According to WeatherBug, it's 18 degrees outside when I came to work. I came in with my head ducked against the wind but with my coat open and no gloves. It's amazing what the human critter can adjust to. Back in July, when the temperature was in the mid-90s, 18 degrees sounded like flesh would freeze upon exposure to air.
I walk. I talk. I shop, I sneeze. I'm gonna be a fireman when the floods roll back. There's trees in the desert since you moved out. And I don't sleep on a bed of bones.
Buffy ,'Chosen'
Spike's Bitches 43: Who am I kidding? I love to brag.
[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.
Connie Neil - Dec 17, 2008 6:33:16 am PST #4800 of 10000
brillig
omnis_audis - Dec 17, 2008 6:55:49 am PST #4801 of 10000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
am at work, and e-mail server is down. Not much work to do if I can't see who is sending me questions! I tried to talk boss into extending yesterdays Company Party to a group gathering at Dave & Busters. Alas, he reminded me there is the meeting at 1:30 that does *not* require e-mail. :: grumble grumble stupid meeting grumble grumble ::
Vortex - Dec 17, 2008 7:19:37 am PST #4802 of 10000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Grr. I opened a new box of tissues at home yesterday. I managed to buy the ones with menthol. Ew. And they're not as soft as the regular puffs plus.
omnis_audis - Dec 17, 2008 7:28:17 am PST #4803 of 10000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Do they roll well? Maybe you can smoke them. I bet they have less tar than menthol Marlboro's.
meara - Dec 17, 2008 7:32:00 am PST #4804 of 10000
Ew, menthol tissues are teh ick.
Couldn't sleep last night. Demons were eating my brains.
Have to do actual work today. Even though I am not in Portland.
Also, probably have to have relationship talk today. Am not good at those. May have to have it with someone who is worse at them than me. Someone save me.
Agree that radio silences are usually best, even if I'm not always good at them.
Got home last night and my computer had eaten my WiFi. Must go post in Tech about it.
Good luck with research and x-rays, Hil. Neither sounds superfun right now to me...
Calli, why on EARTH would your boss think WORK would get done at the holiday party?!?!
WindSparrow - Dec 17, 2008 7:43:31 am PST #4805 of 10000
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.
I love the menthol tissues.
I know, I'm not quite right.
Vortex - Dec 17, 2008 8:07:46 am PST #4806 of 10000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I'll send them to you.
Shir - Dec 17, 2008 9:21:18 am PST #4807 of 10000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
vw, what everyone said. First, it's remarkable to see how you're rationalizing this (and I don't mean it in a bad way). And second, as others have said here, it doesn't feel like it's my business, but I'm a little bit worried.
A lot of sanity~ma to you. And to the ex as well.
Barb - Dec 17, 2008 9:32:13 am PST #4808 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
I love the menthol tissues.
I know, I'm not quite right.
::sits on the Not Quite Right bench with Andi::
P.M. Marc - Dec 17, 2008 9:34:53 am PST #4809 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
VW, the problem with breakups where the former couple want to maintain the friendship is that, well, usually, you need a transitional period of non-contact to let the rough edges of emotion heal over. (The one exception I've really seen to this are established, long-term couples who decouple on realizing they've already unofficial made the transition to Just Friends.)
Good luck, to both of you.