Mom~ma requested. My sister called at 4:30 this morning. Mom's heart had stopped. They restarted it and she was on the way to the hospital. So I am out the door. It is about 3 hours with picking up my sister and getting to the hospital. She is 95, so tricky.
Wesley: We're going to bring Angelus in alive. Connor: No we're not. Gunn: I thought you said capturing him wasn't an option. Wesley: Changed my mind. Connor: Change it back.
'Why We Fight'
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.
Laura - Oct 22, 2016 12:03:04 am PDT #5350 of 5668
Our wings are not tired.
Laura - Oct 23, 2016 3:37:08 pm PDT #5351 of 5668
Our wings are not tired.
Mom passed away tonight. Seriously I know I hit the Mom jackpot, and having her into my own 60s was incredible. She was the kindest most uplifting woman. She assured us continuously that we were brilliant and beautiful and was supportive in all ways. I never heard her say a hateful thing in her life. I will miss her all the days of the rest of mine.
Volans - Oct 25, 2016 4:30:48 am PDT #5352 of 5668
move out and draw fire
Hey folks - just noting that I have changed my board name from my real-world nickname (arr ay kew) to Volans.
Steph L. - Oct 26, 2016 8:08:33 am PDT #5353 of 5668
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
That unspecified work-ma I requested 2 weeks ago came through! Thanks, folks!
DavidS - Oct 27, 2016 5:08:51 am PDT #5354 of 5668
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Okay, here we go...
Today, a year after our failed Kickstarter launch, we are pitching our project in a meeting with the CEO of Marvel and the EVP/Head of Licensing for Disney.
While my team is making the presentation in NYC I'll be sitting here biting my nails and taking care of a feverish Matilda.
This is our second meeting with Marvel, and they are the ones who brought Disney into the meeting so we think we might have better than a coin-flip's chance for a sale here.
This is our last shot. But it's also our best shot, and it would be the biggest score.
The presentation is polished and rehearsed. It's one the hardest things I've ever worked on, but very gratifying too. And this would be a life changer for my family as I have an equity stake.
So friends, Romans, Buffistae...lend me your -ma at 2pm EST/11am PST.
Barb - Oct 28, 2016 7:53:17 am PDT #5355 of 5668
“Not dead yet!”
Coming out of lurkerdom for another brief moment to share some news I've been sitting on for a while (and that many of you might already have seen on FB): my novel, BETWEEN HERE AND GONE (which some of you critiqued parts of Way Back When, including Ginger ::sigh::), has been selected as one of Publisher's Weekly's Best Books of 2016. To say I'm over the moon would be putting it mildly.
Toddson - Oct 31, 2016 11:58:50 am PDT #5356 of 5668
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
um, Barb, I clicked on your link and read about your book - congratulations! - but when I clicked on the "buy this book" link for Amazon, it says the page can't be found. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if you could get someone to correct it, it would be good.
Spidra Webster - Nov 08, 2016 8:44:54 pm PST #5357 of 5668
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
It's been a long time since I hung out at b.org regularly. There are a lot of folks who probably don't remember me and there are a lot of folks who joined after I went dormant. I dunno what it is but I feel like with how the election is coming out, I need to reach out for community differently. And it would definitely be nice to become active again in a community that's on its own server.
Lots has changed with me. Lots has changed with y'all, I'm sure.
But here I am again, dipping my toe in the waters of Buffistadom. Please be gentle.
Callaluna - Nov 09, 2016 12:14:57 am PST #5358 of 5668
As I mentioned awhile back in the updates thread, I'm in the process of a divorce. I've finally been assigned a court date. Next Monday, November 14th, at 11:30 am local time.
Our divorce is via mutual agreement, but I've learned some disturbing truths recently. The fact that we have agreed is inconsequential. If the judge decides the agreement is unfair in some way it can be rejected. And oh my is it unfair. I'm getting nothing except my daughter and a measly 150 euro a month in child support. I caved on every single other topic because all I want is to leave this country with my child. And that's not the only thing the judge could find fault with. Our custody arrangement has my husband getting six weeks visitation each summer and we alternate Christmas and Easter. A logical arrangement when you realize there will be 4000 miles between us. But an unheard of arrangement for Belgium where co-parenting is the norm.
We go to court on the fourteenth, but the judge has one month from then to make a decision. Please spare Luna and I any ~ma you can to help us get out of here. I've been strong for about as long as I can be and if I find out I'm going to be stuck here for an unspecified amount of time (or possibly forever) I don't know how I'll manage. Thank you.
(And oh the irony that I may finally get out of here only to return to a Trump run America. Fate is cruel!)
hippocampus - Nov 10, 2016 4:10:07 am PST #5359 of 5668
not your mom's socks.
DC/Baltimore-istas, I'm looking for people who can re-home some well taken care of semi-outdoor ghostcats. Another community lost the cats' owner last night and we're trying to place. Profile addy is good.
ETA - cats have homes. Thank you!]
ETA - there are two more cats that need homes, they are apparently wonderful cats....