I totes forgot to mention in my catch-up that I lost the whole summer to panic and anxiety because I fainted in June and then had to have ALL THE TESTS!

Which is expensive and sucks! But I appear to be actually okay, so hey.

I fainted in June and then had to have ALL THE TESTS!

Didja hit your insurance deductible? We actually did that this year, thanks to Tim's RA and possible-but-not-actual horrific lung disease. My therapy visits are SUPER cheap from now through the end of the year! I have to figure out if there's anything else I ought to get taken care of before our deductible resets January 1.

Also a member of the hysterectomy (due to fibroids) club.

It does appear to be a thing, yeah?

Didja hit your insurance deductible? We actually did that this year, thanks to Tim's RA and possible-but-not-actual horrific lung disease. My therapy visits are SUPER cheap from now through the end of the year! I have to figure out if there's anything else I ought to get taken care of before our deductible resets January 1.

Heh. My deductible, yes. OOP max, no. And my therapy isn't under insurance.

OOP max, no. And my therapy isn't under insurance.

Yeah, we haven't hit OOP max yet, and aren't likely to (though I feel like saying that just invoked a cartoon piano to fall on one of our heads). And my therapist is only in my insurance because I scrambled around to find one who was.

And while I was typing that I just remembered that I owe you an email. Sheesh, sorry!

So is my non-Buffista friend the only one who calls that club "hyster sisters"??

This thread is an awesome thread. Fred - damn, that is some intense stuff. Jars OMGWTFBBQ Baby!

I feel like I kinda know what's up with a lot of folks through FB, but for the record currently in the World Of Fay I'm in my 3rd year working in Uganda, happily so, but presently looking for jobs elsewhere for the next Academic Year. (2nd interview for a gig in Suzhou, China, tomorrow, via Skype.)

The Cat Daniel, whom I acquired as a scruffy kitten in The Sahara Desert lo these fourteen years ago, sadly shuffled off his mortal coil within the past twelvemonth, due to cancer of the cat. (FUCK cancer.) it was grim. However he'd had a happy two years here in The Pearl of Africa and had learned to enjoy, in his grumpy neurotic fashion, the company of a wee calico kitten called Miss Darcy. When Daniel died I brought home two floofs to keep Miss Darcy company: Thor and Loki. I have apparently embraced Crazy Catlady hardcore, which is not the wisest choice for somebody with a peripatetic existence, but I don't have kids, so I'm going to try to make it work. (My cats are SUPER AWESOME you guise. SUPER SUPER AWESOME.)

What else? Um...perennially single (see above re: crazy catladydom), still bake excellent cookies & create awesome liquors, currently blonde, got promoted to Head of Department at work this year, teaching Art as well as Drama and English, haven't done much writing other than for work (oh - but I did have a play staged here at the National Theatre last Christmas, and I've written another that will be performed here this Christmas. Although this sounds way fancier in writing than it is in reality), have been acting on and off in various things...er...that's pretty much it.

Oh - although I wrote a rap about Donald Trump recently which I'm rather pleased with, which was a result of obsessing over "Hamilton". So that's a thing.

Fay! I'm so sorry about Cat Daniel. I can't believe it has been that long since you started teaching in Egypt. Good luck wherever you end up next school year!

I kinda feel like a lurker, even though I'm still around and reading here, and even (infrequently!) posting. Still in Seattle, still with that adorable loomy Brit. Still have the pretty sweet tech writing gig that lets me work from home (even if I'm still the only damn writer for my massive product).

What else? Gothic Charm School is still in print and selling, yay! I'm waiting (not at all patiently) to see if any publisher wants to buy my first novel.

I love de-lurking month!

So let's see....my kids are now 11, 8, and 4. Frisco was diagnosed with mild autism (Asperger's) last year. The diagnosis was difficult to get to but now he's doing so well and has amazing support. He goes to 11 hours of therapy a week plus his regular therapist and loves karate. eta: I guess I forgot the other two kids. Ellie is in 6th grade and growing up so fast. I LOVE watching her growing up. She's so busy and independent. Sammy, 4, is also currently focussed on becoming a ninja. Loves karate but also like practicing walking silently through the house to hone his ninja skills.

I've been dating the same guy, Sergio, for 18 months today. We've been through some real ups and downs but I think we are both very much in love. I think we've both learned a lot from crappy past relationships and so we seem to still be kind to each other and respect each other despite the difficult parts.

About a year ago, I bought a house with my parents. It has some ups and downs but mostly ups. My kids love being around my parents and vice versa. I love having other adults around. We also have a great German au pair.

My law firm has really grown. It's amazing how sometimes divorce is the perfect thing to make you both happy and successful. I am now struggling to meet demand and all the PITA parts of running a business.

I see many of you on Facebook,but it's nice to come back home so to speak. It's crazy to me that I have been on this board since at least 2003 - 13 years....