If there's any spare health-ma lying around, I could use some for a friend of mine who hurt her neck skiing over Easter weekend, cause it's been acting up in a bad way recently, and this is her away message: "it's getting worse. Might need a hospital visit this weekend. pray for me and my spinal cord." Thanks.
Slay-er? Chosen One. She who hangs out a lot in cemeteries? You're kidding. Ask around. Look it up: Slayer comma The.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
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.
Polter-Cow - Jun 19, 2004 6:16:47 am PDT #1510 of 5668
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Nilly - Jun 20, 2004 9:21:42 am PDT #1511 of 5668
Swouncing
A little USA-trip update:
I have an interview scheduled at the USA embassy, regarding my visa application, on the 12th of July. I can't make any definite plans until my visa application is approved, but I would like to start making vague plans and find out when/where people are going to be, in order to try and solidify those plans (but, again, nothing final until after the visa goes through!). The Bureaucratic advise was to discuss this in the F2F thread, so that's where I'm headed, and that's probably where the discussion will take place.
"See" you there, and see you, without any quotation marks, hopefully, soon.
David J. Schwartz - Jun 20, 2004 11:32:49 am PDT #1512 of 5668
New, fully poseable Author!Knut.
Hello to all, with hugs and regrets for my absence.
I'm dropping in to announce that issue one of The Dogtown Review (with thanks to Hec for inspiring the name) is available! This fiction zine includes stories by Gayle Brandeis, Keith Demanche, Rita Oakes, Carrie Vaughn and the lovely and talented Deborah Grabien! If you'd like to order a copy (at the low, low price of $3, plus $1 for shipping and handling if you're in the U.S.), PayPal is being accepted at my profile addy. If you'd like to make fun of the HTML on my website, do it where I can't hear you. I can't even tell you how web-page illiterate I am . . .
Laura - Jun 22, 2004 9:02:14 am PDT #1513 of 5668
Our wings are not tired.
I am on vacation, sorta. Driving to upstate NY with many stops in between. I'll be away from Florida for about 3 weeks and likely will have little time to stop by the boards, but I will try. I can connect via cellphone and laptop, but the van with 4 kids, DH, and dog provides little opportunity for casual browsing. I will see my email. Have fun. I'll miss you all.
EpicTangent - Jun 22, 2004 2:05:53 pm PDT #1514 of 5668
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
X-Post with email addresses that I had reasonably close to hand...
LAistas, Cass (AKA the other SDista), and anyone else who feels like driving into San Diego on Saturday night,
Birthday Beach Bash!!!
A couple of my friends are hosting a bonfire at Mission Bay Saturday Night (5-ish to whenever) for my birthday. Would love any and all 'fistas to be there. Want details? Email addy's good. Hope to see you!
Hil R. - Jun 23, 2004 5:11:42 pm PDT #1515 of 5668
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm going to be in NYC(ish) this weekend, and I'm trying to arrange getting together with some NYCistas on Saturday night for dinner. If anyone's interested, email me at hillaryre (at) gmail dot com.
Scrappy - Jun 24, 2004 6:01:38 am PDT #1516 of 5668
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Please send super interview-ma the BF's way today. He's been out of work for six months, we're broke and this would be a great job for him. So vibes heading Burbank way around noontime would be much appreciated!
Jon B. - Jun 24, 2004 6:58:08 am PDT #1517 of 5668
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
The radio show I host? My first program was on June 28, 1984. That means it's my 20th anniversary!
This Friday and next, from 8-10am EDT, I'll be doing a retrospective, playing a few songs from each of the last 20 years. Indie-rock songs that "defined" either that year in general or my show in particular.
It's broadcast on WMBR, 88.1 fm in Cambridge, MA, and online at [link]
Astarte - Jun 25, 2004 3:52:00 am PDT #1518 of 5668
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
Closing on my new house this morning. NEW HOUSE LIKES CARROTS!!!!!
I'll be darkish gray over the coming week as I move in and close out the apt.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 25, 2004 7:47:42 am PDT #1519 of 5668
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Some serious healing and general recovery -ma would be great. A friend of mine (one I've requested some good vibes for in the past), her SO just came out of a hellish round of mis-diagnosis the upshot of which is that they had to take the rest of his leg (he'd already lost part of the foot) 4 inches below the knee, so PT and a prosthetic are going on as I speak. The good news of this is that he is out of the agonizing pain he has been in for the last half year plus.
Thankfully his second round of doctors figured out he was allergic to the anti-coagulents that the first round put him on (upshot of allergy being that the drugs CREATED more blood clots).
I'd like to also request some energy-ma for them since they've been too focused on just, say, making sure he didn't die (a 30% chance from how things ended up) to even think about any legal action. But if EVER I've heard a case for malpractice, this is fucking it.