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Update update from me, home from the ER:
I may be slightly grey until I get the okay from my regular doctor to go back to being my active self. The (very squirmy on the ultrasound screen) midget looks fine; it's the placenta that's a touch close to the cervix (mild placenta previa, common enough at this stage, and it usually migrates up and out of the way). At the moment, I'm basically under orders to flop.
In the event that any of you ever have to visit a Seattle ER for something other than trauma, I strongly recommend Swedish. They kept bringing me warm towels and making sure Paul and I were comfortable, even offering him soda. I hope I wasn't expected to tip...
(((Plei)))
I just came here to ask for job-ma, please. My long-planned job here in Athens fell through, so I've applied for part-time work at the Embassy and have an interview tomorrow. Gainful employment would be a very good thing!
I would like to thank the Buffistas who sent me Amazon.com gift certificates for my birthday. Don't know if they want me to mention their names, so this will remain vague on that point.
Moving on, because I'm too manly to get verklempt.
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My hero died today. Some of you met her when she came with us to f2f and she always sat with me while I typed so I wanted y'all to give my bitch an honorary Bitch farewell. I'm gonna miss you, Baile the Wonder Dog. We were seriously robbed!
Here's a handful of pictures from Halloween here in LA.
Gronk. Bed rest is official, at least until my next appointment (18 Nov), so I'll be working from home and crossing my fingers and going very dark.
See y'all around, I hope.
Laistas
I feel like going on an outing, so I have 8 tickets for the 7:00 showing on Sunday November 14th of the Incredibles at the El Capitan Theatre, for the first 7 people who contact me saying they want to go.
Exam-ma request here - I'll be writing the second Society of Actuaries exam tomorrow morning 8:30 ADT. I'm hoping my back will unlock once it's over.
Bloody hell, THAT was an emotional roller coaster. Wishing all kinds of EverythingStaysPeachy-Ma to Plei and Mini-Plei. Actually tearful about Erika's dog. Damn. So sorry about that. And boy, does MY request for a smidgen of Ma seen silly now. (Yay Jilli, by the way! Yay!)
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Ahem. Whilst hastening to add that this is the least urgent of the -Ma requests around at present, I'd still be grateful for any spare sprinklings of Success-Ma you could will towards my class of 7 year olds, who are going to be performing Rumpelstiltskin tomorrow before the rest of the Primary School and assorted parents. It's only their second chance to use the stage in the hall, and there are already quite a few things stacked against them, but they've been working v. hard and look v. cute. Bless. Fingers crossed.
Um, er, I know everyone is very, very busy and pre-occupied right now, but I'd like to request jobma. I have a phone interview this afternoon, and I'd really like to be gainfully (not just freelance-ly) employed.
