Don't belong. Dangerous, like you. Can't be controlled. Can't be trusted. Everyone could just go on without me and not have to worry. People could be what they wanted to be. Could be with the people they wanted. Live simple. No secrets.

River ,'Objects In Space'


Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.  

[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.


Glamcookie - Nov 23, 2009 10:32:44 am PST #1425 of 30000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister

Does this sound okay as a thank you email to my co-workers (they had my work shower on Thursday and it was really really nice)?

Thank you all so much for such a wonderful shower and the crazy generous gifts. We have already put the stroller base together and wheeled the car seat around the house as well as testing the monitor and our plan for the baby gates. Not to mention admiring the adorable clothes and bear, and placing the sweet trinket box on baby’s dresser. What a great mix of baby necessities and fun stuff! We love it all!

We had a blast at the shower with those of you who are local, and missed those of you who are not. I am so lucky to work with such a fun and caring group of people. Special thanks to DS for hosting and making such great food!

Thank you all so much!


sj - Nov 23, 2009 10:35:11 am PST #1426 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Toddson, your insurance company is pure evil.

Thanks for all the calm -ma. I have the gift wrapped, and I am working on telling my brain to chill.


Laura - Nov 23, 2009 10:38:37 am PST #1427 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Sounds good, Glam.

Which reminds me I need to get something for my niece. She and my nephew are big on swimming and live on a lake. I was thinking of a swimming float like this [link] She is due in February so the baby should be ready for lake fun by summer. Since they are in NY I can't easily see what they have already.


Vortex - Nov 23, 2009 10:54:44 am PST #1428 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Then I get a letter from my insurance company saying that they're not covering my appendectomy. Reason? I was healthy afterwards. Turns out that they're objecting to my having been admitted to the hospital - they think that, since I was healthy and didn't have any complications, I should have been put in an observation room for a few hours and then sent home ... which would have been at about 2:00am. So, due to this objection, they're not paying for any of it. $19K and change. I spoke with the hospital and they're writing it off as uncollectable, which is a relief, since I don't have that kind of money lying around.

That's totally fucked up. I would make sure that it doesn't affect your credit rating. If it appears on your credit report, write a letter of explanation and keep all of the paperwork.


Jessica - Nov 23, 2009 10:56:16 am PST #1429 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Then I get a letter from my insurance company saying that they're not covering my appendectomy. Reason? I was healthy afterwards.

I'm not a doctor, but...isn't being healthy afterwards kind of the point of surgery? At least the hospital is being reasonable about it.


Gudanov - Nov 23, 2009 11:04:08 am PST #1430 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping

At least the hospital is being reasonable about it.

Which is good because I'm sure they made you sign a waiver to make you responsible for the expense even though the hospital made the decision the insurance objected to, not you.


Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Nov 23, 2009 11:05:18 am PST #1431 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"

I'm not a doctor, but...isn't being healthy afterwards kind of the point of surgery?

You'd have to worry if it weren't the point. Randomness.


Vortex - Nov 23, 2009 11:11:51 am PST #1432 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I think that it's bullshit, but I could wrap my mind around the insurance co objecting to you spending an "unnecessary" night in the hospital and refusing to pay for the night's stay. But to deny the whole bill because they don't like one part is bullshit.


Vortex - Nov 23, 2009 11:14:34 am PST #1433 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

BTW, this craziness is everywhere, not just hospitals and insurance companies. The reason Bro and SIL decided to have my nephew at home is that the birthing center told them that they had to leave three hours after the birth if there were no complications. A birthing center!


Scrappy - Nov 23, 2009 11:19:20 am PST #1434 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Yeah, they sent my 80-year-old mom home on the same freaking day she had her hysterectomy.