Yes, there is. There's a hurry, Xander. I'm dying...I may have as few as fifty years left.

Anya ,'Same Time, Same Place'


Goodbye and Good Riddance 2004: Well, I Wasn't Expecting That.  

Every year we watch the Charlie Brown special, do the Snoopy dance, wish everybody a Merry Christmukkah, and thank our Secret Santas in the good riddance thread. Which is this one, in case you were wondering. Oh, and 2004? Don't think we've forgotten about you.


shrift - Dec 17, 2004 12:16:23 pm PST #289 of 962
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Right, because I haven't spent any time trying to convince you to come visit.

Well, it hasn't exactly been the best couple of years. I went from having a job that ate my life for not nearly enough pay one year, got laid off the next year, and then got a new job for only slightly more pay, a job which ate my life this year.

But my vacation time resets in January, so prepare to dust off the Pros tapes and the West Wing. (You do still have Pros, yes? Not that it's a requirement, but still...)

I started this year with the flu, and it didn't improve much. I worked too much, worried too much, suffered from too much anxiety, and behaved like an asshole a few too many times.

On the bright side, I'm now the proud owner of more comics than I have space to store them. I became scarily proficient at my job. My sister's engaged to a guy I'll be happy to call family.

I think things will be better in 2005. Even if I have to wear a bridesmaid's dress.


Dana - Dec 17, 2004 12:22:58 pm PST #290 of 962
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

prepare to dust off the Pros tapes and the West Wing. (You do still have Pros, yes? Not that it's a requirement, but still...)

I have one. But the promise of more. Whatever it takes.


§ ita § - Dec 17, 2004 12:28:54 pm PST #291 of 962
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I have an entire season of Pros. For the record.


Dana - Dec 17, 2004 12:29:51 pm PST #292 of 962
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Stop trying to bogart the shrift.


DavidS - Dec 17, 2004 12:57:35 pm PST #293 of 962
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Stop trying to bogart the shrift.

She's a valuable commodity.

While y'all are hanging around online: Which series is better MI-5 or Spooks?


§ ita § - Dec 17, 2004 1:01:08 pm PST #294 of 962
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

MI 5 is precisely Spooks minus 18 minutes. I'd avoid it for that reason. I haven't yet, however, watched both versions of the same shows. Yet. But it's a principle thing.


Polter-Cow - Dec 17, 2004 1:11:11 pm PST #295 of 962
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Do let us know when you've decided on dates, because I haven't met P-C, either, and I think I live considerably closer to A2 than you do.

I'd say I was a crappy Buffista, except I think that since P-C joined the board, I've been suffering from a severe case of workitis.

Ooh! I get to meet DebetEsse and shrift! (Actually, shrift, I'd be lying if I said I didn't think you hated me or something for never even proposing a visit when we're so close, but I do totally understand your workitis. It was quite obvious, with all the bitching about work. So in other words, I'm glad you don't hate me.) (And beathen, you should come down too! We'll have the best time ever!) (Man, I hope I'm not busy or anything.)


§ ita § - Dec 17, 2004 1:12:48 pm PST #296 of 962
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Dude, shrift lived in my state and I first met her in Toronto.

You've got to be willing to do the work to earn the shrift.


Polter-Cow - Dec 17, 2004 1:24:13 pm PST #297 of 962
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Well, fuck. I'm lazy, dude. I mean, I'm not even bothering to finish this damn Ph.D.


SailAweigh - Dec 17, 2004 1:35:07 pm PST #298 of 962
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

The package is mailed. The post office promised it would be delivered Monday. I will wait for much squeeing in here, then. If there is no package on Monday, I will bad-mouth the USPS more than I already do now.