Bistro Bijou

[UnderYourSpell]

*sniggers at scuttlebutt* another word not used in polite society here akin to backscuttle!

 

[UnderYourSpell]

6

Completely exhausted I collapsed downwards and as the blindfold was pulled from my face I looked into the smiling face of Henry. "Wow where did you learn that trick?" he said "Or does it come naturally?" From behind me I heard Bill say "Mission accomplished!" as he pulled from me and I rolled sideways to be held in Henry's strong arms as he gently kissed me. I looked around and everyone was smiling at having proved that they were right all along. "You just needed the right stimulus" said Larry "Although I doubt whether you would want that sort every time!" Everyone laughed and I joined in as I was tenderly wrapped in the fluffy gown and helped to a comfortable seat, a welcome drink placed in my shaking hands.
It was then Penny made the suggestion "Hey we should make this an annual occasion, see you all next year same time, same place!"

THE END (FOR NOW)

So how did I do? I want to submit it what do you think? I need it editing though on the punctuation. I looked on that board and its very daunting ...anyone want to volunteer?

 

[sassynyc]

I make a poitn of occassionally asking my friends what the scuttlebutt going around about me consists of. There's a coupe of reasons, and damage control is one of them, but the biggest is that I get a giggle from it. I can be an absoulte utter asshole at times, and, as a result, there are people that don't like me. I'm a big, scary asshole apparrently, as very few of these people will admit their dislike to my face. So this means much scuttlebutt about the Homburg (when I choose to be social).

I like it though. It totally strokes my (already inflated) ego. Why? Because I have modified those who hate on me. I have grabbed them somewhere deep and forced them to waste precious seconds of their life that they'll never get back kvetching bitterly about how much of a dick I am.

For those moments, I own them. It pleases me that they're getting minutes closer to death ranting uselessly about me.

Sometimes, the bitching is funny. I don't own em at that point, but I still like it. Why wouldn't I? I've brought a modicum of humour into their lives, and that is worthwhile too.

In short, give me good press or bad press, just make sure you spell the name right.

an, appropriately Homburg, response.
i get it though....particularly the bold print. this behavior is a concession of power on some level, though i'm sure those doing the bitching, don't regard it as such. there's a word for idle time spent on anyone/anything, to the point that it consumes you: worship.

for that reason, no asshole i encounter is going to get a nano second more, of my time, than is necessary. beyond any mandatory dealings, they don't exist. harder to do in some situations than others, but well worth the undertaking, to try. the thing is, every asshole is the same, at their core. they need validation and recognition. from a cyber bully, to Hitler, they essentially run on the same fuel. they need to wield a fist, and have someone feel the blow, to validate their strength/worth. i find chopping them off at the elbows and leaving them unarmed, most effective. if what/who ails you, feeds on attention, starve it to death.

 

[Homburg]

*sniggers at scuttlebutt* another word not used in polite society here akin to backscuttle!

*looks at Annie's porn posts*

This ain't polite conversation.

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an, appropriately Homburg, response.
i get it though....particularly the bold print. this behavior is a concession of power on some level, though i'm sure those doing the bitching, don't regard it as such. there's a word for idle time spent on anyone/anything, to the point that it consumes you: worship.

Precisely and exactly. I'm not talking about the random jmoak that just bitches about you behind your back for a second or two. I'm talking about the obssessive churl who has made it his life's mission for those minutes to decry, defame, and warn everyone else about the magnitude of your dickery.

Worship is a good word

for that reason, no asshole i encounter is going to get a nano second more, of my time, than is necessary. beyond any mandatory dealings, they don't exist. harder to do in some situations than others, but well worth the undertaking, to try. the thing is, every asshole is the same, at their core. they need validation and recognition. from a cyber bully, to Hitler, they essentially run on the same fuel. they need to wield a fist, and have someone feel the blow, to validate their strength/worth. i find chopping them off at the elbows and leaving them unarmed, most effective. if what/who ails you, feeds on attention, starve it to death.

There's probably some irony to me agreeing with you here, given my sexual proclivities. *shrug* Whatever, I agree.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

You know I adore you Homb (oh christ not another one anymore of this and his big head won't get through the door) you start my day with a smile

 

[Homburg]

*hugs*

Putting a smile on someone's face is a rather excellent way to start the day

 

[UnderYourSpell]

I have found an editor for 'the story' and we are tweaking it as we speak. He reckons it's good enough to be posted once I have sorted out some bibs and bobs, so I will let you know if and when you all go down in history. The working title is 'Bistro Buddies' which I think has a nice ring to it, but I need Bijou's permission to use that. I would like to also put on it that you lot were my inspiration ... how do you feel about that?

 

[sassynyc]

Precisely and exactly. I'm not talking about the random jmoak that just bitches about you behind your back for a second or two. I'm talking about the obssessive churl who has made it his life's mission for those minutes to decry, defame, and warn everyone else about the magnitude of your dickery.

