I had a professor who had a house fire in which he lost books and years of research. He said about it, "At the time, I thought it was the worst thing that could happen. Five years later, I started thinking 'I should have a fire every couple of years.'"

My BFF had fire that took out her den and kitchen, but most of the rest of her stuff was undamaged except for smoke. It all went out to a facility where they desmoke things and was stored there while her house was largely rebuilt. She didn't get back all her boxes and got a random assortment of other people's stuff. As a result, she spends her life thinking "Don't I have an X?"

I don't have expensive stuff...really, I don't. But, as I look around at the books, and furniture and such, I wonder if it can all be replaced for $49,500. ($500 deductible) Here's hoping I never have to find out, eh?

The thing I really ended up liking about my State Farm agent (beyond her being awesome about doing it all over email, phone and faxing me all up and down the west coast) was that when I'd dutifully figured out my coverage and then was anxious, told me I could up it. Really what I liked about her was that she was helpful and helped me find the right coverage for me.

That means I can kill people with my pinky, right?

This is not the way to get your flamethrower.

I have very little that I'm enough attached to that I wouldn't welcome the excuse, quite frankly. (Not to make like of how traumatic I know it would be.)

I'm feeling the same way, though I am thinking of doing an inventory, either written or photographic. I feel bad for my neighbor who, every time I see her, remembers something else 'irreplaceable.'

Once when I was lamenting how overwhelmed I felt with all my clutter, and yet how I couldn't seem to get rid of it, my therapist (the good one) said, "What if there were a fire and it all burned up? All gone. What then?" I was horrified, but then I thought, well, you know... it would solve the problem. Kinda like swatting a fly with a Buick, but still.

Probably some spam scam, Epic(although you do have a beautiful smile!)

Aww, thanks, lisah.

Okay, so Spam or Skeevy, either way, Ignore it is - whether he admires my "beautiful" smirk or not).

Epic, yes, still waiting for a definitive answer, but I'm not holding my breath. No one ever responded when I emailed letting them know that I have a Friday deadline.

I'll continue to keep my fingers crossed, just in case. Was the commute still ok-ish today?

I'm not going to accept it, since I don't know who she is, but I feel bad just hitting that Ignore button. It feels mean!

Heh, I'm the same way - I'll literally ignore them and just not respond for an age, rather than taking the rude-feeling action of hitting the ignore button.

I don't get FB friending. Is it really that much of a popularity contest that people I've never met would try and friend me without even a comment about what they were thinking?

Maybe you're just that awesome? (Or they're admiring your beautiful smile?)

I am ita, awesome! That means I can kill people with my pinky, right?

I was kind of under the impression that if someone made you cross enough, you could take them out with a thought - that way no messing up the manicure!

Heh, I'm the same way - I'll literally ignore them and just not respond for an age, rather than taking the rude-feeling action of hitting the ignore button.

I wish there were a way to do that without having that little reminder hanging on your page all the time. Because that annoys me enough that I have to hit Ignore.

Perhaps a "Politely decline until you explain just who the hell you are" button then?

While looking for River Song's shoes, I came across these [link]

I can has?

ETC the link

Perhaps a "Politely decline until you explain just who the hell you are" button then?

Well, that'll just widen all our screens.