My department has decided that this year's Selfish Santa is going to be ALL BOOZE. Do I show up with a nice bottle of red wine that everyone will fight over, or go the other direction and introduce my co-workers to Fernet?
If the apocalypse comes, beep me.
Buffy ,'Selfless'
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.
Jessica - Nov 30, 2011 3:36:48 pm PST #9351 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
amyth - Nov 30, 2011 3:37:53 pm PST #9352 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Fernet!
eta: now I want to steal this idea for my office. All-booze Selfish Santa. And bring Fernet.
Atropa - Nov 30, 2011 3:41:22 pm PST #9353 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
FERNET.
sarameg - Nov 30, 2011 3:45:36 pm PST #9354 of 30001
I know I should probably keep them completely separate for a few days but I'm going to wing this.
So you take my parents approach, eh? May you have as much success as I have with Pumpkin. There has been no Devi-stalkery since I got back, Pumpkin is still afraid of nothing, and watching her and Loki play is hilarious. Especially since she's actually more inclined to play than even he, which results in her attempting to jump on him and sliding off . He acts as if nothing happened, and she looks confused. I'm really amused and pleased with how he handles her.
sarameg - Nov 30, 2011 4:05:53 pm PST #9355 of 30001
ION, I keep wandering into the spare room and realizing I have no reason to be in there (it was where MK slept, and I'd check in on him a lot.) It's disorienting.
He may spent a lot of the last 2 years sleeping, but his absence is acutely noted.
askye - Nov 30, 2011 4:09:38 pm PST #9356 of 30001
Thrive to spite them
The apartment isn't that big so they'll have to get used to each other. If I had a spare room or a bigger bathroom I might have tried keeping them separate but it just seemed more trouble than it's worth.
Holli - Nov 30, 2011 4:15:17 pm PST #9357 of 30001
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore
Any Buffista lawyers willing to write a threatening letter on my behalf? This mess with my short story has cost me a $350 paycheck, and if there's any chance of seeing some of that money I'd like to make the attempt, because I am alarmingly broke.
Consuela - Nov 30, 2011 4:39:13 pm PST #9358 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Holli, you're not an SFWA member yet, I assume?
I can't write a threatening letter on your behalf, but do you have the WhoIs information on the website? We can do some signal boosting to the SF community.
All it takes is one post from James Nicoll or Nick Mamatas to bring the wrath of the internets down on them.
Holli - Nov 30, 2011 4:43:49 pm PST #9359 of 30001
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore
I'm not yet, no-- only one qualifying sale under my belt, and I need three. I'm a little afraid to bad-mouth them too publicly before I make an attempt at recouping my lost income, but on the other hand maybe a lot of public bad press will make the guy answer my damn emails already.
Holli - Nov 30, 2011 4:44:38 pm PST #9360 of 30001
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore
(Oh, and the magazine is run by a Jay Faulkner, who lives in Northern Ireland and seems to have no trouble updating his Twitter, despite him seeming inability to answer email.)