I'd like to request some exam-ma for tomorrow morning -- I'll be writing the first Society of Actuaries exam. Four hours of fun-filled multiple choice math! I can hardly wait.
River: You're not right, Early. You're not righteous. You've got issues. Early: No. Oh, yes, I could have that. You might have me figured out, then. Good job. I'm not 100%.
'Objects In Space'
If the Apocalypse Comes, Beep Me
Birth, death, illness, new job, vacation...if it's happening to you and you want us to know about it, post it here. These threads are intended for announcements only. Want to offer sympathy or congratulations, or talk about anything? Take it to Natter. Any natter here will be deleted.
Ouise - May 18, 2004 1:40:29 pm PDT #1451 of 5668
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 18, 2004 6:22:36 pm PDT #1452 of 5668
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Hi all, just reporting that I've made it safely to Boston and have now settled in for the night at the AYH Youth Hostel in Back Bay. My belly is full of Little Steve's pizza and Sam Adams beer, I've attended a free stand up comedy night, and palled around on the subway with various travellers. Looking forward to seeing all the Sommervillians and Bostonians tomorrow night for the Angel finale!
Stephanie - May 20, 2004 7:56:40 am PDT #1453 of 5668
Trust my rage
Just wanted to say that we accepted an offer for our house today! We got what we wanted, so that and having the house (fingers-crossed) sold is a big relief.
This means that we will be moving to North Carolina (raleigh area) in July. I'm looking forward to hopefully meeting any Buffistas out that way.
Allyson - May 21, 2004 3:05:12 pm PDT #1454 of 5668
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Going dark for a week starting Saturday morning for a week, so email will likely go unread for awhile.
-t - May 22, 2004 8:41:39 am PDT #1455 of 5668
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hi
t waves
I'm Jewish now.
Taking a Charlotte moment. And I'm done.
Maria - May 22, 2004 9:44:00 am PDT #1456 of 5668
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Prayers and all comfort~ma are needed. We found out today that one of the boys that BF coached in hockey was killed in a one-car accident early this morning. Rod was 17 years old.
His family is distraught, and I'm not taking this too well either. He was a sweetheart.
Betsy HP - May 23, 2004 1:39:31 pm PDT #1457 of 5668
If I only had a brain...
My father's undergoing the Whipple procedure on Tuesday. It is one of the most major pieces of surgery being performed; it routinely takes ten hours. My father has a serious heart condition, had colon cancer last year, and had primary (i.e. not metastasized) small-intestine cancer this year. His surgeons, his oncologist, and his heart doctor all agree that this is the right thing to do. The routine death rate for this operation in the best facilities is a little less than 5%.
I'd be very grateful for your prayers Tuesday.
esse - May 23, 2004 3:55:51 pm PDT #1458 of 5668
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Mmm. This isn't bad news, though I hate following those whose lives are less than pleasant right now.
I made it to Chicago--took my first cab and my first American train all in one go, my plane landed early, and I got my baggage in ten minutes. I can safely say that this was the best travelling experience I've ever had.
My apartment is great, and there's unencrypted wireless internet that I just jumped onto from someone's apartment; I took a shower and have food in the fridge. Life is *good,* though I miss you all.
Ms. Havisham - May 23, 2004 6:47:47 pm PDT #1459 of 5668
And we will call it... "This Land."
Retroactive to about, um... last August? I'm going lurky. On walkabout. It may have been the prescriptions, but that's another story.
That short story of mine that was accepted lo these many moons ago has finally seen the light of day in an anthology called "Closet Desire IV". Amazon has it. Warning: may contain icky porn. And, hopefully, some good porn too. My story is called "Freestyle".
Have not quit the day job. Still at the same day job, in fact. Maybe this print shop will survive my curse: place shuts down, gets bought by another print shop, and they ship me over along with the Macs and a few printing presses. Packing tape is less fun than you'd think.
It meant a lot to me that people remembered me at the F2F. It was so good to see everyone -- and so many new faces -- even if I was too shy to talk half the time and kind of used my knitting to hide. Even knitting, I was in good company.
Am-Chau Yarkona - May 24, 2004 2:06:39 am PDT #1460 of 5668
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
I know I'm not about so much these days, but I'd like to request a little exam-ma for tomorrow afternoon and the afternoon of June 11th. Big exams, halfway through an important course, all that stuff.
And thanks for being here, guys. You've made me smile when I needed a smile more times than you'll ever know, especially since I moved back towards lurkerdom.