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#2226

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:15pm

I have a stupid little situation that I need advice on....

I emailed my grandmother this afternoon with the usual chitchat and I accidentally mentioned the price of something that's very important to me and that it might be a bit much. She wrote back and said she'd pay for it, which I'm not comfortable with. I feel like I'm taking advantage somehow, like it looked like I was asking when I wasn't. ACK. How do I tell her no?

#2227

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:17pm

Explain that to her -- she'll be able to tell you're being honest, and that's perfectly respectable.

I wish my grandmother knew how to use e-mail. Or owned a computer.

Speaking of wishes, this book makes me wish I knew Italian right now.
A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 4/21/06 at 10:17 PM

#2228

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:18pm

*sigh* I guess I'll have to try, but she's not the type to change her mind.

Sorry for the minifreakout.
#2229

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:19pm

Well, if she wants to and can buy it for you, she probably will, but I think she would probably appreciate your humility on the matter, no?

I like your avatar.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
#2230

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:21pm

This thing would probably come to... Holy crap. Something like six or seven hundred dollars. Granted, it's very special, but I can't do that.

Thank you for the compliment.

ETA- you can all go back to your conversations now. I'm sorry to have interrupted; it was very rude of me.

Updated On: 4/21/06 at 10:21 PM

#2231

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:24pm

Okay, yeah, that's a ton of money. May I ask what it is? You don't have to tell. If you're working over the summer, maybe you could offer to pay for part of it, if she really wants to get it for you? That's really generous of your grandmother.

Your arm looks green. *confused*

I'm glad it works, Allie. It also works for deodorant.
A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 4/21/06 at 10:24 PM

#2232

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:25pm

What is it? If you don't want her to buy it, say that. If she buys it anyway, you shouldn't feel bad.

I really like your avatar.
"Nothing's lost forever. In this world, there is a kind of painful progress. Longing for what we've left behind, and dreaming ahead."
#2233

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:27pm

I popped a pimple and now I'm bleeding.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
#2234

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:28pm

Emcee, I guess it's just the way the light was hitting me. *shrug*


Actually, I'm going to understudy Idina in London with all of the singing skills I don't have.

If I come right out and say no, she won't give in and my parents will suffer the same guilt trip. So I think the best route is to make excuses. Maybe.

Thanks, Bohemian.
#2235

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:29pm

I had a conversation with another teacher today about the colors of the children's snot. I don't know which is worse- the fact that I actually discussed it in the first place, or the fact that it took me over 5 hours to realize just how weird it is to talk about something like that.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
#2236

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:30pm

It looks kind of neat with the purple. Just as long as you're not really green. The Chapstick of Banality (u/s Julia, she's better.)

Don't just say no, then; explain that you weren't asking for it, you know? Beat around the bush.

skittles, that's gross.
A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 4/21/06 at 10:30 PM

#2237

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:32pm

Is there.... really a lot to discuss on that subject, skittles?
#2238

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:32pm

I think the time it took you to realize that it was wierd is definitely worse. The Chapstick of Banality What prompted that anyway?

*amends email draft*
#2239

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:34pm

Sorry. It had a legitimate purpose; we were wondering if it was allergies or an actual illness.

Actually, insomniak, it was Emcee's comment that your arm looked green that made me think of it. I'd explain why, but I'll stop before I gross out anyone else. The Chapstick of Banality

I'm lying in bed with my laptop and I'm so comfortable that I want to sleep now. The only problem is that I'm worried I'll fall asleep with my laptop on me and roll over or something and it will break.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

Updated On: 4/21/06 at 10:34 PM

#2240

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:35pm

Sometimes, when I get sick, my dad asks me about that. It's really weird.

I've done that, skittles. But luckily it was only for a minute and the laptop didn't go anywhere.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
#2241

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:36pm

I'm off! Au revoir, mes amis! Perhaps some tipsy posting later this evening... much, much later. Byeee!
#2242

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:36pm

Have fun. The Chapstick of Banality
A work of art is an invitation to love.
#2243

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:38pm

I have to take my purse. The Chapstick of Banality I hate having to be responsible for something like that when I'm out. But my cell's too big for my pocket. Arrgghh!
#2244

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:38pm

Enjoy, Allie!

I just got the funniest mental image of two wide-eyed, pale internet addicts clutching their laptops like pillows with showtunes blaring in the background. Maybe you'd mumble something, something like, "My precioussss... We wants its response on myspace, yes we do..."
#2245

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:39pm

If I had a laptop I don't think that I'd ever sleep.
#2246

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:41pm

nia, you have the best imagination. The Chapstick of Banality

A few nights ago, I was sitting with my laptop next to me, and then I proceeded to lie down next to it for a short nap. I literally slept with my computer.

Sad life I lead.

I heart Gollum.
A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 4/21/06 at 10:41 PM

#2248

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:42pm

Well, I was tired.

I never know whether to call him Smiegel or Gollum.
A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 4/21/06 at 10:42 PM

#2249

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:47pm

So, over the course of this school year, I have purchased over 40 books purely for entertainment purposes. I have a voracious appetite for the written word, a complete lack of self-control when it comes to shopping, and a mother who will kick my ass if/when she realizes just how much money has been spent at the intersection of those two traits.
"There was this one time an alarm went off - it was in the middle of '24.' That's just wrong. Everyone knows everyone was watching '24' at that time." --NYU student quoted in the Washington Square News about students ignoring the frequent fire alarms in dorms
#2250

The Chapstick of Banality

Posted: 4/21/06 at 10:48pm

Better books than.... bar hopping?
A work of art is an invitation to love.
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