The storm only lasted a little while here, vw. I hope it passes for you quickly as well.
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Spike's Bitches 31: We're Motivated Go-getters.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
sj - Aug 20, 2006 4:16:24 pm PDT #9470 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
JZ - Aug 20, 2006 4:20:09 pm PDT #9471 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
JZ is feeling fine, though tired. Also full of Buffista love, because you are really such deeply good and loving people. When the car seat arrives, I'm going to Sharpie everyone's names on the back or one side, so I can remember all the loving hands from all over the continent holding the Halloweenie and keeping her safe.
Bedrest is all up in the air. The last time I saw the OB, I was feeling fine and the Halloweenie was obviously alert and bouncy and un-traumatized by recent events, and the OB said at first that I'd be on bedrest until my next appt. in two weeks, and then at the end of the visit said, "Ah, let's make it three. Come back at the end of August."
So who knows? She may set me free into the world again on August 30, or she may capriciously say, "Oh, you've been down for three weeks, what's another two months?" And then laugh with malign glee, rubbing her hands together and sneering at the one-legged monkey perched on her shoulder.
Blergh. Really, really don't want to eat up all my sick leave and FMLA disability before I have an actual outside-my-body 3D baby.
sj - Aug 20, 2006 4:23:18 pm PDT #9472 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
When the car seat arrives, I'm going to Sharpie everyone's names on the back or one side, so I can remember all the loving hands from all over the continent holding the Halloweenie and keeping her safe.
Awww. This is such a sweet idea.
Blergh. Really, really don't want to eat up all my sick leave and FMLA disability before I have an actual outside-my-body 3D baby.
{{{JZ}}}
§ ita § - Aug 20, 2006 4:24:54 pm PDT #9473 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, JZ--can you send me your address?
Cashmere - Aug 20, 2006 4:25:41 pm PDT #9474 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Really, really don't want to eat up all my sick leave and FMLA disability before I have an actual outside-my-body 3D baby.
I thought the bedrest was completely different from your FMLA? Or someone here mentioned it--Aimee, maybe?
Glad you had a good shower, JZ. I can't wait to see pictures.
Polter-Cow - Aug 20, 2006 4:27:02 pm PDT #9475 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I can't wait to see pictures.
There are some delightfully precious ones of JZ and her prezzies.
JZ - Aug 20, 2006 4:31:59 pm PDT #9476 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I thought the bedrest was completely different from your FMLA?
If so, that'd be keen. Though it still doesn't ease the problem of wanting to chew my own arm off from the tedium.
ita, insent.
P-C, there were some awfully precious prezzies. In consideration of which, someone needs to get Pete and Fay on a conference call and tape some Eeyore/Piglet conversations so we can act them out with our BRAND NEW FINGER PUPPETS.
Cashmere - Aug 20, 2006 4:36:34 pm PDT #9477 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Though it still doesn't ease the problem of wanting to chew my own arm off from the tedium.
Can't help you there. Sorry.
Does anyone know how to cook some snow crab legs? I bought some today and I want to cook them for dinner tomorrow night. Is steaming best (and can I do that in the microwave)? Or should I broil them? Any suggestions would be helpful.
Aims - Aug 20, 2006 4:44:07 pm PDT #9478 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Blergh. Really, really don't want to eat up all my sick leave and FMLA disability before I have an actual outside-my-body 3D baby.
JZ - it is completely different. There is the California Pregnancy Disability Act that alloq\ws for you to get up to 16 weeks leave for complications due to pregnancy. Using that does NOT eat into your FMLA time.
Aims - Aug 20, 2006 4:46:33 pm PDT #9479 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Also, if you don't use the whole 16 weeks of that, you can use what you haven't so far IN ADDITION to the 12 regular maternity leave.