Sorry. Really wrong thread.
You never know if a girl's gonna say 'yes', or if she's gonna laugh in your face and pull out your still-beating heart and crush it into the ground with her heel.
Xander ,'Help'
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.
Daisy Jane - Apr 19, 2005 10:36:17 am PDT #1998 of 5671
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 19, 2005 1:41:10 pm PDT #1999 of 5671
"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
Hey Chicago-istas, I'm going to unexpectedly be in your city (Lincoln Park area) Sunday night, and thought I'd see if anyone would like to meet for drinks or a late dinner (I'll be free after 10:30 pm or so), or possibly for breakfast Monday morning.
Daisy Jane - Apr 20, 2005 6:56:04 am PDT #2000 of 5671
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Mr. H's grandmother had a heart attack yesterday morning. He'll be on his way up to AR as soon as he catches some sleep. There was minor damage, and things seem to be ok, it's just really important to him in a sort of family dynamic kind of way to be there.
Send him some good thoughts if you have some to spare.
And some for me too, since I don't want him to go and will really miss him.
Burrell - Apr 20, 2005 8:02:28 am PDT #2001 of 5671
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
In upcoming news, my doctor scheduled a date for inducing labor. So if it doesn't happen before, I'll be going to the hospital in the way too early hours of Tuedsay morning to have meself another baby.
WindSparrow - Apr 21, 2005 4:40:39 pm PDT #2002 of 5671
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.
Daniel is here, sitting next to me on the sofa. No further details available at this time.
DCJensen - Apr 22, 2005 7:47:59 am PDT #2003 of 5671
All is well that ends in pizza.
I will likely be grey through the 26th, as I am with the aforementioned Andi (Windsparrow) in Arizona.
No further details available at this time.
Jeff Mejia - Apr 25, 2005 10:18:40 am PDT #2004 of 5671
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert
Hey, everybody, I'm finally out of the hospital and trying to get back in the groove. I appreciate all the well-wishes and health-ma, it really made me feel better. I'll head on into Natter to bore anybody with details.
WindSparrow - Apr 25, 2005 1:57:51 pm PDT #2005 of 5671
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.
Daniel should be at the airport by now.
sniff
DCJensen - Apr 25, 2005 9:58:05 pm PDT #2006 of 5671
All is well that ends in pizza.
Update and more schmoop
I'm home.
I'm tired.
I miss Andi desperately.
I work in the morning.
More later.
Fiona - Apr 26, 2005 5:00:47 am PDT #2007 of 5671
Those of you who don't read UnAmericans might not know that I am another one of those currently involved in the Buffista plot to repopulate the globe. Number Two is due towards the end of August.
Well, things got a little complicated last week. After a routine ultrasound on Wednesday, I had a bleeding episode, though luckily I was in the Gynacological department of one of the top university hospitals in the country at the time. I was admitted, and the cause was soon discovered.
I have Placenta Praevia Totalis, which means that the placenta is lying above the cervix, covering it completely. While this can change in some pregnancies, it's unlikely to in my case. This has two main implications: (1) a c-section is the only way this baby is coming out; and (2) I am at increased risk of bleeding and the placenta detaching prematurely.
They let me out of hospital this morning, thank goodness (total boredom, and no internet access!), so now I'm on moderate bedrest at home for the next four months or so. The baby isn't yet viable at this stage - we're at 23 weeks - so it's just a case of waiting and hoping. If we get to 32, 35 or best of all 37 weeks, things start looking a lot more rosy.
So I guess I'm asking for some placenta-behave-ma, some no-more-bleeding-ma, and some grow-baby-grow-ma, if you could all send some towards Germany. Thanks.
Oh and by the way - it's a girl.