The Thread For Those Who Feel The Need To Share All of Their Banal Details- Page 90

[insomniak]

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?

[luvtheEmcee]

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.

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

[insomniak]

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.

[luvtheEmcee]

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.

[insomniak]

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

[luvtheEmcee]

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.

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

[Bohemian1232]

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.

[luvtheEmcee]

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

I popped a pimple and now I'm bleeding.

[insomniak]

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.

[orangeskittles]

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.

[luvtheEmcee]

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

It looks kind of neat with the purple. Just as long as you're not really green. (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.

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

[sweetestsiren]

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

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

[insomniak]

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

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

*amends email draft*

[orangeskittles]

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.

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.

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

[luvtheEmcee]

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.

[Allie]

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!

[luvtheEmcee]

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

Have fun.

[Allie]

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

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

[insomniak]

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..."

[Mandi Moo]

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

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

[luvtheEmcee]

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

nia, you have the best imagination.

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.

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

[insomniak]

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

My pyschic powers amaze me.

[luvtheEmcee]

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

Well, I was tired.

I never know whether to call him Smiegel or Gollum.

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

[Billboard Girl]

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.

[luvtheEmcee]

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

Better books than.... bar hopping?