Jess, what wonderful news! Congratulations to you and E!
Beth, the walls are lovely. Such a huge improvement. I'm sending peace, strength, and all healing possible to Matt and his mom, and to you, too.
You got fired, and you still hang around here like a big loser. Why can't he?
Cordelia ,'Chosen'
Spike's Bitches 32: I think I'm sobering up.
[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.
Beverly - Oct 21, 2006 8:37:40 pm PDT #8285 of 10000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
beth b - Oct 21, 2006 8:49:20 pm PDT #8286 of 10000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Thanks for all the warm thoughts.
now I have to share the evening trauma. Watched some home design show call reDesign - we knew instantly it was not for us. but there was plenty to make fun of The room - huge 25 foot walls - funky angles - but a nice spot where the ceiling was lower - so it could have felt cozy. The two guys turned it into a dark, batcave of a 'swanky night club' so busy they you whould been jumping around no old movies or footballs games on that tv. matt made post here because I was so traumatized I couldn't stop talking about it
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IAmNotReallyASpring - Oct 21, 2006 11:02:32 pm PDT #8287 of 10000
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel
I'm sorry to hear about your mother, Matt.
Congratulations, Jessica.
brenda m - Oct 22, 2006 3:38:58 am PDT #8288 of 10000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
The other good thing about a Roth IRA is that you can take out the principal without penalty, so you can use it for a house downpayment or a trip around the world.
Just to clarify, you can take money out of a regular IRA/401k for a house downpayment without penalty as well. But you're SOL as far as the trip around the world.
Getting ready to head for the airport and leave Lee and Nicole (and Ashton and Bailey) behind. Don't wanna!
Laura - Oct 22, 2006 4:31:32 am PDT #8289 of 10000
Our wings are not tired.
Oh beth, that house made me ill. The before never looked better. Ick.
Question of the weekend - what music do you clean to?
Missed that one. Showtunes or classic rock. I like to sing when I clean. I can clean to oldies too. Just need lyrics I know.
vw bug - Oct 22, 2006 4:33:20 am PDT #8290 of 10000
Mostly lurking...
Much ~ma to Matt and his family, beth.
And, YAY for Jessica and E! Such exciting news!
Beverly - Oct 22, 2006 5:35:52 am PDT #8291 of 10000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Question of the weekend - what music do you clean to?
Metallica. Few of StE's old cassettes hanging around. Getting a mad on helps me clean, even if I have to manufacture one. These days, all I really need to do is glance at a headline--any headline--and presto! Mad!
Cass - Oct 22, 2006 5:56:11 am PDT #8292 of 10000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
or there's a frigging cloud in San Diego.Hey, that's traumatic!
Once, a green snake got in our house. I didn't even know it until I discovered my cat pacing around its carcass, panting and clearly saying, "Would you look at that? WTF is that thing!" She was all upset at having to kill something she didn't even recognize and was not going to eat.My snake squick was immediately overwhelmed by my giggling... "I killed it. Now what the hell do I do with it?"
Congratulations, Jess and Ethan! Wonderful happy news...
Beth, my ~ma and thoughts are with Matt, his mother and you...
I need a nap before Sunday really starts.
-t - Oct 22, 2006 5:59:36 am PDT #8293 of 10000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I don't have any cleaning music per se. What works to motivate me changes with nmy mood, and I am mercurial. Lately I have been listening to NPR Podcasts - not news, but shows and little bits of shows that I hadn't heard of because my local station only got the news. Or silence, which I occasionally get very into.
Zenkitty, IME the big advantage to Credit Unions is that once you are a member you can get favorable rates for loans (signature loans, car loans, mortgagaes, what have you), so it might be worthwhile to keep a small account there if you are likely to need one o f those. The rates can be better than commercial banks because the Credit Union's purpose is not to make a profit but to provide services to its members, IIRC. kind of a Co-op with money idea.
Amy - Oct 22, 2006 6:07:51 am PDT #8294 of 10000
Because books.
Echoing all the Jessica and Ethan congratulations! I was just thinking the other day, with Matilda safely here and dazzling her parents with her charm, that we didn't have any new Buffista babies to look forward to. And lo, Jessica steps in!
Yes, sometimes it's all about me.
Question of the weekend - what music do you clean to?
I clean to stuff I can sing to. The soundtracks to Oliver or Les Mis or cheesy seventies stuff like Abba. Cleaning at Christmastime is always (marginally) more enjoyable because I can belt out carols while I'm dusting and mopping.
Sending all kinds of ~ma to Matt and his mom, too.