Okay, um, I'm lost. Uh, I'm angry, and I'm armed, so if you two have something that you need to work out --

Mal ,'War Stories'


Natter 64: Yes, we still need you  

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.


Sheryl - Aug 11, 2009 4:48:06 pm PDT #3372 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Am back from Montreal, and exhausted.

The trip was great, except for two things:

1) stairs- Three of the four hotels we stayed in didn't have elevators, which is a problem when you are toting the giant suitcase of doooom. (not to mention that the hotel we stayed at for Anticipation, while across the street from the filk hotel, did not have exits/entrances on that side that were open past 6 pm)

2) road construction - it was everywhere.


megan walker - Aug 11, 2009 4:56:30 pm PDT #3373 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

How long ago was this, megan?

2003 = $495/month 2004 = $550/month

I think previously I had been paying 10% of that and NYU was paying the rest.

COBRA is important because you don't want any gaps in coverage whatsoever or you may invoke pre-existing condition bullshit later on.


shrift - Aug 11, 2009 5:27:55 pm PDT #3374 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Tino's in charge of UPS now, isn't he?

My experience lately with UPS leads me to believe this is true.


Topic!Cindy - Aug 11, 2009 5:40:25 pm PDT #3375 of 30001
What is even happening?

In other news, so the funny thing about two-years-old: when you tell a two-year-old not to eat the sand, what's the first thing they are apt to do? Yep.

Toddlers are suicidal. Not in an intentional woe sort of way, but in an extreme sports sort of way. They do grow out of it. Some and mostly.

In other news, if my Kinsey ever shifts, I am so calling Rachel Maddow.


Juliebird - Aug 11, 2009 5:40:59 pm PDT #3376 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

I think Tino turned off me and my neighbors water for ten minutes. Had to wash my hands from their barely dribbling spigot, laid down with visions of bathing with baby wipes, when I hear the toilet filling up again. The hell?

edited for "off", not "of"


Topic!Cindy - Aug 11, 2009 5:42:39 pm PDT #3377 of 30001
What is even happening?

Is it just me, or is ryan billytea unfairly handsome?


Burrell - Aug 11, 2009 5:43:02 pm PDT #3378 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Those kids of yours are beautiful, Kat. We are supposed to go out of town next week, but I'm back the week after that. Let's do something then.

Thanks for the link btw. It says the same thing I heard, which is that the bill will be "abortion neutral" but to me it doesn't seem neutral at all to scrupulously protect all federal money from paying for abortions.


quester - Aug 11, 2009 6:35:16 pm PDT #3379 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

My COBRA payments should be in the $550 range but there was something the Obama Administration did that means I only have to pay a third for a few months. I'm hoping to have a job before this little gift ends in October.


Ginger - Aug 11, 2009 6:35:54 pm PDT #3380 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

My COBRA was considerably less than any insurance I could get on my own. It depends entirely on your plan.

I complain about the cost of my current insurance, but I've certainly gotten my money's worth.


quester - Aug 11, 2009 6:37:03 pm PDT #3381 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

Yes, I could not get my own insurance for any reasonable price because I have a chronic condition.