Putting away, like, star-shaped ornaments is manly, but round ones not? WTF?
My whole life just flashed before my eyes! I gotta get me a life!
Xander ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Jan 15, 2012 11:49:35 am PST #16470 of 30001
information libertarian
Amy - Jan 15, 2012 11:53:31 am PST #16471 of 30001
Because books.
Maybe he only puts away the twig-and-berries ones.
S. is making pork belly for dinner because he apparently thinks he's a Top Chef. I hope it's good. I've never had it.
§ ita § - Jan 15, 2012 11:59:23 am PST #16472 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Putting away, like, star-shaped ornaments is manly, but round ones not? WTF?
I'm wondering why he thought this was something to tell a complete stranger, to boot. It sounds really...uh, ungrounded in reality. God forbid my grip on my...what's the general term for masculinity or femininity? Gender essentiality? I dunno...should be so weak that style of ornament could cast aspersions on it.
billytea - Jan 15, 2012 12:00:51 pm PST #16473 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Putting away, like, star-shaped ornaments is manly, but round ones not? WTF?
Because you could cut yourself! There's a DANGER factor!
Last year, Ryan helped us put everything away. This year we were uber-slack, never even put the tree up to begin with (we went away over Christmas). I suspect next time around Ryan will be sufficiently clued in as to what's happening that we won't be able to get away with that.
billytea - Jan 15, 2012 12:03:28 pm PST #16474 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Scrappy, I'm very sorry. That's not a good week.
Pix, I hope your ankle heals quickly. (You've reminded me, our fridge is due for The Treatment too.)
Liese S. - Jan 15, 2012 12:14:27 pm PST #16475 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Ok, wood is hauled and stacked. It is a seriously fatiguing chore, but a very satisfying one, what with there not being anything there, and then there being a big pile of heat-sustaining stuff there. I did that!
DavidS - Jan 15, 2012 12:21:38 pm PST #16476 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm making the turkey pot roast/coq au vin thing (except with brandy instead of wine).
It smells good on a gray winter day.
Sue - Jan 15, 2012 12:21:40 pm PST #16477 of 30001
hip deep in pie
I am so sorry Scrappy.
meara - Jan 15, 2012 12:24:51 pm PST #16478 of 30001
On the one hand, I think the idea of goats that have spider silk in their milk is very cool, and yay science. On the other hand, the phobic part of my brain is saying THIS WILL END BADLY, GIVE ME A FLAMETHROWER NOW.
Yeah, I'm with Jilli on this one. I'm a scientist and think some of that is cool, but I'm also a science fiction reader...and I think "OMG WE WILL ALL DIE"
Aeryn stood over me yelling "No no no no no no!" I think she must have thought I was hurting the baby because as soon as I handed it to her she grabbed the doll, turned away from me, and started kissing its head. Too cute for words.
Aww, that sounds so cute!
When I woke up there was maybe an inch of snow, and I thought "well, maybe I could still go run errands". But now I'm really glad I didn't--there's at least three inches and that's wayyyy too much for anyone in Seattle to drive OK in.
Atropa - Jan 15, 2012 12:29:52 pm PST #16479 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
We haven't had any snow since this morning, and the tiny bit we did get is melting. I want snow, dammit. Partially so I can get the crying that is lurking at the fringes of my emotional stability over; Mom hated snow, and would always call to tease me about summoning the Snow Demons to vex her.