So my boss asks me if I'm okay. I say the paint smell is a bit overwhelming. He asks me into his office.
Which has just been painted.
I'm crying right now, and I'm about to go home. Jesus.
Angel: If I'm not back in a couple of hours— Gunn: You're dead, we're screwed, end of the world.
'Underneath'
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.
§ ita § - Dec 17, 2010 6:58:06 am PST #11806 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Daisy Jane - Dec 17, 2010 7:01:37 am PST #11807 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Never knew this before getting engaged, but jaycees crisco, do you get asked about it. That story better be interesting! And remembered!
Ours totally doesn't qualify. Him: You think you wanna get married. Me: Ok, when? Him: I dunno. How long do you think it will take to plan? Me: So next spring then?
We are oh so romantic.
sumi - Dec 17, 2010 7:01:57 am PST #11808 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Aims - woo hoo! Congratulations!!
tommyrot - Dec 17, 2010 7:02:26 am PST #11809 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.
Congrats, Aims!!
Jesse - Dec 17, 2010 7:02:55 am PST #11810 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My most recent friends to get married got "officially" engaged at BJ's Wholesale, because there was a ring she liked that was on sale.
Congrats, Aims!!!
Zenkitty - Dec 17, 2010 7:03:32 am PST #11811 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Aims, that's wonderful!!!11
Daisy Jane - Dec 17, 2010 7:06:00 am PST #11812 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Hooray, Aims!
Strega - Dec 17, 2010 7:06:44 am PST #11813 of 30001
People just want a show.
I think the sticking point for me is that the public attention-getting stuff seems akin to heckling someone else's show. If I'm at a movie or a park or a restaurant or whatever, it's not because I'm hoping for a chance to put on my "politely interested" face while waiting to find out whether some strangers are getting married.
The Muppet thing was set up so the audience was all friends & family, so I've got no issue with that. But the ones engineered so the general public is forced to bear witness are barfy.
Aims - Dec 17, 2010 7:07:20 am PST #11814 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
My teachers made a HUGE deal out of it. THey had me open a gift up in front of the kids ad it was a turtle charm for my bracelet! The kids all cheered and yelled "YAY MS. AIMEE!!"
And dude - the gifts I got today?? HOLY CRAP!
bon bon - Dec 17, 2010 7:09:57 am PST #11815 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
My most recent friends to get married got "officially" engaged at BJ's Wholesale, because there was a ring she liked that was on sale.
That's a good story! (You're telling it, aren't you?)
Other stories I find funny: a partner I worked for who casually asked his wife to marry him during a break in her cross-examination of the sexual practices of Andrew Crispo, S/M art dealer/accused murderer. The comedian who asked his wife to marry him while stopped at a stoplight. Both women were outraged.