The next time you decide to stab me in the back... have the guts to do it to my face.

Mal ,'Ariel'


Spike's Bitches 36: Did I Sully Our Good Name?  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Susan W. - Jul 25, 2007 5:18:32 pm PDT #8052 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

When you start at my employer, you accrue sick leave and vacation at 8 hours per month, plus one personal holiday per year. The sick leave accrual rate stays constant, but the vacation rate increases until you max out at 16 hours accrued per month with 10 years of service. The personal holiday is the only one you lose if you don't use it by the end of the year, but some job classifications lose any vacation hours above 240.


vw bug - Jul 25, 2007 5:37:27 pm PDT #8053 of 10001
Mostly lurking...

There was cake! [link]


Nicole - Jul 25, 2007 5:45:23 pm PDT #8054 of 10001
I'm getting the pig!

Great pic, vw! You look so very happy and that's wonderful to see. And since I haven't said it here yet, Happy Birthday!


SailAweigh - Jul 25, 2007 5:48:06 pm PDT #8055 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Now, that's what I call cake. Great smile, vw!


Susan W. - Jul 25, 2007 5:49:09 pm PDT #8056 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

Delicious cake! Happy birthday, vw!


Amy - Jul 25, 2007 5:52:46 pm PDT #8057 of 10001
Because books.

Oh, cake! That looks like it was delectably sinful, vw. And you look so happy! Yay!


Scrappy - Jul 25, 2007 5:55:38 pm PDT #8058 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I don't want to hijack vw's birthday, but just found out that the mortgage company we were supposed to get our mortgage from WENT BANKRUPT on Friday. Holy shit! Luckily, Countrywide bought them over the weekend somehow. I don't quite understand what went on, but our broker told us our mostgage is fine and our closing should take place as scheduled next week. We're a little freaked out, I gotta say.


brenda m - Jul 25, 2007 6:03:14 pm PDT #8059 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Holy crap, Robin.

I can't believe how much more nervewracking this stage of the process is than the early part. I cannot wait until this is final. Finally.


vw bug - Jul 25, 2007 6:11:29 pm PDT #8060 of 10001
Mostly lurking...

Oh, Robin, that is so freaky. Here's to it all working out smoothly.


-t - Jul 25, 2007 6:19:14 pm PDT #8061 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Dear lord, Robin, that's freaky! Hope your broker is right and it makes no difference.

Countrywide is, coincidentally, where I'm applying for a mortgage. They supposedly resell