aww

Ah, Father's Day. A day which brings up all kinds of issues for all sorts of friends. If you're one of those, want a hug and icecream? Also, you might want to look away, cuz, y'know, I'm about to go all "I love my Daddy!" right about...

Now. Anyway, Father's Day. I tend to have no idea what to get my father as a general rule. Every so often inspiration strikes, but it rarely strikes in late May/early June, or after November. Y'know, in time for gift giving. Or, inspiration strikes, but it's insane and I don't run with it. Like, the house needs a new floor in the front room. I... have no idea what to do about that. So, I don't do anything. We also need a new piece of furniture [which I've totally found and love and would willingly buy!] but... it would need to go in the front room, where we need a new floor. So. Shirts. I bought the man shirts.

And a photokeychain which is more awesome in theory than in execution. However, it's something unexpected, so... I wish I hadn't made that crack about playing cards with Demon Dog's eyes rolled back in her head on them. I would totally have gone for that as a gag gift, but I thought of it too late as a gift for my brother. So the boy, as he is a father and I do so love to remind him of this [and not just because I suspect his girlfriend wishes she could forget this little fact, though it is an enormous plus], is getting a picture of him + widget where they're hugging and has been described as, "So cute your eyes might bleed!"

If that isn't glowing praise, really, what is?

The boy gets a meh card because there are all of three cards for brothers, and one of them sold out before I got to it. :p The other two, well, one was meh, the other is fantastic, but I gave it to him last year, and it's so good he'd remember it. I think. Well, he should. I remember it, anyway. I do not intentionally repeat cards. Dad, however, has a collection of cards. If I remember, I'll share them. If not, be content in the knowledge that one is a talking Simpsons card. And one is from the cat. Because we are that sort of family where the cat would give a card, just to one up the children. Shut up. Cats are like that.

Bah. My last item from Boscovs was cancelled. I was sort of happy about the way they'd shipped things, even if Delancey did come in a box that I think a dinosaur stepped on. She shipped on her own, and the Widget's second box of Legos was supposed to ship on it's own, but that's the item canned. I guess I should just be grateful it wasn't Delancey, huh? Mmm, Delancey.

In which I lose my mind

...Sometimes I forget that other people have differing opinions on things that, frankly, should be fact. Today's "I'm in the minority" realization is trivial, so I'll share.

Regarding the better looking Lila, I say First Lila is closer to true bitchy!Lila than Second Lila could ever be. Also, I think she's prettier. And anytime I caught a Second Lila episode, Second Lila was doing something goofy. Lila should never be goofy. 90's airhead-bitchy hybrid, fine, sure, whatever. But never goofy. But it's difficult to find pictures of First Lila [dunno, second Li might be as difficult, but I gave up actively searching after First failed] so our comparisons aren't as good as they would be otherwise.


This is the more fair shot, as second Lila probably has the better picture.


From the SVU Lila Thrillers. Oi. How... who...nyargh. At least I didn't use the pig-snout for second Lila. Maybe if I'd seen more than the odd episode with the second one, I'd like her better. But I made peace with them altering Lila for the show with Bridget there. I think she's prettier, she was bitchy enough, and, I dunno, I didn't want to burn the covers off the books with her on them. Shirlee seems loverly and all, but like I said, I tended to land on her goofy episodes. Lila Fowler is not goofy.

I, however, am. First Lila is prettier! The naysayers can just deal with the fact that they are living in an alternate dimension!