I like made up vocabulary. As vast as the English language is, there are times when existent words don't suffice. Jackassery and pissivity are two of my favorite Sassynyms

Worship is a good word

Yes, I know. Your name is Homburg, and you approve both the word and the practice. I'll remember to bow and curtsey the next time I pop in to ask HC a question.

There's probably some irony to me agreeing with you here, given my sexual proclivities. *shrug* Whatever, I agree.

Not so ironic. Whatever your proclivities, all parties involved are willing participants. That makes you more co-conspirator, than tyrant...even if you do have the upper hand.

I have found an editor for 'the story' and we are tweaking it as we speak. He reckons it's good enough to be posted once I have sorted out some bibs and bobs, so I will let you know if and when you all go down in history. The working title is 'Bistro Buddies' which I think has a nice ring to it, but I need Bijou's permission to use that. I would like to also put on it that you lot were my inspiration ... how do you feel about that?

HAAAAAA!
I read that sentence, and the 13 yr old in me, came out. It's good to be in touch with your inner adolescent.

Congrats Annie. Good luck with the editing collaboration

 

[unpredictablebijou]

Oh beauty and gratitude.

You lot, to borrow Annie's phrase, are so very good for me. You keep me level and thoughtful and reminded of what is actually important.

Did we all have a stellar thanksgiving? Y'know, that's not a proprietary holiday; I've always thought that non-americans should take that extra opportunity to be around people they like and eat good food.

Anytime's a good time for thanksgiving, y'know what I'm sayin'?

bj

 

[Homburg]

I like made up vocabulary. As vast as the English language is, there are times when existent words don't suffice. Jackassery and pissivity are two of my favorite Sassynyms

I first saw "dickery" at the superbly funny Superman is a Dick! site.

I'm also a fan of neologisms. Asshatery, jackhole, etc. There is just something truly expressive about them.

Yes, I know. Your name is Homburg, and you approve both the word and the practice. I'll remember to bow and curtsey the next time I pop in to ask HC a question.

*nods curtly*

Good.

Not so ironic. Whatever your proclivities, all parties involved are willing participants. That makes you more co-conspirator, than tyrant...even if you do have the upper hand.

That, at the end of the day, is the saving grace of our collective proclivities, and my role in them.

HAAAAAA!
I read that sentence, and the 13 yr old in me, came out. It's good to be in touch with your inner adolescent.

Ain't that the truth? My eldest son is six, and finds bodily humour to be endlessly amusing. One day, while laughing along with him, I noticed that I still enjoy it too. Somedays it's good to know my inner six year old.

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Oh beauty and gratitude.

You lot, to borrow Annie's phrase, are so very good for me. You keep me level and thoughtful and reminded of what is actually important.

Did we all have a stellar thanksgiving? Y'know, that's not a proprietary holiday; I've always thought that non-americans should take that extra opportunity to be around people they like and eat good food.

Anytime's a good time for thanksgiving, y'know what I'm sayin'?

bj

Thanksgiving wasn't too bad for me. I was a bit sad that MIS wasn't there, and that she had to deal with her family, but pleased at the overall mellow tone of our thanksgiving. It probably had something to do with the fact that 60$ of the people around the table were sick, or getting over being sick. *shrug* I care not, it was a quiet mellow thanksgiving, and I had a bit of time (in the few moments when I was not feeling like utter shite) to ruminate on the many things for which I am thankful.

And I do agree. Thanksgiving is one of the few truly awesome and universally worthwhile American traditions. You get together with apile of family and friends, enjoy bloody good food, and think and talk about all the reasons you have to be grateful. It's a brilliant thing.

We also held a mini-thanksgiving on tuesday. MIS was down for a visit, but had to leave wednesday to go home for thanksgiving. Eldest daughter, being awesome, creative, and sweet, found this out before she got here, and came up with the idea of a mini-thanksgiving.

Me: *MIS* is coming down for a visit before thanksgiving
Eldest Daughter: Oh, is she going to grandma's house with us for thanksgiving?
Me: No, baby, she has to go back to have thanksgiving with her parents.
ED: Oh, well, can we have our own thanksgiving with her before she leaves?
Me: *blinks* That's a really great idea! We'll do that! Good job!
ED: *big smiles*

It was wonderful to sit the seven of us around the table and eat our own little a priori thanksgiving. Eldest Daughter is full of win.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

Thanks but no thanks Christmas is enough of my family time I can stomach. Speaking of which we just got Ron's date for his op ....... would you believe 23rd Dec! Bang goes Christmas!
Sassyyyyyyyy terrible girl that was written in all innocence!

