Pride and Prejudice
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theyellowhobbitLast night I went to my Grandma's house for dinner. Of course, in typical Grandma fashion, I had told her on the phone that I don't really like applesauce. But then at her house, she said
G:well aren't you going to have applesauce?
Me: No, I don't like applesauce
G: Well surely you'll eat the squash.
Me: I don't really like squash [by itself, in squash kugel it's fine. I had told her that over the phone as well.]
G: What are you going to eat?
Me: I told you already- I'll have the steak, I'll have the potatoes, I'll be fine.
[She puts in all 3 steaks of the package]
Me: what's the 3rd one for?
G: We'll each have 1 and a half.
Me: I only want 1...
G: But you won't have enough food
Me: Yes I will. I have enough. trust me.
And so on.
She can't have it both ways. She can't want me to be thin, and push all this food on me and complain that I won't eat enough. I'm sorry, I don't have super fast metabolism. In order for me to look the way you'd like to, I have to eat less than you want to serve me. If I were to eat as much as you'd like me to, I'd gain weight. Make up your mind!
Not that I'd say that out loud. *sigh*
Pride and Prejudice was realy good. The guy who plays Darcy was soooo hot! *swoon!*
I decided that Darcy is an engineer. Just look at the scene where he comes in, stands in front of Elizabeth, staring at her for 5 minutes, and awkwardly runs out, having said very little at all. Totally engineer.
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kressel, did you ever finish that fanfic?
And just to screw up the chronology:
When I came in, Grandma told me she had a surprise for me.
In her room, on her desk, was a small Jewelry box. And inside it was a ring.
It was oval shaped, with 4 medium-ish diamonds surrounded by shiny silver and smaller pieces of diamond [I think] stones. I asked, and yes they're real. Apparently it was my great grandmother's "dinner ring." So Grandma saved it for me for my 21st birthday, even though that's not for another 2 months.
She said I could use it however I want. So if I were to get engaged and my fiance couldn't afford a ring, we could get this one re-set to make it look engagementy, and I'd have a ring. Or I can just keep it in the safe-deposit box at the bank, where it sits now, in case there comes a time (chas v'shalom) where I would have to sell it. Or I could wear it for dinner parties or something. There isn't so much this ring could be worn for as it is now, because it's too nice for anything I ever attend. I'd have to be invited to a ball or something.
Part of me thinks that even if my future husband, whoever he will be, could afford a ring, it would be better to use this one, and save the 3,000-10,000$ he would spend on it for something more useful, like buying a house. I'm not so big into giant expensive weddings, but one thing I would never part with is having an engagement ring, because I've always wanted to be able to wear one. I find them so beautiful. But I have no problems with having a cheap but valueable ring. Maybe I could use one or two diamonds, make the rest into a pendant, and surround the ring diamonds with another stone, like emeralds, which are far less expensive. The possibilties are endless.
All of this requires getting engaged, which I'm nowhere near doing.
G:well aren't you going to have applesauce?
Me: No, I don't like applesauce
G: Well surely you'll eat the squash.
Me: I don't really like squash [by itself, in squash kugel it's fine. I had told her that over the phone as well.]
G: What are you going to eat?
Me: I told you already- I'll have the steak, I'll have the potatoes, I'll be fine.
[She puts in all 3 steaks of the package]
Me: what's the 3rd one for?
G: We'll each have 1 and a half.
Me: I only want 1...
G: But you won't have enough food
Me: Yes I will. I have enough. trust me.
And so on.
She can't have it both ways. She can't want me to be thin, and push all this food on me and complain that I won't eat enough. I'm sorry, I don't have super fast metabolism. In order for me to look the way you'd like to, I have to eat less than you want to serve me. If I were to eat as much as you'd like me to, I'd gain weight. Make up your mind!
Not that I'd say that out loud. *sigh*
Pride and Prejudice was realy good. The guy who plays Darcy was soooo hot! *swoon!*
I decided that Darcy is an engineer. Just look at the scene where he comes in, stands in front of Elizabeth, staring at her for 5 minutes, and awkwardly runs out, having said very little at all. Totally engineer.
kressel, did you ever finish that fanfic?And just to screw up the chronology:
When I came in, Grandma told me she had a surprise for me.
In her room, on her desk, was a small Jewelry box. And inside it was a ring.
It was oval shaped, with 4 medium-ish diamonds surrounded by shiny silver and smaller pieces of diamond [I think] stones. I asked, and yes they're real. Apparently it was my great grandmother's "dinner ring." So Grandma saved it for me for my 21st birthday, even though that's not for another 2 months.
She said I could use it however I want. So if I were to get engaged and my fiance couldn't afford a ring, we could get this one re-set to make it look engagementy, and I'd have a ring. Or I can just keep it in the safe-deposit box at the bank, where it sits now, in case there comes a time (chas v'shalom) where I would have to sell it. Or I could wear it for dinner parties or something. There isn't so much this ring could be worn for as it is now, because it's too nice for anything I ever attend. I'd have to be invited to a ball or something.
Part of me thinks that even if my future husband, whoever he will be, could afford a ring, it would be better to use this one, and save the 3,000-10,000$ he would spend on it for something more useful, like buying a house. I'm not so big into giant expensive weddings, but one thing I would never part with is having an engagement ring, because I've always wanted to be able to wear one. I find them so beautiful. But I have no problems with having a cheap but valueable ring. Maybe I could use one or two diamonds, make the rest into a pendant, and surround the ring diamonds with another stone, like emeralds, which are far less expensive. The possibilties are endless.
All of this requires getting engaged, which I'm nowhere near doing.
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Date: 2006-01-06 08:30 am (UTC)Usually followed by- so tell me again why you don't want to be a doctor or lawyer? maybe you should go into business.
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Date: 2006-01-06 09:12 am (UTC)Thanks so much for your interest in my story! I really want to finish it, along with a bunch of other projects, but the problem is being organized about my time.
As far as your grandmother goes, isn't there some way you could politely explain that you're working hard to lose weight and you've already lost X pounds? She might even say she's proud of you.
And re: the engagement ring. I have an absolutely stunning one and I NEVER wear it. It's just too valuable, and I'm afraid something might happen to it. Also, I guess I don't feel very comfortable with luxury. I'm a thrift shop kind of a gal.
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Date: 2006-01-06 10:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-01-08 10:32 am (UTC)There's a much gorier version of it. The little guy gets so frustrated, he bangs his head on the computer screen and blood spurts out all over the place.
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Date: 2006-01-06 10:20 am (UTC)