Tim's surgery is at 4:30 a.m. board time (7:30 a.m. Eastern), so if you have any ~ma to spare for an easy, successful surgery and an easy, quick recovery, I'd appreciate it. (Also stay-calm~ma for me would be swell.)
You have the emotional maturity of a blueberry scone.
Giles ,'Touched'
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.
Steph L. - Jan 20, 2020 5:18:23 pm PST #5512 of 5661
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.
Pix - Jan 31, 2020 12:39:23 pm PST #5513 of 5661
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
As a heads up to those who don't have contact with Javachik outside of here, she came down with a brutal, life-threatening case of the flu while on vacation in Hawaii and ended up in the ER with two collapsed lungs. She is recovering at with a friend in Kona but is still very sick. She has asked for no cards or gifts since she isn't at home and is in the middle of moving East, so I thought it might be nice if anyone who wanted to send her love could do so in a thread like F2F (or another little-used thread so she can easily find the messages?) or something. She can't do screens right now, but I know she would appreciate eventually seeing the love. I know few people on the planet who are as generous as Java, and I just wanted you all to know to send healing, loving vibes her way.
Cashmere - Mar 01, 2020 6:57:29 pm PST #5514 of 5661
Now tagless for your comfort.
So this horrible thing just happened and I can't say anything about it. But my family really needs som ~am right now. Health, safety, legal, etc.
Maria - Mar 15, 2020 6:12:59 pm PDT #5515 of 5661
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
For a piece of good news in all of the horribleness... MedicGuy proposed last night, and I said yes! A picture of the ring is on FB and Instagram.
Jessica - Mar 19, 2020 7:20:11 am PDT #5516 of 5661
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
My 100 year old grandmother is in hospice (at home) and isn't expected to live past the weekend. I can't go visit her and we won't be able to have a funeral. (Her rabbi will handle what he can from Cincinnati but her family won't be there.)
We celebrated her 100th birthday in the fall and I'm so grateful she was able to be there surrounded by 200 friends and family when she was healthy and able to enjoy it.
Jessica - Mar 20, 2020 4:19:42 am PDT #5517 of 5661
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
And she's gone.
P.M. Marc - Apr 04, 2020 9:36:59 pm PDT #5518 of 5661
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Amyth check-in from FB, with her permission: currently way behind in Natter, is recovering from having surgery to clear out bacterial infections in both hips, an experience we all hope she never has to repeat.
(Amyth has given us permission to give people major updates here in Beep Me so she doesn't have to stressball about updating in multiple places, so if you are FB friends with her, we're allowed to share with the class.)
esse - Apr 08, 2020 4:26:26 pm PDT #5519 of 5661
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Hiya Buffistas. I wanted to share with you all that I am a non-binary person, using they/them pronouns. After a lifetime of knowing that my gender identity never matched up with what I was told my gender was, I began quietly coming out (all over again!) about three years ago.
I know it can be challenging to adapt to using different pronouns for a person you've known a long time, so I've updated my tag line accordingly.
This month marks twenty years that I've been a Buffista and part of this community. I couldn't have made it half as well or nearly as far without the support, advice, honesty, compassion, and love I've received from our community. I've been a Buffista now for more than half my life, and I'm so grateful for all of you.
amych - Apr 10, 2020 3:54:31 pm PDT #5520 of 5661
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Amyth Facebook update: she's moving to rehab after her hip surgeries; she'll be there until the next chemo round starts. It'll be 5 weeks in the hospital between the various things, which was not what anyone wanted in the current state of the world!
(Editorially speaking from me: amyth's hospital has been very on top of things from long before anyone in NC knew this was going to be such a big thing. They are doing great and there's no doubt the care she's getting is best of class. But they've super locked down any outside contact for very good reasons, so let's throw some love here and on facebook!)
beekaytee - Apr 16, 2020 6:51:22 pm PDT #5521 of 5661
Compassionately intolerant
Life sucks so hard for so many people. So far, I've lost 4 people and two more have been diagnosed in the last week. Thankfully, almost as many have recovered.
I'm managing quarantine well, but my business, like so many others, has tanked. It's crazy out there.
It also happens to be my 60th birthday on Saturday.
Since distance is everything right now, you are cordially invited to a virtual Bj-Bday Bash via Zoom.
It's sort of an open house with a side of AMA. Ask me anything! I'm up for a challenge.
I will be wearing a tiara, and headgear is encouraged. Otherwise: Comfy
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