Fashionistas you have arrived 3-25-03 - 10-3-03

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch


And the bride and groom are supposed to be pawing at each other in the back seat of the limo on their way to Kauai, Bermuda, or Disney World. Whatever.

That red-eye flight to Kauai the night of the wedding I'm sure appeals to every bride and groom. Do they have the extra-large lavatories on those flights to allow proper consummation?

[leagleaze]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Technically...

I'm curious, when you were a youngin' did anyone ever discuss with you the concept of form over function and how it is problematic?

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
It is not such a pestering frenzy.

Is "pestering frenzy" a Canadian expression, or did you just coin it? Either way, it's nice --tight and evocative.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Why didn't you just plead Jewish or Hindu and leave? Or just step outside for a smoke or to use the men's roiom and don't come back.

The mass was outside. I didn't really particpate. I just stood there.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Technically, you can't be invited to a religious observance, even if that observance is a wedding. You're merely told when one will occur (admittedly, this was the vital courtesy that was lacking at the wedding Coltrane attended), because the alternative implies ownership of the worship space. This is why excruciatingly correct wedding invitations invite you to the reception-to-follow but merely give notice of the date and time of the actual ceremony if it will held in a church. This also is why it is improper to have a receiving line outside the church at a church wedding --- you're supposed to "receive" them as they arrive at the reception, but they weren't really "invited" to your wedding ceremony because you lack the right to choose who is and isn't inside the church for the nuptials. Besides, at the reception you can say "Thank you for coming" --- what are you supposed to say outside the church? "Thank you for partaking in the Blessed Sacrament"?

While I'm wearing the Cranky Pants, I think the "morning after brunch" is itself a problematic appendage to the modern wedding ceremony. I think it's better when the bride and groom hightail it out of town in the late middle of the reception, and leave the revelers to their own devices. I don't want my weekend programmed for me. And the bride and groom are supposed to be pawing at each other in the back seat of the limo on their way to Kauai, Bermuda, or Disney World. Whatever.

First of all, brunch is rude without the mass. The last place I want to be with a vicious wedding hangover is eating shitty bagels and herbed cream cheese and mimosas and bloody marys with the same people from the night before. Its rude to softly compel me to get up and get ready by ten when I went to bed at 3 am. What's worse is I'll have have to dress nicely when I'd really rather be wearing an old pair of shorts and a t-shirt and a hat. I want to sleep till noon, get in my car, put on tunes and drive home. I'll rehash the night before on monday morning via email, if at all, but on Sunday, I want my couch, the NYTimes and the television.

There's just no point to the Sunday brunch - its a long drawn out goodbye which is toally unnecessary.

S(I didn't make my own brunch after my wedding)D

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
That red-eye flight to Kauai the night of the wedding I'm sure appeals to every bride and groom. Do they have the extra-large lavatories on those flights to allow proper consummation?

that's what the little blankets on airplanes are for. which is why I would rather freeze than touch one of those things.

also wasn't the statistic something like only 20% of marriages get consummated on the wedding night anyway?

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
It's a commission job - they're just trying to earn a buck. It's like car salesmen without clothes. What can we do to make you buy today?

Attend the brunch with Coltrane.


editted, to fix a mistake, of course.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive


also wasn't the statistic something like only 20% of marriages get consummated on the wedding night anyway?

If so, that's because they have to get up for the brunch. Sebby has no excuse, then.

But aren't these brunches optional? I would feel no compulsion to go to one if I were hung over or wanted to leave town early. (But I would feel duped if I ended up in Mass).

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
The mass was outside. I didn't really particpate. I just stood there.

Its still fucking boring as hell. Religious ceremonies are like watching paint dry. When was the last time you thought "Damn... what a beautiful mass/service"? No matter the religion, its all silly costumes and a whole lot of tired pseud-pomp and circumstance. nothing happens, you're not supposed to tlak, everyone acts reverent and you daydream for about an hour. I always wanted to stand up in church as a kid and say "Hey, why do we go through this repetitive shit over and over again? I mean, really, once I've seen this movie ten times, I pretty much know the end... what's the point?" That's the trouble with ceremonies of all kinds - they're boring. I generally try to skip wedding ceremonies for this reason because, lets face it, everyone there is just twiddling their thumbs waiting for the reception which is the fun part.

If it isn't interesting, why the hell should I have to sit through it? I have to be bored silly enough at work, but at least they giveme money for that gig.

S(getting bored silly for nothing seems so utterly wasteful of the limited time we have)D

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield


If it isn't interesting, why the hell should I have to sit through it? I have to be bored silly enough at work, but at least they giveme money for that gig.

Come on, Sebby, sex and money can both be yours if you play the priest/minister game right.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
If so, that's because they have to get up for the brunch. Sebby has no excuse, then.

But aren't these brunches optional? I would feel no compulsion to go to one if I were hung over or wanted to leave town early. (But I would feel duped if I ended up in Mass).

Most of the time they are optional. But the invitation (to the brunch) was separate from the invite to the wedding and specifically asked whether you (+ guest) were attending or not. Both the bride and the groom are close friends of mine, so I decided to go.

[ias_39]

Originally posted by robustpuppy

Does anybody know anything about the treatment for OCD? What are the recommended meds and their side effects?

Originally posted by ltl/fb

Anorgasmia

Short hand for the endorphins she'd released if you fringe her benefit?

[leagleaze]

I'm exploring the possibility of putting some games on our site.

Miniclip offers some flash games for free which I could place on here.

Would you guys take a look and PM me the names of whatever games you would be most interested in having on the site?

http://www.miniclip.com/experienced.htm These are the choices.

Thanks

L

[dc_chef]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Is "pestering frenzy" a Canadian expression, or did you just coin it? Either way, it's nice --tight and evocative.

Which, not coincidentally, I'm sure, is exactly how I want a stripper to be.

[ias_39]

Originally posted by str8outavannuys

Scarlett has made ME shiver ever since I saw Ghost World. Mmmmmm, Scarlett Johansson. Mmmmmmmm.

She looked like an overgrown twelve-year old.