I wanna die in bed surrounded by fat grandchildren, but guess that's off the menu.

Jenny ,'Bring On The Night'


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.


megan walker - Jun 24, 2005 4:07:04 am PDT #2150 of 5671
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

megan walker - Jun 24, 2005 4:07:20 am PDT #2151 of 5671
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

That jobma is a powerful thing. I now have the terribly first-world problem of choosing between two offers! So I gladly release the ~ma back into the ether and hope it helps the next person as much as it did me.

Both these offers entail moving for a year, so, as a heads-up for anyone needing an apt in NY for the school year to come: I will definitely be subletting my rent-stabilized Brooklyn one-bedroom for at least a year ($1000, next to the Brooklyn Museum and Botanic Garden, on the 2/3/4/5 subway lines). If you're interested, you can email my profile addy for more details. If you want a relatively unbiased opinion on the place, you could also ask one of the NYistas: msbelle, jessica, trudy, and tom scola have all seen it.

ETA: Despite the two offers, this didn't need to be said twice!


EpicTangent - Jun 24, 2005 6:32:33 am PDT #2152 of 5671
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Just heard from my best friend, she received job offers from both Maryland and Texas. Not, so far, from San Diego, unfortunately. Decision-ma for her and chill-ma for me as I prepare to see her go halfway or all the way across the country.


Betsy HP - Jun 24, 2005 3:43:39 pm PDT #2153 of 5671
If I only had a brain...

Going gray for a long weekend; see y'all in a bit. All's well, no need to worry.


DCJensen - Jun 24, 2005 6:39:37 pm PDT #2154 of 5671
All is well that ends in pizza.

Going semi-dark tomorrow as I'll be driving to Arizona to move Andi (Windsparrow) back to Minnesota to live with me.

Please direct stay-awake~ma, financial~ma, vehicle~ma and the like towards our success in this endeavor.

ETA: Path down will be, at this moment, Des Moines, KC, Wichita, OKC, Left at Albuquerque, Phoenix, Casa Grande.

Return path is undetermined.


Sophia Brooks - Jun 25, 2005 4:33:34 pm PDT #2155 of 5671
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Hi! I am posting from a friends computer to say that I am almost all moved, but I haven't set up my computer yet, so haven't been around.

The move went great! Although the movers were VERY late(like 6 hours, although they called) that gave me time to finish packing, so they could move almost everything ! and it was only $300! and they moved it all in three hours-- upper apartment to upper apartment!


Nora Deirdre - Jun 26, 2005 6:14:02 am PDT #2156 of 5671
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

TomW and I are darkish- Verizon turned off our phone and DSL early, and we are otherwise proccupied with moving. See y'all on the flip side!


DCJensen - Jun 26, 2005 11:12:55 am PDT #2157 of 5671
All is well that ends in pizza.

Hi All, I'm posting from a semi-public Internet information terminal they thought they had locked off to ouside pages. I'm in Wichita, so far so good. 1200 miles to Andi.

Update- Monday 8:45am Mountain. Just inside the New Mexico border. Free Internet access at the information rest area. Probably the friendliest visitor info center ever.


Stephanie - Jun 27, 2005 6:49:28 am PDT #2158 of 5671
Trust my rage

I just opened a box full of wonderful presents from an even more wonderful group of people (i.e. buffistae).

In the box was a very funny book, a very cute book, and a very practical gift. Also, deserving special mention, Make Way for Ducklings - one of my all time favorite books from childhood. I'm not sure if vw knew this or not, but my mom used to read that to me for hours. We also have a few groups of baby ducks around our lake here that hatched in the last few weeks. We've been talking about Make Way for Ducklings almost every time we leave the house because of all the baby ducks around here. My mom and I both enjoyed seeing the book again and will read it to Ellie tonight.

Thanks again to everyone. You are helping convince my mom that Internet friends are not so weird after all.


beathen - Jun 28, 2005 6:02:29 am PDT #2159 of 5671
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.

I know I've been somewhat gray lately but I need to ask for some job~ma.

Tomorrow I will be faxing a resume with references to a music store in Lake City, Florida in order to teach piano, voice & saxophone lessons. I am really excited about this possibility because it will get me out of administrative work, out of Michigan (I hate the winters here) and get me closer to my mom & brother (who live in High Springs).

I might be taking a trip down there in the next month or so if the owner of the store wants to pursue this. If that happens, I could be moving to Florida in the next 3 months, so I'm also asking for a come-together-quickly~ma for all the facets of getting a new job, resigning from my current job, finances & moving.