ABRAHAM, welcome to the world!!!
Hayden, best wishes to you and Mrs. Hayden. I hope everyone is well, and gets some rest! Congratulations.
Suddenly I want to name a daughter Cynthia Rose.
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I don't even like the name Cynthia.
weeps
But Cynthia Rose seems very pretty.
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Part oh you make up an obscene number why I have cats: They both curled up with me for a nap earlier, and as I was just beating myself up for something, one just came up and patted my face. Who gives a shit if he just wants food or pets? Makes me feel good for something!
I'm adding this to my still-imaginary Why-Cats-and-Kids-Are-the-Same file, sarameg.
And this is something that occasionally frightens me--what if I don't make enough of a mark at freelancing, and/or never sell a novel, and have to go back to the land of university administration as I'm approaching middle age, only with several years lost, and I never can get back to something that's even tolerable WRT salary, responsibility, and prestige.
This scares me when I look at it, so I don't. There's no sense in me going back (at least to a regular-hours job) until Chris is at least in first grade, because everyone goes to school at a different time. The logistics are too difficult to contemplate. And, if possible, when Chris goes to first grade, I'm going back to school, myself.
Cindy, yes, the student loan is the only debt of the McWarnigle household. Yay.
Happy Birthdays to Kristin T and MFNLaw!!!
Congratulations to the Hayden family.
STOOPID commercial! People, you know the 99 ballons go on to CAUSE WORLD WAR THREE, right? In the song you've used for your valentine's day commercial?
Maybe the point is that it will be World War III if you don't get your sweetie a Valentine's Day present...
And Happy Belated Birthday to -t!!!
Whew. There's a lot goin' on.
That is so sweet, Nora. I am so proud of you. I know how difficult that is. We have huge-ass debt, but it's all mortgage, so it feels justified. That's why, even though we've been broker than broke for the past few months, I'm still breathing.
What are you doing this fine Saturday?
Maybe the point is that it will be World War III if you don't get your sweetie a Valentine's Day present...
Heh.
There was all pinks and golds before the actual sunrise this AM. Yay east-facing windows!
Timelies! I've largely skipped these past few days, but happy birthdays to those that have 'em.
Now I must go fetch Cat Food, or face the terrible Death By Whining and Occasional Scratching.
Eeeek! On the working.
I am not working, but I'm getting useful things done. Well, at least as soon as I get dressed and leave the goddamned house....
Happy Birthday Kristin and MFNLaw!
Congrats to Hayden and his DW. Welcome Abraham!
Nora, that sucks. Today is all about schoolwork for me. I think it may require coffee.
I suspect that some of the name changers got mixed up--maybe you and Lyra Jane, as you both changed to L names, and Lyra got married in the last couple of years?
I bet that's it, though I would not have made the connection -- I just assumed Lysana had a graduate degree I didn't know about.
I don't even like the name Cynthia.
It's my mom's name. Which is not pro- or con- Cynthia --I think it's a pretty name but a bit too frilly for me to use -- but merely a data point.
ION, WHY am I up at 8:30 on a Saturday?
I'm eating pancakes and watching Shakespeare in Love. Not the most productive use of my time, but a nice break for me.
