Anyone for a nightcap?

[JMohegan]

The last time we "spoke", you were telling me to "chill", (with a distinct tone of "shut the fuck up", pardon my language), and insinuating that I do not put my money where my mouth is. Maybe I was wrong, but I certainly picked up the vibe that I was not liked.

The search function is working tonight, so I'm able to discern what the heck you're talking about.

This?

You had been working yourself up into quite a lather, and laying into another person very heavily. "Chill" meant calm down, not shut the fuck up. I could see that your concern for the victims of nonconsensual slavery was genuine; my suggestion re Women for Women was meant to help you keep things in perspective.

More broadly, for god's sake, woman. There's a difference between disliking what someone says in a particular moment, and disliking the person overall.

 

[intothewoods]

Who's curiosity?

Please?


~LB

Me, me!

I gave this some serious thought and decided to go back and read the original post, now that the heat of battle has subsided and I have my objectivity in tow, and...nope. I think the tone was pretty unmistakable and the insinuation quite real.

Don't get me wrong, my feathers are no longer ruffled. To each their own and all that.

Besides, it's almost gin o'clock! (Hendricks gin if I have a choice but all I get here is Gordon's).

I know you all are probably already in your cups but it's not even 5pm here, the sun is still shining and I still have laundry to hang.

LB & MWY, you still haven't told me which Carol Burnett moment you're referring to.

I will not be ignored!!!!!

Well, I'm not addressing the whole of what you attributed to his comments and I can't speak for JM, of course! He just doesn't seem like the type to say shut the fuck up unless it were over something very major. That's more Marquis' style. That's just how I see it.

I also can't speak for Marquis, in case anyone was wondering. But I am happy to offer my spokeswoman capabilities to anyone who might be interested.

 

[Shankara20]

Me, me!

Me, me two

 

[midwestyankee]

I gave this some serious thought and decided to go back and read the original post, now that the heat of battle has subsided and I have my objectivity in tow, and...nope. I think the tone was pretty unmistakable and the insinuation quite real.

Don't get me wrong, my feathers are no longer ruffled. To each their own and all that.

Besides, it's almost gin o'clock! (Hendricks gin if I have a choice but all I get here is Gordon's).

I know you all are probably already in your cups but it's not even 5pm here, the sun is still shining and I still have laundry to hang.

LB & MWY, you still haven't told me which Carol Burnett moment you're referring to.

I will not be ignored!!!!!

I was describing LB's attempt at humor as her Carol Burnett moment.

 

[CutieMouse]

Pondering my choices for the evening. It's almost warm enough to declare the opening of gin and tonic season.

Anyone taking bets on whether the Mouse has found her wine glasses so she can enjoy her Chenin Blanc?

The Blanc is still sitting [unopened] on the vanity; I have no clue if the bottle opener/glasses are unpacked.

I have three upstairs in the converted attic under orders to go to sleep, and two in my bed [to be moved after they're asleep]... The Boy has to be at a community airport by 8am for his first ever flight*, which means getting everyone fed, dressed, and out the door by 6:45. Thich means no wine for Mousie.

*thunk*

*So we're tooling around the annual members only zoo event tonight, and their dad casually explains that this flight thing I was informed about a few days ago includes him taking over the controls once the pilot has them in the air. Which is cool. Except I tend to worry. Because I'm way too much of a mom. Maybe I do need wine.

 

[midwestyankee]

The Blanc is still sitting [unopened] on the vanity; I have no clue if the bottle opener/glasses are unpacked.

I have three upstairs in the converted attic under orders to go to sleep, and two in my bed [to be moved after they're asleep]... The Boy has to be at a community airport by 8am for his first ever flight*, which means getting everyone fed, dressed, and out the door by 6:45. Thich means no wine for Mousie.

*thunk*

*So we're tooling around the annual members only zoo event tonight, and their dad casually explains that this flight thing I was informed about a few days ago includes him taking over the controls once the pilot has them in the air. Which is cool. Except I tend to worry. Because I'm way too much of a mom. Maybe I do need wine.

Is this an EAA Young Eagles event? They're quite the cool thing.

 

[Keroin]

The search function is working tonight, so I'm able to discern what the heck you're talking about.

This?

You had been working yourself up into quite a lather, and laying into another person very heavily. "Chill" meant calm down, not shut the fuck up. I could see that your concern for the victims of nonconsensual slavery was genuine; my suggestion re Women for Women was meant to help you keep things in perspective.

More broadly, for god's sake, woman. There's a difference between disliking what someone says in a particular moment, and disliking the person overall.

You're absolutely correct, I was working myself up into a lather. A justifiable lather, but a lather nonetheless. I don't usually lay into other people, especially not on this site, and I really don't want to revisit that discussion, because it's pointless, but I stand by everything I said that day. I don't make any apologies for caring about victims of abuse, from your comments on racism, you seem to think the same way. Am I wrong?

You took it for granted that I'm not involved, in a very real way, with that particular cause. I am, let me assure you. I found your suggestion, (based on...?), insulting, for that reason.

But, points well taken, I may have made some assumptions of my own. Still, I think there are less aggressive ways to tell someone, who is obviously in a highly charged state, to relax and refocus than to "chill". Does that make sense?

ITW is right, I see that you take things very literally and respond in kind. This is not my way at all. I'm as much about subtext as I am about text. As I said, I just don't think our personality types mesh well. (When I said you "didn't like me" I didn't mean it in the literal, RL sense - it was kind of tongue in cheek/sarcastic).

