Dark for the next month while I gallivant around the Antipodes. Have a safe and happy February, everyone!
Willow: Yes. Hi. You must be Angel's handsome, yet androgynous, son. Connor: It's Connor. Willow: And the sneer's genetic. Who knew?
'A Hole in the World'
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.
Consuela - Jan 30, 2005 9:50:00 am PST #1879 of 5668
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
SailAweigh - Jan 30, 2005 1:58:32 pm PST #1880 of 5668
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I'd like to request a little ease~ma for my S-i-L's B-i-l. He has inoperable cancer and his lungs are filled with fluid now. They give him 24-48 hours to live. His wife Kathy is a wonderful woman who's done everything she can to make his life pleasant since he was diagnosed. They could both use kind thoughts and any ~ma you have to spare right now.
SailAweigh - Jan 31, 2005 1:51:59 am PST #1881 of 5668
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I'd like to thank all the people who wished Kathy and Jerry ~ma. Jerry passed away at 4:45am (this morning.) Your kind thoughts were all greatly appreciated.
askye - Jan 31, 2005 3:46:44 pm PST #1882 of 5668
Thrive to spite them
I need some major health~ma for my great aunt -- she fell and cracked a rib. She and my great uncle stay at the beach and she had to be life flighted to the nearest hopsital (which is here). Grandma E met them at the hospital and dealt with the situation.
My great uncle let my great aunt LIE ON THE FLOOR! for at least 1 1/2 hours because he didn't think she was in pain (he's been in bad health and he isn't rational at times. Well that and he's emotionally abusive).
My Great aunt wants to go back to the beach (where there are a lot of stairs and my great uncle) right now she's staying with Grandma E. Greataunt's sons are out of state, one just had a minor heart attack, so Grandma is now the main careperson.
I would also like to request some Clue Sticking ~ma for my great aunt's sons that they would get off their asses and realize that their parents don't need to be isolated and that their decision making capabilities are faulty.
brenda m - Feb 01, 2005 11:34:29 am PST #1883 of 5668
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
Do we have anyone left in and around Milwaukee? I'm coming down on Thursday night to go to a show, and it'd be great if anyone else could make it. The band is Cowboy Mouth, which is just about the most fun live band I've ever seen. The show is at Potawatomi, and it's free. Anyone who's around and interested let me know.
Daisy Jane - Feb 01, 2005 2:43:47 pm PST #1884 of 5668
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
deborah grabien - Feb 03, 2005 5:41:10 pm PST #1885 of 5668
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Going even darker than I have been, since we're heading out to L.A. tomorrow.
A reminder for anyone who wants to come out on Saturday: booksigning (and excellent Mexican dinner with neat people afterward!) at 4 pm at the Los Angeles Mystery Bookstore.
Liese S. - Feb 03, 2005 6:37:02 pm PST #1886 of 5668
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Good travels, deb.
Personal news item A) Remember how I asked for grant-ma for our two major grants? Just got news that we did not receive the second one. Too bad, because I really wanted to get to the next tier of that one. Bah. But thanks for the help here anyway. And also, we'd already gotten the big one, so we'll survive. Just would have been more comfy with both.
Personal news item B) We're considering some major changes, including possibly moving, renting, buying, or building a house. Just getting tired of dealing with the issues where we are. But everything involves relationships and consequences, so we're not too sure about the decisionmaking process. So we could use some make-the-right-call-ma, and some don't-go-crazy-in-the-meanwhile-and-or-process-ma.
Jessica - Feb 04, 2005 10:50:47 am PST #1887 of 5668
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
CALLING ALL BUFFISTAS!
You're invited to Ethan and Jess' annual Oscar Extravaganza in our Shiny! New! Apartment! in Carroll Gardens! Come and join in the revelry, with movie-themed food and the traditional Academy Awards Drinking Game! WATCH in awe as Lord of the Rings: Appendix A wins an unprecedented twenty-seven thousand Oscars! LAUGH at the over-the-top everningware! CRY as Pixar loses another Oscar to the Shrek franchise! APPLAUD as the magic of Tivo skims swiftly through both commercials and that boring speech by the head of the Academy.
To recieve the Evite complete with directions, email my profile addy with "Oscar Party" somewhere in the subject line. (And if you don't plan on attending, but just want my address for some reason, email me anyway!)
WindSparrow - Feb 04, 2005 2:51:58 pm PST #1888 of 5668
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Just got my acceptance letter from Central Arizona College. Incidentally, the program I am after can be done as distance learning from anywhere in the country. Oddly enough, cost of tuition for CAC non-residents is a smidge lower than tuition for Minnesota residents at the community college near Daniel that has a similar program. So, I can happily start at CAC, knowing a move won't mess things up.
Eeep. Guess I better get going on Financial Aid forms.