Were we discussing engagement rings here or in Natter? B/c I think I found my OTER. Not that I am in need or foresee being in need in the near future. [link]

I prefer a darker sapphire, but otherwise? DAMN.

B/c I think I found my OTER.

Cool! But what does it mean when a ring is "lyrical"?

Skipping to post a wonderful, happy birthday to Shane, and a lot of joy, love and life (sounds better in Hebrew, and less morbid, I swear) to GC and her DW.

Congrats! You'll be a fantastic family, and I can't wait to see the first pictures.

That's a lovely ring, smonster.

Cool! But what does it mean when a ring is "lyrical"?

So pretty your heart sings? IDK.

Happy Shane the Solstice Baby day!!

Vortex, that's a 100% completely self-inflicted mess of misery on your mom's part. Under NO circumstances are you to allow yourself to feel guilty about any of it. That's ridiculous.

I am in complete agreement with JZ. (I should copy this statement into notepad and save it because then I could just ctrl-v whenever I need it which is always.)

Were we discussing engagement rings here or in Natter? B/c I think I found my OTER.

smonster, the filigree on that ring is VERY much like mine. Loooooove it!

Aw, java. You overestimate my smarts.

ION, I think my period is coming on...here it is, four days from the birthday of the little baby Jesus and ONE HOUR AND FIVE MINUTES FROM SHANE'S BIRTHDAY!!!!1!11!, and all I want to do is (a) eat Maui onion flavored kettle chips, and (b) murderize the entire human race (Buffistas excepted) for fatal stupidity. People on eBay, please. If a seller in the U.S. says "No international shipping" and you live clear on the other side of either an entire ocean or the Equator, that's international. Please stop pestering me with emails asking about the cost to ship to Germany or Singapore or where the hell ever, or I will kill you. I'll kill you a lot. Fair warning.

Also, the clinic can stop sending patient calls over here when they need to be scheduled with...THE CLINIC, and patients can stop losing the lab slips that have been sent to them multiple times, and pharmacies can stop sending things to the wrong fax numbers and then saying, "Well, gee, I saw where you crossed out the other fax number the first time and wrote a new one in, but I didn't know that meant you wanted me to replace it."

I am strangely soothed by playing in my brain a constant loop of Paul Gross as Geoffrey Tennant uttering a magnificent "FUCK" as he stalks out of the theater.

Also by contemplating pretty rings, and thinking about Shane. Only one hour and one minute, now!

sj, others responded before I could with pretty much everything I would have said, and then some. He'll feel better fairly soon after he starts taking the medication. The Dr will want to retest his TSH after 6 weeks or so to make sure he's on the right dosage.

Fresh Beat Band?

No, though MM says they are guilty of the same thing. In this instance he was talking about Hi-Five.

Both of these shows should be banned by the Geneva Convention.