I'm less irrational after a martini, though.

 

[CutieMouse]

Is this an EAA Young Eagles event? They're quite the cool thing.

Civil Air Patrol - which (so far) he absolutely loves.

 

[midwestyankee]

Civil Air Patrol - which (so far) he absolutely loves.

They're a good bunch, too. My younger brother did CAP and recently has returned to flying lessons. Flying teaches extraordinary discipline and self-reliance. For that, it's a very good thing.

 

[JMohegan]

You're absolutely correct, I was working myself up into a lather. A justifiable lather, but a lather nonetheless. I don't usually lay into other people, especially not on this site, and I really don't want to revisit that discussion, because it's pointless, but I stand by everything I said that day. I don't make any apologies for caring about victims of abuse, from your comments on racism, you seem to think the same way. Am I wrong?

You took it for granted that I'm not involved, in a very real way, with that particular cause. I am, let me assure you. I found your suggestion, (based on...?), insulting, for that reason.

But, points well taken, I may have made some assumptions of my own. Still, I think there are less aggressive ways to tell someone, who is obviously in a highly charged state, to relax and refocus than to "chill". Does that make sense?

ITW is right, I see that you take things very literally and respond in kind. This is not my way at all. I'm as much about subtext as I am about text. As I said, I just don't think our personality types mesh well. (When I said you "didn't like me" I didn't mean it in the literal, RL sense - it was kind of tongue in cheek/sarcastic).

I'm less irrational after a martini, though.

Yes, of course ITW is right. She's been reading me for more than two years, is a person I talk to here on a regular basis, and has seen my own openly stated, oft repeated, literal brain references many times.

Are you drunk at the moment, or just in the mood to criticize me and contradict yourself?

You say you don't want to rehash the *single post* that I addressed to you six weeks ago, yet you've mentioned it four times in the past few hours, including now asking me three questions about it.

I responded to your "he doesn't like me" post in order to be polite. Had I known it was nothing more than a sarcastic swipe, I definitely wouldn't have bothered.

 

[Netzach]

What are white clothes?

You're a boy, you probably don't have any. I have one or two things - the nearest approximation to that Suddenly Last Summer white belted dress. After labor day you put them back.

 

[intothewoods]

Yes, of course ITW is right.

I'm just going to quote the most important part here.

 

[JMohegan]

I'm just going to quote the most important part here.

Ha!

 

[Shankara20]

You're a boy, you probably don't have any. I have one or two things - the nearest approximation to that Suddenly Last Summer white belted dress. After labor day you put them back.

*sigh*

Sidney Greenstreet comes to mind when I think of me in white

 

[midwestyankee]

You're a boy, you probably don't have any. I have one or two things - the nearest approximation to that Suddenly Last Summer white belted dress. After labor day you put them back.

*sigh*

Sidney Greenstreet comes to mind when I think of me in white

I'm much too pale to pull of the Tom Wolfe look, but I'd give it a try if my skin weren't the color of bleached linen paper.

 

[JMohegan]

*sigh*

Sidney Greenstreet comes to mind when I think of me in white

Who is Greenstreet?

Below is my image of men in white - and, no, I don't wear this stuff.

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa78/johnmohegan/GreatGatsby.jpg

 

[midwestyankee]

Who is Greenstreet?

Below is my image of men in white - and, no, I don't wear this stuff.

Sydney Greenstreet and some other guy from a cheap movie made during WWII:

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/mwy_photos/20070330034037Humphrey_Bogart_and_S.jpg

 

[JMohegan]

Sydney Greenstreet and some other guy from a cheap movie made during WWII:

Haha - thanks.

Not exactly my favorite film, but I should at least be aware of this classic.


Note to Shank - the resemblance is far from striking, and I just can't see you in that tie!

 

[Shankara20]

I'm much too pale to pull of the Tom Wolfe look, but I'd give it a try if my skin weren't the color of bleached linen paper.

Tom Wolfe

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/03/01/the_return_of_the_tangerineflake_electrickoolaid_p_300x527.jpg

 

[Shankara20]

Note to Shank - the resemblance is far from striking, and I just can't see you in that tie!

but the cumberbun is sorta cool...

 

[LilyBart]

I would expect nothing less. Tanqueray, here. Name your poison.

After much deliberation, I have decided to go with Ketel One. You might as well go buy it today.

I was describing LB's attempt at humor as her Carol Burnett moment.

My attempt at humor?

You had better buy two bottles of vodka.

 

[Shankara20]

Haha - thanks.

Not exactly my favorite film, but I should at least be aware of this classic.

The Cheap Detective was funnier with about the same story line and it had a little Maltese Falcon tossed in for flavor

 

[LilyBart]

I meant "cute" as in the sorta on-line in thread conversation no-she-has-not-sent-me-her-panties-(yet) sorta way

as many others are here

Its OK, Shank... I think its time we came out of the closet and let everyone know that we're a couple.

 

[midwestyankee]

After much deliberation, I have decided to go with Ketel One. You might as well go buy it today.



My attempt at humor?

You had better buy two bottles of vodka.

So, dueling crops it is! I pick feed corn. Your weapon?

 

[LilyBart]

So, dueling crops it is! I pick feed corn. Your weapon?

Ha ha! OK, that was funny.

I'll pick lettuce. The only crop I don't kill swiftly.

~LB