Actually, I was thinking it would be sort of like a pet. You know, we could...we could name her Trixie, or Miss Kitty Fantastico, or something.

Tara ,'Empty Places'


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.


javachik - Nov 28, 2011 9:46:57 am PST #8855 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

Javachik, I've had the EXACT same thing happen to me. Probably because I was up at 4AM trying to finish a paper.

Pretty sure it was a 4am thing for me, too. Ha!


Kathy A - Nov 28, 2011 9:51:19 am PST #8856 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I still have to do my final project which is due on Wednesday at 6 pm. All I've done so far is gather resources, but none of the writing is accomplished. I'm taking off of work early both today and tomorrow (but only two hours early, since I have things to do here, too) so I can go home and start cranking it out.


Allyson - Nov 28, 2011 9:52:57 am PST #8857 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Have any of you ever seen the phrase, "much to do about nothing?"

The writer means "much ado" like shakespeare, right?


erikaj - Nov 28, 2011 9:58:53 am PST #8858 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!

wrod. At least, I think so.


Burrell - Nov 28, 2011 10:05:53 am PST #8859 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Exactly! If there is a doll house, it must be played with!

One of my MiL's charms was that she felt the same way, so she'd fuss and dress up these 100some year old dolls in 100some year old dresses, change them into their Christmas finery during the holidays, etc. The dolls, alas, were all sold years ago, and the one remaining was bequeathed to her sister. I would have liked one of the dolls, but that's okay. We have several of the doll house sized ones to play with.


Atropa - Nov 28, 2011 10:08:06 am PST #8860 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Doll houses are one of those hobbies that I would gleefully disappear into if I was independently wealthy. Because then I could decorate the doll house exactly the way I wanted, and I would have enough time to play with it.

Right now, I kind of need a doll house to keep track of logistics in the novel I'm working on. It's a completely valid reason!


Cass - Nov 28, 2011 10:17:15 am PST #8861 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.

I have done very little, though several of the things you mention, I need to do.

The major flaw in my plan is that the day did NOT end at noon. But my energy and brain really did.

This bodes so poorly for me expecting a maintenance call between 1 and 5. Oops.


Beverly - Nov 28, 2011 10:35:03 am PST #8862 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

Burrell, is there something doll-related I could help you with? I'll help if I can. If not, I can scare up some reference sites and books.

Our neighborhood is checking for water leaks and requires us to shut off water to the house. It's an old, old neighborhood, and houses have been torn down, added to, replaced, new ones built, since the last water line plans were drawn. Two guys plus H spent the morning trying to find the cutoff valve for our house. They took up the floor in the barn, they dug holes, they stood around with foul looks shaking their heads. H finally found it. I thought he was going to blow a personal gasket. Nice to know where it is, though.

Also? The gale winds the other night blew out the pilot light, and our hot water...wasn't. Better now.

I could be thinking...hmmm, condo?


shrift - Nov 28, 2011 10:41:23 am PST #8863 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Have any of you ever seen the phrase, "much to do about nothing?"

Mondegreen! Now I wish I could forget this exists, much like "per say" and "for all intensive purposes".


Cass - Nov 28, 2011 10:46:52 am PST #8864 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.

"for all intensive purposes"

But! Their purposes are totes intense. Very, very intense.