Jeebus, billytea. How awful. I know there's not much we can do from here, but you do have a lot of love and support.

Oh, billytea, I am so sorry. I was thinking about you yesterday. That goodbye is so hard. I am glad that the service and gathering are what your mother wanted. I am sorry your brother seems incapable of putting his issues aside, and handling his grief and grieving family like an adult.

Can you offload some more, if not to a friend, or family member, how about here? You know how we love Nilly? That's the way we love you, too. I feel free to speak for Buffistas on this. We love you, and we can do so little. Please don't be afraid to let us do the one thing we can do--listen. If this is too public for you, there is email, LiveJournal. I don't know if you ever created one, but now, you don't even need to be invited, bt. You can just create a free account. You can make your entries completely private, or filtered so only certain of your friends can read them, or filtered to your whole friends list, or publish them for the world to see, but in cyberspace, nobody need know who you are.

Oh, billytea, I'm so sorry. I also want to kick your asshat brother repeatedly.

billytea, I am so very sorry. I'm glad that the service went well and was what M would have wanted. I am so sorry about the family drama that has come with it, though. Like you need that on top of everything else!

As everyone else has said, we're here for you in any way we can be. Much love is coming your way. I am so sorry you have to go through this right now on top of everything else. But, I am glad that you're home and able to be there for it all.

Nora, insent.

{{BT}}} What everyone else said. Love you. Come vent here whenever you can/want to.

{{{{{{bt}}}}}}}

Kristin, skipping the super seekrit porn was a good move - if for no other reason than that it was completely work and kid safe - possibly not diabetic-safe, though, except for the intended recipient. Definite sugar-shock potential in there.

And really, I'd be humiliated for you to get your first impression of my porn capabilities from xoxox's. True Andi-style porn is ... well... only fit for trekkies of the J/C type. And if there are any here, http://www.geocities.com/merriwyllow/ Although, Ensign Kim did get some in one of my early stories.

I did not skip the super seekrit porn, and it was very cute.

ION, today is our 3 month wedding monthaversary.

Billytea, if there is anything at all I can do, name it. I just want life to stop fucking with you.

Nora and Tom -- Happy Elope-iversary!

And hot hot hot showers which are probably bad but can numb out the area before the drugs and the ice packs. Ugh, bites are ooogy.

For itchy bug bites/rash/hives, my allergist taught me this trick, which seems insane, but really works: blow hot air (from a hairdryer) on the itchiness, from a distance where you're not burning yourself. At first, the itchiness will get worse, and then it'll go away, and should stay away for a few hours. The heat overloads the itch factor.

Seriously, it works. I've done it many a time.

I'm sorry, bt. Strength and peace to you and your family.

Happy monthaversary, Nora Deirdre.

Elope-iversary

Dude! I am totally stealing this! this totally justifies my narcissi-post!