I fed off a flowerperson, and I spent the next six hours watchin' my hand move.

Spike ,'Same Time, Same Place'


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.


Frankenbuddha - Oct 18, 2009 1:27:56 pm PDT #3756 of 5671
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

If I could request some health-ma, my upstairs neighbor, who's also my landlord, had some kind of accident yesterday. I talked to him around noon as I was going out yesterday, and he was working on the roof. When I got back home last night, nothing looked out of sorts (and the ladder was taken down), but something happened at some point.

According to his brother, he has some cracked ribs, but more critically there's also some kind of swelling in his head. It's obvious he hasn't been conscious since this happened, because the hospital tracked down his brother by calling me (since we're both in the phone listings under the same address).


quester - Oct 19, 2009 3:16:46 pm PDT #3757 of 5671
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

Could y'all spare a little birthing~ma for my niece. She's at 9 hours and counting. It's her first and she is in a different town than any grandparents...at the moment.


quester - Oct 20, 2009 2:47:54 pm PDT #3758 of 5671
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

Thanks for the baby~ma!

Elizabeth Ava was born at 10:19 pm on Oct 19 2009 with a weight 5lbs and 14.5 ounces and a length of 19 inches.

My niece, great niece and nephew-in-law are all well and happy!


Barb - Oct 21, 2009 4:04:16 am PDT #3759 of 5671
“Not dead yet!”

Okay, seeing as the house ~ma worked so beautifully, could I just beg for a little more ~ma, this time, writing/book related? It would mean the world to me.


Barb - Oct 21, 2009 7:31:42 am PDT #3760 of 5671
“Not dead yet!”

Thank you , thank you, thank you, for the ~ma! I got an offer on Carmen from a first choice publishing house! While it's not final by any stretch of the imagination, it's such a HUGE step in the right direction, I can't even begin to tell you. Someone LIKES MY BOOK!!


Ginger - Oct 21, 2009 7:33:47 am PDT #3761 of 5671
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

lisah - Oct 21, 2009 8:50:57 am PDT #3762 of 5671
Punishingly Intricate

The -ma seems pretty strong these days. Could I get some to help my boyfriend sell his Chicago condo? It is seeing no action lately and we are starting to get anxious. And if anyone knows anyone in the market for a very nice place, in a great location, with parking let me know!


Strix - Oct 21, 2009 2:07:20 pm PDT #3763 of 5671
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

I am selling myself!

No, no -- not that! I am job hunting. Job hunting as a teacher is extremely sluggish and, frankly, scary in KC right now. So...I have signed up at Linked In under my real name. I am contacting friends, family and 'Ffistas there to see what possibilities I can find.

I am Erin Gr--- there, so if you get a message from someone on that site, that's me. I'm looking for KCMO area teacher jobs, and don't want to relocate, but am also looking for LD learning gigs, and I am also looking at writer, editor, research, proofreader gigs.

I'm trying to make my own -ma.

Stompies (or anyone else) -- if this is AT ALL inappropriate, let me know! I hesitated before posting it here, but I figured WTH.

Thanks, all.


Jessica - Oct 22, 2009 5:31:52 am PDT #3764 of 5671
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

As my job is also in flux, I will also be doing some LinkedIn spamming. Jessica A- is my real name.


Atropa - Oct 22, 2009 3:39:19 pm PDT #3765 of 5671
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Job! I can haz job! As of Nov. 2nd, I will be a contract employee of That Big Software Company.