the internet and how small the Boston food scene is) But I haven't figured out anything about his new place! Heh. I am very, very nosy.
Jesse, you can make a bechemel sauce, you do a roux with fat (butter) and flour and then add milk and bring to a boil. You'd have to look up the right proportions though. I suck at monkeying around with those.
Jesse - Feb 17, 2010 11:52:41 am PST #8948 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesse, you can make a bechemel sauce, you do a roux with fat (butter) and flour and then add milk and bring to a boil. You'd have to look up the right proportions though. I suck at monkeying around with those.
OK, that was kind of my plan. There are actual proportions? I will look it up!
Jesse - Feb 17, 2010 11:55:32 am PST #8949 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
In other food news, I just signed up for a CSA for this summer! I'm a little scared about waste, but figure that since it's Friday pick-up, I will deal with stuff/make a plan over the weekend and be OK.