Rudest family comment at Christmas gathering
 

Yeah, I do hold it against her. As does my sister in law who wishes she would not have had her 5 year old terror.

Another actual fashion question...
 

"Oh, Thurston, look at those charming artists who can't afford tuxedos and gowns. Let's do give this organization lots of tax-deductible money. By the way dear, you look dashing.
And I'm so glad you bought the two-button, the three-button is for those new money poseurs."

Public internet posting to Paigs
 

They're going to think you're creepy no matter what you wear. Unless you're an agent. Then you'll get head.

Public internet posting to Paigs
 

THAT was Keira Knightley? She looked like a cute young Helena Bonham Carter in the pics posted here but she slooked like a poor man's Denise Richards in that flick. Whoa. Man is she one cheap looking bim. Its amazing that her pics disguised her basic cheapness.

Squicky phrases, redux
 

I have decided that "stump the Paigow" is squickier than "make sweet love."

The best present I got this year was from my husband, who played hooky from work one day to drive 50 miles for a special sale at my favorite art glass studio. He bought me a stunning handblown lamp. And a new set of screwdrivers! I love them.

I bought him a head-lamp, which he immediately put on his head and started checking every dark corner of his closet for stuff he thought he'd lost. It's odd that he seemed to like it better than the fabulous flyrod and reel that I got him but he is all about immediate gratification.

We spent Christmas day on snowshoes in the mountains by ourselves. Fresh powder everywhere and not another person in sight. It was marvelous and, at sunset, downright breathtaking. Oh, yes, and there was some immediate gratification involved.

Squicky phrases, redux
 

I fail to see a material difference between the two.

Another actual fashion question...
 

Which is thoughtful re: the broke, and kinder than "jesus, would you *please* at least wash and press that hideous 70s cowboy shirt you bought because you thought it made an ironic statement with your D&G jeans, you pretentious asshole" re: the merely obnoxious.

BEST: I actually received the giant foam cowboy hat I previously mentioned.

WORST: A faux* Burberry plaid scarf. No one hates this plaid more than me. Walking advertisement. You might as well wear a FUBU sweatshirt...

*I would have been even more upset if it was real. What a waste of money.

Rudest family comment at Christmas gathering
 

Ten minutes before a party I was hosting started on Tuesday night, Resident Sister showed up fairly toasted and lit into Out-Of-Town Sister, calling her ungrateful, selfish and Not A Good Family Member. The examples of the bad behavior (not wanting to go sit in mall traffic earlier in the day) were not convincing, and Brother kicked Resident Sister out of my house before guests showed up. My dad walked her around the block a couple of times and declared her sober enough for polite conversation, and the rest of the evening, we pretended that nothing had happened.

Public internet posting to Paigs
 

What, specifically, are you talking about when you say she looks cheap? I can understand the concept of Tanya Harding or Jenny McCarthy looking cheap. But Kiera is way prettier than, for example, Carolyn Bessette and Gwyneth, both of whom you think are elegant and wealthy looking.

Another actual fashion question...
 

Pretty much, but then the tuxedo crowd is usually in the minority and they end up looking like idiots.

Speaking of artists, one of my friends got a write up in the Village Voice earlier this month. His first show in New York sold out on the day it opened. http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0349/westcott.php

Public internet posting to Paigs
 

The day I attend the all ages underground hip hop show and dress with the hope of impressing the hot little 16 years old girls is the day I . . . um . . .

O.K., that was last weekend.

Rudest family comment at Christmas gathering
 

Perhaps your sis-in-law, having done her duty as requested, ought to share the wealth with your MIL and leave the small terror with her for a few days while sis-in-law takes a long weekend at a spa.

Obnoxious MILs, ask and ye shall receive!

Public internet posting to Paigs
 

Keira needs braces. The pug bite mars her face. And, even though she is British, she would have had braces could her family have afforded them. Ergo, her bad teeth make her look poor, which is scads worse than cheap. {{Shudder}}