Saffron ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
Er....wow! I remember being at that wedding!
In the past five years I have...
Been laid off of two jobs
Moved cross country
Gone around the world
Come out to my parents
Gotten a lot more migraines
Learned how to dance
...still spent too much time on the internet?
shrift! The name of your company does not contain a comma, correct?
(Yes, I did get asked this as a serious research question).
I had a client that would get seriously tetchy if there was a comma between [corporate name] and Inc. "We spent millions of dollars on our branding campaign!" etc.
The "traditional" fifth-year anniversary gift is Wood, and the "modern" is Silverware.
Last five years?
Bought a coop, had a baby. DH changed jobs.
What's changed in your life in the last five years?
Sold three books, had one canceled.
Became published, won awards.
Moved house (again)
Lost a beloved dog, acquired a cat and two more beloved dogs.
Transitioned from homeschooling to Montessori to public school
Had surgery
Watched my mom lose her mind and start dating my father after thirty years divorced
In the last five years so little has changed in my life it is almost scary. The kids have gotten taller.
Actually, Gud, I think that stability has been a huge accomplishment with a lot of work in it.
Five years:
Got a cat
Started to drift away from family due to depression
Got back into the fold
Watched Mom get a date, get engaged, get married, and become a widow
Watched sister break up with old semi-boyfriend, date, get engaged, move to Vegas, get new job, get married
Watched brother split up with his wife
Moved
Got a part-time gig at B&N
Hmmmm . . . since May 2004 I have:
lost both parents to cancer
gotten a new job
gotten a promotion at the job after it became less new
moved
got a tattoo
got a cat
and traveled to Senegal.
Quite the mix.
Five years:
Had a son
Quit working
Had a daughter
Went to Puerto Rico
Went to Hawaii
Went to Vegas
Went to NYC
Moved to Wisconsin
Watching the astronauts work.
Is seriously nailbiting. I've now been there for 3 live "Let me give it one last try and if that doesn't work, we're going to have to give up on ______" and on the last ditch effort, it works! I like their writers.
Seriously though, it's some amazing crazy shit they are doing up there. And then this thingie came untethered and started to fly into the interior of the telescope! And Mass lunged upward and caught it! Dude! Do not go so fast in space! It scares the animals! And plugging something in is seriously hard if you can't anchor yourself anywhere.
In Five Years I have: