Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...

'Shindig'


Natter 54: Right here, dammit.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Trudy Booth - Sep 28, 2007 11:29:59 am PDT #3784 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Isn't that what club kids do? Or ravers? Or something?

My drug references are weak... he's tweaking perhapse? On... X maybe?


beth b - Sep 28, 2007 11:30:28 am PDT #3785 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

two words:

cold, tired


§ ita § - Sep 28, 2007 11:31:50 am PDT #3786 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Kat, feel free to avoid this question, but does this article capture the NICU experience?


Jesse - Sep 28, 2007 11:36:34 am PDT #3787 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I have two more words: still dizzy. Which, WTF. My inner ears are all fucked up, but not badly enough to do anything about it.


§ ita § - Sep 28, 2007 11:38:23 am PDT #3788 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I have another two:

Not migrainey (which is why I was attempting zen--to keep it that way).


Cashmere - Sep 28, 2007 11:48:10 am PDT #3789 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

I have no idea why this is bothering me so much.

paperdol, I've had to draw those same lines with actual blood-related family members. Sometimes, you do it. It doesn't feel good but you have to.

It doesn't make you an asshole. It makes you a human being with finite physical, emotional and financial resources to spread around. Please to not be so hard on yourself for having the sense to know your limits.

My headache came knocking after the first cup of coffee this morning and hit full bore in the Sam's Club parking lot where I barfed loading the car. Then in the drive through at McDonald's picking up the kids chicken nuggets for dinner. What should I take after a couple of Excedrin? Maybe an ice pack on my neck?


§ ita § - Sep 28, 2007 11:50:58 am PDT #3790 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Cashmere! No good. But you know that. If the idea of ice doesn't appall you, use it. Heat might work for you too--it's kinda weird that way. I'd just lie down in a quiet and dark place. Uh, with no kids, if that's an option.


tommyrot - Sep 28, 2007 11:52:55 am PDT #3791 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

So I'm pretty sure I read someplace that the sun puts out these weird rays on Friday afternoons that make it about impossible to get any work done so I shouldn't even try, right?

I so want a nap....


Cashmere - Sep 28, 2007 11:55:02 am PDT #3792 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

Uh, with no kids, if that's an option.

Not yet. DH won't be home for a few hours yet. I've got the lights off and the shades down. Kids are quietly watching tv and I'm going to kick back on the sofa while they zone out.

I'll try ice or a rice bag to see what works.


shrift - Sep 28, 2007 11:55:40 am PDT #3793 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Shrift wins.

I also get to haul home the extra food from today's luncheon which I don't really want, but will take because a) sometimes I'm cheap, b) roommate might be hungry, and c) I just invited people I know who are worse off financially than I am to come over for sammiches and cookies.

I am so ready for today to be over... so I can go home and start the fraud alert and requesting credit reports process. And after that, I get to write a draft for a committee project.