Honestly, you meet the most appalling sort of people....

Giles ,'Chosen'


Spike's Bitches 41: Thrown together to stand against the forces of darkness  

[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.


Steph L. - Jun 16, 2008 8:42:17 am PDT #3629 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Also, WTF is up with switching health care plans all willy nilly like that? TWICE in a YEAR? Is this the doings of the incompetant boss wife-HR lady?

Yup. Anything to save a buck. And don't get me wrong -- like I said, they pay our whole premium -- but Big!Boss's daughter (who works here and is thus covered) ran into a problem with some surgery her husband had, like they had to pay thousands out of pocket. So I'm thinking that was the catalyst to change. Woo.


sumi - Jun 16, 2008 8:43:23 am PDT #3630 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

I hate health insurance in this country - it's just all fucked up.

And changing insurance twice a year just adds to the craxy.


Steph L. - Jun 16, 2008 8:46:20 am PDT #3631 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

And changing insurance twice a year just adds to the craxy.

We started the year with Anthem, switched in February to this weird plan that no one ever heard of, and July apparently will be Aetna.

I'm betting that by October we're on to a plan where our medical coverage is just some dude with a car trunk full of rusty hand saws and NyQuil.


beth b - Jun 16, 2008 8:47:20 am PDT #3632 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

happy birthday askye


Sparky1 - Jun 16, 2008 8:54:01 am PDT #3633 of 10001
Librarian Warlord

Happy Birthday, askye!

Scrappy, I hope your doggie feels better soon. (Mine is now holding court in the front yard, while I sit on the porch with the 'puter.)

Get the test done, Steph. At least the person looking at the results will be someone you trust, not a new-to-you doc.


WindSparrow - Jun 16, 2008 8:55:49 am PDT #3634 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

When comic worlds collide (Or Two Lumps Does Dinosaurs): [link]


Miracleman - Jun 16, 2008 9:04:20 am PDT #3635 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020

OH CRAP! I'm sorry, I totally forgot to call you this weekend, MM. Sorry. I was in Redlands all weekend, visiting with family in from out of town.

Excuses, excuses, you fucking fuck.


Jessica - Jun 16, 2008 9:24:45 am PDT #3636 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

We started the year with Anthem, switched in February to this weird plan that no one ever heard of, and July apparently will be Aetna.

IME with Aetna, some of their plans are very inclusive, and some not. My office offers two versions of their dental plan - one which includes practically every dentist in the city, and one which includes maybe three. It's craxy.


Steph L. - Jun 16, 2008 9:28:43 am PDT #3637 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

IME with Aetna, some of their plans are very inclusive, and some not.

I know that can happen, so I just did an end run around Aetna and called my OB/GYN, and she's not on any of Aetna's plans.

I take some comfort that my super-amazing godlike primary-care doctor is on Aetna. For *him* I would pay massive out-of-network fees if I had to.


Frankenbuddha - Jun 16, 2008 9:29:37 am PDT #3638 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I'm betting that by October we're on to a plan where our medical coverage is just some dude with a car trunk full of rusty hand saws and NyQuil.

On the upside you might be able to hire him to take people out for you on the cheap.