[b]Jo:[/b] If I weren't going to be a writer, I'd go to New York and pursue the stage. Are you shocked?
[b]Laurie:[/b] Very.
---Little Women, the 1994 movie
[i]Shamelessly lurking since January 2001![/i]
Well, we've got Christmas coming up and then your birthday in January. Got any gift suggestions?
Videos, a DVD player and DVDs, money, a top of the line computer, computer games, chocolate, a cool futon, a quality bean bag chair, a few good comic books,
a comfy new black bra, dark-colored sweaters, tickets to a show on Broadway, a good blender, a french fry cutter, some Neil Gaiman books, amazon.com gift certificates...
I don't know, honey. Maybe you should just use your best judgment.
Ah, Anya. Such a fine example of feminine strength. She reminds me of the Zakarum priestesses I knew in my youth. They don't take vows of chastity, you know.
Be still, my heart.
Fifty or so years ago, Cain was getting all the ladies.
Nobody's trying to sell you anything, give you a free Nokia cell phone, get you to change long-distance providers, or persuade you to donate money to their cause. I swear!
And in time we'll discover the explanation. Meanwhile, none of it suggests anything threatening. If only every life-form had as much desire to please Starfleet.
Ready to beam down? I'm looking forward to meeting this Groppler Zorn.
Grandma, is it true that Grandpa used to pick on you a lot when you were children?
Oh heavens, yes. His family lived next door to mine and he was three years older than me. Thought he was God's gift to little girls, he did.
Really?
He came over to our house for dinner one day. While I was sitting at the table, he yanked my braid. Nearly pulled my hair right out! That was the last straw.
Wasn't he just teasing you because he liked you?
I don't know, but I punched that sucker's lights out. He's never crossed me since.