 

[sassynyc]

Thanks but no thanks Christmas is enough of my family time I can stomach. Speaking of which we just got Ron's date for his op ....... would you believe 23rd Dec! Bang goes Christmas!
Sassyyyyyyyy terrible girl that was written in all innocence!

i know....made it that much funnier.

we'll keep you and Ron in thought. you could do what Homb and his family did, and celebrate early, so you salvage it in some sense.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

Got my sister coming on Boxing day so don't know if that will be a help or a hindrance! Know one thing she hogs the TV then talks through every damn programme last time she was here I had to tell her to shut up!

 

[Homburg]

Got my sister coming on Boxing day so don't know if that will be a help or a hindrance! Know one thing she hogs the TV then talks through every damn programme last time she was here I had to tell her to shut up!

So just slip some gloves on and paste her one across the chops. It is Boxing Day after all.

*whistles innocently*

 

[UnderYourSpell]

You're bad you are! Innocence does not become you

 

[UnderYourSpell]

I just frightened myself. I set to writing and the poem that came out was from a rapists point of view. That's so horrendous it really knocked me backwards

 

[Homburg]

Not happy.

MIS is in the hospital. Some sort of stupidly virulent strep that she contracted while down here visiting.

Hating on myself right now.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

Damn! Please send her all the best for a quick recovery from me please. I presume hating on yourself means you are blaming yourself which is utter rubbish silly boy she could have caught a bug anywhere. There could have been worse around where she came from, but hugs to you anyway

 

[champagne1982]

You realize that no matter how much of a dominant you are, you can not command illness upon someone? Immune systems and bacteria are beyond your control so there's no point in trying to blame anyone.

Wasn't MIS in the hospital earlier this fall? If so, odds are she was infected there rather than at your home. There are fantastic treatments and meds for infections so the best thing is to let the doctors do their job and you do yours. Your job is to be concerned but to cheer her and make certain she knows that yours and her family there with you, love her and will be there to lend strength and support. You all have it from me. Be safe and strong.

 

[Homburg]

Kids were sick before I left to pick her up. They'd been out of school for a week, but had gotten largely better, and were on track to return to school (and did) before I brought her home. I was a bit under the weather, but it could've been allergies. viv took sick while we were en route to VA, and was sick by the time we got there. She definitely caught this while she was here, and from either viv or myself.

So, yeah, hating on myself. I may not be able to command the illness, but I was the one that brought her here. Admittedly, when I left to pick her up, it was looking good, and didn't really get bad until after she got her. And I didn't get bad until after I'd taken her to the bus home. Regardless, at the end of the day, my decision brought her here, and exposed her to these pathogens. My decision.

And sitting there listening to her parents berate her for coming down to visit when people were sick did not help...

 

[sassynyc]

Not happy.

MIS is in the hospital. Some sort of stupidly virulent strep that she contracted while down here visiting.

Hating on myself right now.

Don't beat yourself with that stick. The world is full of things you can't control. This is one of them. I'm sure she doesn't blame you, so please don't carry that weight. Send MIS best wishes from the Bistro Crew.

*hugs*

 

[Remec]

Not happy.

MIS is in the hospital. Some sort of stupidly virulent strep that she contracted while down here visiting.

Hating on myself right now.

Damn! Please send her all the best for a quick recovery from me please. I presume hating on yourself means you are blaming yourself which is utter rubbish silly boy she could have caught a bug anywhere. There could have been worse around where she came from, but hugs to you anyway

*nod*
Not to mention that you typically "catch" strep several days before you actually have it, so they might have been exposed before they ever came to visit. We sometimes feel guilty with my stepdaughter when it comes to strep because she almost never has any symptoms. Once, she complained about a sore throat and we took her in and she had already moved to the last stages of strep, and was on the verge of coming down with scarlet fever.

 

[myinnerslut]

hey all. two days in the hospital, four doses of iv antibiotics, and 6 liters of fluid, lots of pain pills and a tad of morphine later i am back home. still have strep, still feel particularly not well, but at least in my own bed (and with access to the internet). i cant be back at school till tuesday which means missing two three hour classes on monday (fun fun) but as step is contagious and i need to get my white count checked again before i leave (it was incredibly off the chart high when i went in) i cant go back to school until tuesday.

and Master, i do not blame you. please dont blame yourself.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

Glad you are home and on the mend

 

[unpredictablebijou]

Hommie, sweet, you need to quit that.

I'm pretty sure that no one would have chosen to avoid the lovely visit just because there was a risk of illness; if that were the case no one would ever go anywhere.

That said, there is a cool thing I've discovered for traveling to new areas, which is always a risky thing for illness: It's called 'Airborne' and is an immune system booster. I use it for plane travel and such. I'm the type that is always going to pick up the local bug, but I haven't since I started taking some of the stuff along when I travel.

It's also excellent for protection against children, plague-ridden little creatures that they are. It was invented by an elementary school teacher.

Children. That's the real danger.

I mean. On every single lighter sold, the message is clearly given: WARNING: KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN. But do you people listen? No.

bj