Thanks, DJ. I heard that she had taken a turn for the worse from a mutual friend, so I had to reassure her that I was in no way upset with her for not telling me a few times. I think I am going to send a letter to her and her husband as well. They've been very good to me over the years.
I battle evil. But I don't really win. The bad keeps coming back and getting stronger. Like that kid in the story, the boy that stuck his finger in the duck.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[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.
sj - Mar 13, 2009 8:46:28 am PDT #3462 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
SailAweigh - Mar 13, 2009 9:27:14 am PDT #3463 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
So sorry, sj. Fuck cancer and ass it in the ear to boot.
Sean K - Mar 13, 2009 9:30:42 am PDT #3464 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
FUCK CANCER!
Ginger - Mar 13, 2009 9:40:06 am PDT #3465 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Fuck cancer, indeed. I hope she's gotten several opinions, because there are drugs that can vastly slow the growth of some types of metastasized breast cancer.
There is no right thing to say, except, as DJ says, variations on "that sucks" and avoiding any possible implication that there are any blessings in disguise involved. Tell her she can vent about anything to you, because sometimes you want to complain, but not to the people who see you all the time.
sj - Mar 13, 2009 9:41:45 am PDT #3466 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Fuck cancer, indeed. I hope she's gotten several opinions, because there are drugs that can vastly slow the growth of some types of metastasized breast cancer.
Thanks, Ginger. She's been fighting for three years, and from what I heard the cancer has just spread too far at this point. I believe she has had very good doctors.
beth b - Mar 13, 2009 9:46:01 am PDT #3467 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
fuck cancer, indeed!
and a serious frown in the general direction of family drama
Volans - Mar 13, 2009 10:05:28 am PDT #3468 of 30000
move out and draw fire
Fuck cancer!
I think in protest we should have the zodiac sign changed.
Is Pi Day today?
Is tomorrow, but is no work tomorrow (yay), so pi today. Me and a co-worker teamed up on our contributions: I made a pie with the top crust looking like the Aperture Science logo, and he wrote "The cake is a lie" in frosting on his pie.
Dana - Mar 13, 2009 10:07:17 am PDT #3469 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I made a pie with the top crust looking like the Aperture Science logo
We do what we must because we can.
hippocampus - Mar 13, 2009 10:43:18 am PDT #3470 of 30000
not your mom's socks.
What's a few small thermodetonators between friends?
puts bubblewrap around auckland.
I think in protest we should have the zodiac sign changed.
hmm. the zodiac sign is good. especially with some old bay and a nice pot of hot water. it's the name of the sign that's related to something what deserves a round of being assed in the ear.
meara - Mar 13, 2009 10:52:24 am PDT #3471 of 30000
Mmm, pi day. I think I will convince my friend to make a pie tomorrow...
Sadly, I am feeling like complete SHIT today. I got in (several hours late last night) and was like "Um, can our first and only stop on the way home be a pharmacy or target? To get cough syrup? And cough drops?" And now I have used up all her kleenex, and slept most of the day (poorly, because people were...doing bizarre loud things in the hallway, I don't know what. And because of jetlag). And my head hurts. But I really really really want to see all my old coworkers who are getting togehter (another old coworker is also in town, from Colorado, I timed my trip to overlap hers). So I will get off the couch and leave the apartment and try to look less deathly. But BLAH, this is NOT what I had in mind for vacation!