'Beneath You'
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.
Can I ask for some interview~ma tomorrow from, umm, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm? (Yes, really. Really, really. You don't even want to know.)
Now that I think of it, some don't-devolve-into-a-quivering-pile-of-twitchy-human-fearing-goo~ma might also be in order toward the end of the day.
Today is Chocolate Day and in celebration, Drollerie Press has put the fantasy book The Chocolatier's Wife on sale for 20% off, and is giving away a gift certificate to Fannie May chocolates. Check out the blog for more info at [link]
I'd appreciate any spare health~ma people have laying around. Dad got a worrying result on his latest liver enzyme test, and is going in to have it scanned today.
Requesting major job~ma for Tom, he just went in for his 4 hour marathon interview at a place he thinks he would love to work.
car~ma (heh) please. Engine light is on. Hoping for a cheap fix.
Hello, all! I'm in the process of sending out the evite to my graduation party, which is in the Boston area on Saturday, August 8. If you didn't get the evite and will be (or can be) in the area that day, drop me an e-mail (vrwinters at gmail dot com), and I'll send it your way! I'd love to see anyone who can make it!
So, um, are there any Buffistas* who may be in Israel on September 14?
Because if there are, I need to know in advance, in order to include them in the guests list for my wedding.
* Other than Shir, of course, who is already covered.
Yesterday, at a few minutes after midnight, our cat Teddy passed away at the age of 15. He became ill about a week and a half ago, and he became much worse overnight Saturday night/Sunday morning. After he spent the night at a local vet emergency clinic, we took him to the University of Pennsylvania vet hospital Sunday afternoon. When we last visited him shortly after 6:00 that evening, he seemed to have perked up. But by 10:30, the vet called to tell us that Teddy's vital signs were becoming unstable. Shortly after midnight, we went into cardiac arrest.
We brought his body back to the DC area yesterday. Funeral services will be held at Noah's Ark Pet Cemetery in Falls Church, VA on Saturday. Time not yet known.
Thanks for all your support and parentheses over the past couple years as Teddy fought a number of illnesses. This is the first chance I've had on the computer since all this happened.