Best flightmate I ever had was a young Polish pianist on a very selective performance tour. He was eager to practice his English, and I'm sure, to be reassured Americans weren't going to eat him. Although he was quite delectable, I refrained. He was charming, and my quest to put him at ease and make his conversation easier made the flight pass quickly.
How did your brain even learn human speech? I'm just so curious.
Wash ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Beverly - Dec 13, 2010 6:58:55 pm PST #10899 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Trudy Booth - Dec 13, 2010 7:10:27 pm PST #10900 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
The more invasive the questions, the further from the truth my answers.
Seriously, all it is is, "Hi, my name is Trudy" and an extended hand before or after my crotch and/or ass ends up in their face on my way to my window seat.
I've never heard a ghost story where the pets didn't go absolutely bonkers. Not even one.
Cashmere - Dec 13, 2010 7:11:15 pm PST #10901 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
DH once had a seat neighbor ask him if he had accepted Jesus Christ as his savior. He said that he had, but that his wife was having trouble making that decision. He's lucky I didn't kill him right then and there.
Heh. I just would never say he can do no wrong.
*coughAWinter'sTalecough*
aurelia - Dec 13, 2010 7:14:50 pm PST #10902 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Liese, you were relaxed enough to get a glimpse of the other universe. The other SO wears slippers.
Kat - Dec 13, 2010 7:15:29 pm PST #10903 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Just got back from Noah's xmas program which was an EPIC fail. During rehearsals he was a super loud enthusiastic singer, so they put him front and center. He proceeded to meltdown, screaming NO at the top of his lungs, growling and stomping his feet. Through the ENTIRE performance.
He told me there were ghosts there and there were too many people and he wanted them to go away.
Poor little guy. Implosion is ugly.
Cashmere - Dec 13, 2010 7:18:04 pm PST #10904 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Poor noodle. Owen has to wear these giant, noise cancelling headphones at any singing event at school--even at music class. he can't stand the noise.
By the way, driving back from derby tonight, the thermostat his -12 degrees. Brrrrr.
Cass - Dec 13, 2010 7:20:33 pm PST #10905 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Seriously, all it is is, "Hi, my name is Trudy" and an extended hand before or after my crotch and/or ass ends up in their face on my way to my window seat.
Oh, that would get an honest hi and probably my name.
It's the people who keep asking questions where there is no conversational spark or interest from my side. They get fictions spun for them.
DH once had a seat neighbor ask him if he had accepted Jesus Christ as his savior. He said that he had, but that his wife was having trouble making that decision.
Cheeky. And brave. And lucky you let him live.
smonster - Dec 13, 2010 7:22:15 pm PST #10906 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I am sometimes quite chatty, and sometimes totally silent. Depends on my mood and my seatmate.
Vortex - Dec 13, 2010 7:33:26 pm PST #10907 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I try not to make eye contact. If my seatmate greets me, I nod and smile. If they continue to try to talk to me, I will respond a little as is polite, then start reading a book. If they keep going, I get out the earbuds.
Of course, all bets are off if it's a hot guy.
Trudy Booth - Dec 13, 2010 7:38:00 pm PST #10908 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
It's the people who keep asking questions where there is no conversational spark or interest from my side. They get fictions spun for them
Sighhh... one of the five reasons I should be famous.
(Would make up lies to nosy questions, would give my kids super-soakers full of ink for paps, would move into an apartment with big-ass windows and walk around naked for a week until all the paps got it out of their systems, would comission limited edition works of art for all those Christmas presents I'm supposed to give to the other shiny people, would buy bling for my friends.)