Speaking of workplace stress, anoter study saying it can kill you: [link]
Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.
Andrew ,'Damage'
Spike's Bitches 39: Cuppa Tea, Cuppa Tea, Almost Got Shagged, Cuppa Tea...
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
DCJensen - Jan 23, 2008 6:29:27 am PST #3562 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
lisah - Jan 23, 2008 6:31:40 am PST #3563 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Anyone here rented a place in the Outer Banks?
It's south of the Outer Banks, closer to Wilmington, NC, but my family and I have stayed in Topsail Island a few times and loved it. I think it's less crowded generally than the Outer Banks up the coast and it really doesn't take that much longer to get to.
Aims - Jan 23, 2008 6:32:44 am PST #3564 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Topsail Island
BEST PLACE EVER. We stayed in a house in Surf City. Love Topsail Island.
Laura - Jan 23, 2008 6:35:02 am PST #3565 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Anyone here rented a place in the Outer Banks?
Haven't been recently so I can't say. In the past I would go frequently and just find a spot. (it was a reasonable drive from Norfolk when I lived there a few years) This is my favorite place and my dream retirement location. The outer the better. I might have to compromise for the keys if I want to retire with DH.
Steph L. - Jan 23, 2008 6:37:16 am PST #3566 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Steph - we have one in our guestroom and for the inside liner, we're going to be getting a shower curtain with magnets in it so that it sticks to the tub, and not to us or our guests -
Our shower enclosure (and curtain) is from Vintage Tub & Bath: [link] I think it's a smaller-than-normal ring because we chose the least expensive one. Our curtain does have magnets, but I think part of the problem is that the curtain is extra big, and so it bunches up, and then the part that's bunched up -- like gathers or pleats in a skirt -- is what encroaches on my shower space.
Plus the tub has a slant back instead of a straight back, so the curtain doesn't stick to the slant part very well, and instead continues to stolidly hang straight down, which cuts of accessible moving-around space.
Sparky1 - Jan 23, 2008 6:38:32 am PST #3567 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
BEST PLACE EVER.
Unfortunately, Topsail is too far from the Kitty Hawk hang gliding site for us.
Amy - Jan 23, 2008 6:39:26 am PST #3568 of 10001
Because books.
We've rented in Duck and Corolla, Sparky, and we love it. Traffic can get a little hairy (it's the northern part of the island) because it's a two-lane road, but the beaches are great, and if you go off-season it's still warm and way cheaper.
That tag doesn't close.
hippocampus - Jan 23, 2008 6:42:34 am PST #3569 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
Our curtain does have magnets, but I think part of the problem is that the curtain is extra big,
gotcha - I'll stop posting about magnets everywhere then...
Sparky1 - Jan 23, 2008 6:43:02 am PST #3570 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
the beaches are great, and if you go off-season it's still warm and way cheaper.
And, off-season, our puppy can be on the beach! We've found a couple possibilities (that aren't 8 bedroom monstrosities, that allow the dog) but I just wish I knew the area better so I knew what we could walk to, etc.
Trudy Booth - Jan 23, 2008 6:53:54 am PST #3571 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
Our curtain does have magnets, but I think part of the problem is that the curtain is extra big,
Hmm... maybe a non-plastic curtain would be good