-t, are you pregnant and I didn't know it? If so, congrats!

IME, the best option to cover that awkward "transitional" phase when the regular clothes don't fit any longer and the maternity clothes don't fit yet are skirts with elastic waistbands and leggings. Hell, I'm at 8 months and my non-maternity exercise pants still fit.

Oh, those poor children.

Thanks, Burrell. (Eta: and yes, I am. Communication is hard)

I only have trouble clothing myself for work - all my business clothes were pretty tailored. I bought a few maternity things to get by on, but I have to wash them every couple of wearings, and I haven't this week.

Heh. Thanks guys. I don't need hugs. A fiery spear of doom to hurl at my bosses, perhaps, but otherwise I'm good.

Feeling your pain, Kristin. I just finished editing a "Statement of Incompatibility" for a friend who's been dealing with absolutely unacceptable behavior from her school principal. The union told her that given the situation, they could easily bring bad things down upon the principal, but that it would require a lot of time and energy on her part, or she could get an incompatibility transfer to another school. (Personal differences are affecting the situation, but are really only a side effect of other things that are going on.) She knows she should do the first, but after fighting this school and this principal on things for so long, she just doesn't have the energy and has decided she needs out as fast as possible. Sucks.

IME, the best option to cover that awkward "transitional" phase when the regular clothes don't fit any longer and the maternity clothes don't fit yet are skirts with elastic waistbands and leggings. Hell, I'm at 8 months and my non-maternity exercise pants still fit.

My loose black cotton-blend PJ bottoms from Target (bastards aren't making them any more, so I only have two pairs) still fit me better than most of my maternity pants, now that I'm growing out more than I am up. They're also more comfortable than most of my maternity pants, and made of material that breathes. If you can find something similar, stock up. I'd live in them, given the choice.

WHY WON'T SOMEONE JUST PAY ME FOR BEING COOL OR SOMETHING??!!??

I could spare a shiny dollar. It's gold-coloured and it has kangaroos on it. It's very pretty.

Pretty, pretty money. See, you can be a greedy, wealth-obsessed parasite on society in Australia, but because they've prettied up the object of your affections, they've ensured that you'll still never lose the magic in your heart.

God hates divorce... but murder? No prob.

That sounds like the ethics in Fable. If I recall correctly, you get something like 500 "evil" points for divorcing your wife but only 50 for killing her.

WHY WON'T SOMEONE JUST PAY ME FOR BEING COOL OR SOMETHING??!!??

As *soon* as I figure out how to make that work, I promise to tell you.

Yeah, Jilli and ita would be millionairesses within minutes.