The People Above And Below You

[Leonhart29]

^ Likes to compare body parts to flowers.

< Likes the rode bud description as it's quite pretty.

V Thinks that a rose by any other name is still a rose.

[dazzledfirestar]

^ Is a bud fan.

< Is happy that hubby got < flowers to cheer < up today after the furniture delivery guy didn't show up.

V Has had to live with an empty living room.

[redsliver]

^ has a living room

< has two rooms bedroom w/ a kitchenette and a bathroom and that's all < needs.

V feels like V needs a much bigger house.

[Nanaea]

^ Startlingly accurate.

< Feels <'s house is bursting at the seams.

V Will help < house-hunt.

[dazzledfirestar]

^ Is on the hunt.

< Would help, but is still tired from her own hunt, and has no want to ever do that again!

V lives somewhere where houses are cheap and plentiful.

[Guest Adara]

^Is correct

< lives in a town where people may be too poor to afford one, hence the houses.

V Lives somewhere where everyone has more money than they.

[dazzledfirestar]

^ Is dead on.

< Is living in a Boom right now... houses here start around 300,000 and those are the dives.

< and her hubby paid over 300,000 for a condo.

V wonders how anyone could possibly buy a house in that kind of economy when they are just starting out.

[Leonhart29]

^ might be living in an overpriced house.

< Picked up <'s ranch for $55,000 (complete with land and house)

V Thinks < must have hit someone over the head to get such a good deal

[dazzledfirestar]

^ Is a lucky gal.

< Is living in an over-priced city... and is patiently waiting for the bottom to fall out of all of it.

V Knows that's what happens in oil country.

[quamp]

^ Well, we got us a few oil patches around here.

< Lives in an efficiency apartment like Redsliver. Cost: $950/mo. Not exactly in a great area of town, and a few miles from a community college. Doesn't really need anything more though.

V Thinks <'s dwelling would never be suitable for V.

[Leonhart29]

^ Is aware of ^'s dwelling's limitations.

< an efficiency isn't big enough for <, 2 girl's, an aging mother and a few dogs

V thinks < should get rid of a few dogs.

[Guest echtrae]

^ likes keeping the dogs around

< has heard that women like dogs because they are licky or some such thing

v is now wondering about ^

[Leonhart29]

^ Is projecting fantasies.

< actually can't stand <'s mother's dogs.

V thinks ^'s idea belongs on some bestiality web site.

[Guest echtrae]

^ is all weirded out now

< is pondering something else

v is bleary eyed and tired

[Leonhart29]

^ Is pondering and on Pooh's thinking stump tapping ^'s head saying "think, think, think"

< Is quite worn out from "playing"

V Is now interested in what < was playing

[Guest echtrae]

^ was clearly playing pinochle

< doesn't know how to play pinochle

v is capable of teaching others the game of pinochle

[Leonhart29]

^ Is looking for a good hand and a good partner.

< Can muddle through Pinochle but doesn't know enough to teach it.

V Knows that you can just ask Hoyle for the rules.

[Guest echtrae]

^ is an "According to Hoyle" fan

< prefers the trial by fire method

v thinks trials by fire is a harsh methodology for justice

[dazzledfirestar]

^ May be correct.

< Is patiently awaiting the delivery of dinner.

V thinks < should start cooking more often.

[Leonhart29]

^ Is a fan of convenience.

< Orders out more than she should

V Likes to cook

[dazzledfirestar]

^ Could not possibly be more wrong.

< Lets hubby do the cooking because he's better at it and seems to like it far more than < does.

V Is forced into the cooking.

[quamp]

^ Don't have much of a choice, since I live alone.

< Doesn't have an SO to do cooking for <.

< Applications are being taken at this time, however...

V Is thinking "meh, good luck with that pipe dream."

[Leonhart29]

^ Is looking for a cook not an SO

< Thinks that a relationship is more than cooking and cleaning (been there done that - no thanks!)

V Thinks a maid would be a better choice

[dazzledfirestar]

^ NINJA!!!!

< Is being forced to listen to country music... as the construction boys don't know what "Turn down your music" means.

V Wouldn't mind the country music.

[quamp]

^ Only if it was cowpunk or alt-punk.

< Knows that relationships are more than just 'what can you do for me.' It's more 'what can I do for you.'

< Has Mojo Nixon's autograph framed on the wall.

V Never heard of Mojo Nixon before.