Many many many thanks to aurelia and PixKristin for the books! I'm so deeply appreciative....Everyone who has helped my class get books rocks!
I'm not sure how old he is, but I heard him use the word 'newfangled' one time, so he's gotta be pretty far gone.
Dawn ,'Beneath You'
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.
Kat - Oct 30, 2008 5:20:55 pm PDT #3426 of 5671
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
libkitty - Oct 31, 2008 11:34:39 am PDT #3427 of 5671
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
I've been mostly lurky lately, but I need that patentable Buffista ~ma. My mom just went into surgery for a coil embolization of a brain aneurism. We could really use some surgery going well and mom getting better fast ~ma. Thanks.
Laga - Oct 31, 2008 12:16:57 pm PDT #3428 of 5671
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
There's a powerful new No on Prop 8 ad narrated by Samuel L Jackson and until midnight tonight a $100,000 match. Please consider donating. Prop 8 is currently losing by a narrow margin in the polls.
Aims - Nov 01, 2008 3:40:58 pm PDT #3429 of 5671
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Hey all...my Grandma McVay died early this morning. Please send some peace~ma towards my dad. He's taking it pretty hard.
libkitty - Nov 02, 2008 9:44:14 am PST #3430 of 5671
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Thank you, everyone, for the ~ma. My mom made it through surgery well, and is recuperating in CCU. It turns out that the machine that they used for my mom's surgery was one of 15 in the country when it was installed in February, and the only surgeon in Alaska who knows how to do the surgery left town the day after the surgery. Talk about timing! I'm so thankful right now.
I'm in Anchorage now. I've been away from the internet and access will be spotty over the next few days.
quester - Nov 04, 2008 1:41:12 pm PST #3431 of 5671
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Ack! My boss told me today that they might have to lay me off! I have no fall-back so I need to get my resume together. Are there any Buffistas in the printing and/or graphics industry that could help me pull my resume together?
Profile addy is good.
job~ would be appreciated.
Pix - Nov 06, 2008 5:10:26 pm PST #3432 of 5671
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
We were told during a faculty meeting this morning that the economy is having a real impact on our budget, and we should expect 1.) no pay raises next year (sounds like not even cost of living) and 2.) layoffs. As a private school teacher, I don't have a union to back me up or fight for me. I am not worried about losing my job, particularly, but a little job~ma wouldn't go amiss.
Daisy Jane - Nov 07, 2008 11:36:15 am PST #3433 of 5671
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
And to add to the job misery. I got laid off yesterday. I'm still here for a few weeks while we figure out what to do with all the stuff I'm doing.
Downside: I will totally miss the people here, and of course some of the perks.
Upside: Boss and manager have been totally awesome and agreed to help me in any way they can. Also, friend is a headhunter in my industry, so I'll have better leads if not a better shot.
Beverly - Nov 10, 2008 4:03:05 pm PST #3434 of 5671
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
My mom was admitted to Hospice last week. We are trying to keep her comfortable. Her 99th birthday is the 24th of this month. It would be great if she was here to celebrate it.
Trudy Booth - Nov 12, 2008 9:38:36 am PST #3435 of 5671
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
A is home from the hospital. Oh thank God. And the Doctors who invented the lung bypass machine. He continues to cough up shells and sand but is expected to make a full recovery.