it's so hard to pick out gifts for Leif.
Pogs. Everyone knows that pogs are awesome.
Xander: We just saw the zebras mating! Thank you, very exciting... Willow: It was like the Heimlich, with stripes!
'Him'
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.
Tom Scola - Dec 16, 2010 9:21:10 am PST #11551 of 30001
hwæt
Gudanov - Dec 16, 2010 9:23:37 am PST #11552 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Pogs, an interesting idea. Seriously though, what kid can't think of something he wants?
DavidS - Dec 16, 2010 9:24:22 am PST #11553 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Leif clearly needs a box of multi colored rolls of duct tape.
That's all he'd need to take over the world.
SuziQ - Dec 16, 2010 9:26:39 am PST #11554 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
CJ. When I ask him, the only things he comes up with are crazy ridiculous things - a million dollars, a car (he is only 14), a dog (one pet at a time and we have a cat), and other such items.
He just shredded his last decent pair of jeans today and I know, when I try to buy him new jeans he will scoff and tell me he doesn't need new jeans.
DavidS - Dec 16, 2010 9:28:42 am PST #11555 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hey Suzi, looks like the A's just traded for Josh Willingham.
They'll have a fairly respectable outfield next year with Dejesus in left, Coco in center and Willingham in Right. And Matsui at DH.
Now if they could just drop a shit-ton of cash on Beltre at third we could contend.
Sue - Dec 16, 2010 9:30:19 am PST #11556 of 30001
hip deep in pie
My nephew is 14 and is already angling for a car. I'm sure he'll have one by 16.
My parents bought him a practice jersey for the local junior hockey team. $140!! For a junior hockey jersey! I knew NHL jersey's were pricey, but I didn't think minor hockey would be too.
Gudanov - Dec 16, 2010 9:33:45 am PST #11557 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Poor Leif, he won't be 16 until his senior year.
$140? That's crazy.
Sparky1 - Dec 16, 2010 9:36:42 am PST #11558 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
SFistas: Do you have restaurant suggestions for places near Union Square? There's a academic conference in SF just after the new year and people are asking me, although I haven't lived there for 4 years.
DebetEsse - Dec 16, 2010 9:37:59 am PST #11559 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Gud, I would guess that Lief would be a kid who would love an "experience" gift. Is there someplace that is cool to go to or do things at that is not generally available to him? Lessons of some sort, maybe?
§ ita § - Dec 16, 2010 9:39:27 am PST #11560 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I only send a response if I know it's a small group of people (so as not to inundate the senders mailbox) or I'm actually sending a message back.
But how will they know if you're attending or not? I hate spending time wondering if I should have rescheduled because no one's gotten back to me, or calling around like the unpopular kid who can't get a date. I don't see why you wouldn't just RSVP.
Which is what 90% of the current crop of remakes are.
As far as I can tell, it's 90% of everything everywhere, pretty much.
Boss! Reply to my emails!