Awww... cuddly kitties!
Big brackets to all on coping with the financial dance. Until our house in Jacksonville sells, we're doing our own version of it, and it ain't fun.
ETA: Done, JZ!
Wesley: Feng Shui. Gunn: Right. What's that mean again? Wesley: That people will believe anything. Actually, in this place, Feng Shui will probably have enormous significance. I'll align my furniture the wrong way and suddenly catch fire or turn into a pudding.
'Conviction (1)'
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.
Barb - Jan 30, 2010 11:34:31 am PST #8476 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
meara - Jan 30, 2010 11:36:03 am PST #8477 of 30000
Hee. And I still recommend it, beth!
lcat, email incoming!!
Barb - Jan 30, 2010 11:37:16 am PST #8478 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
meara, re: your comment about the whitewashing, isn't it GREAT? I was so, so, so happy. There's just so much about the cover that immediately speaks to the story and gives a good indication about what lies beyond the cover.
Stephanie - Jan 30, 2010 11:54:01 am PST #8479 of 30000
Trust my rage
Yeah, we have our share of finance related stress these days. I know me trying to open a practice is the right thing but the lack of mine in the mean time freaks me out and adds a lot of stress to life.
JZ - Jan 30, 2010 11:56:28 am PST #8480 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Thanks! It's beautiful, intriguing, elegant, not whitewashed, all kinds of excellent.
And, askye, forgot to say that in addition to SIL being an incredible photographer, your nephew is quite the red-wagon-riding cutie.
Newsflash: Matilda doesn't like having her picture taken.
meara - Jan 30, 2010 12:06:52 pm PST #8481 of 30000
She has such pretty hair!
askye, that's a great picture! Very cool. Hee--it makes me want to start a Buffista's version of Angie's list, using only buffistas and their relatives and friends.
OK, I think I must go walk around the library and find books to read on my flight tomorrow. I am not going to be home during library hours for my next three trips, which are all long (SEA-HNL-SEA, SEA-BWI-SEA, and then SEA-OAK-SEA). Much time, must find reading material!
Trudy Booth - Jan 30, 2010 12:28:19 pm PST #8482 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
This is cool. It's 14 sights you should see from the air. [link]
I think I've seen about half of them hanging out with you all.
Barb - Jan 30, 2010 12:40:47 pm PST #8483 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
That was really cool, Trudy-- I was sort of surprised to not see Las Vegas on the list since it's such an interesting sight during nighttime flights.
Strix - Jan 30, 2010 12:57:43 pm PST #8484 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
IOW, hello, Erin! I'll be in KC in April!
Hey, Sparky, that's great. We can haz gimlets! Let me know about when you'll be around.
Guys, I feel ya about the income stress. I've been unemployed since 10/1, moved in with Dan and got engaged, all without bringing in any income past November. It's been incredibly hard for me: just an uncomfortable LEECHING feeling. I have felt so off-balance and so not me. It's been really hard.
HOWEVER...I have an adjunct gig ( 1 course)firmly in the bag -- starts 2/17, AND I have a presentation to give on Wednesday for another adjunct gig. All English courses, one on-line and the other (it's not nailed down, but it's dependent on the presentation, which I am 99% confident on, so I feel really positive about it) in a classroom setting. And that would be two courses at that school. So I should have income coming in on 3/5. Not much, but I'm jazzed.
I can work partly at home, and I figure the more experience I add to my res, the more gigs I can get. I can work from home a lot, and be flexible this July, when my soon-to-be stepson is here for 5 weeks. This means he can be at day camp for 1/2 days instead of whole, which means more bonding time, and less $$ spent on day camps.
SO. Relieved, And happy, career-wise, because I will be much happier with a flex schedule and teaching college courses. I've been wanting to do this for a LONG time, but the lack of health bene's has really been an issue, especially with my surgeries. But when D and I get married, I can get health through his company, do the work I like to do, and the possibility of working on my Ph.D in the near future is a real possibility. If I should so decide.
Beverly - Jan 30, 2010 1:40:37 pm PST #8485 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Dogs just enjoy stuff so well. Muddy floors are a pain, but watching the glee must mitigate the mud at least a little.
Maybe a tetherball for the Sass? Advantage--in one place, so no need for a walk or a run. Possible disadvantage--need a place to hang it.
Askye, that photo is amazing--it reminds me of the Gotta Dance nmber in Singin' in the Rain, with Cyd Charise and a green scarf, and of course the trio of couples in Kiss Me Kate, where two of the boys were Bob Fosse and Gower Champion--they used scarves much the same way. I think there's another great 50s musical that had a bride and a white scarf--I just can't place it.
But it's a fantastic effect--all the more wonderful for being outdoors, rather than on a soundstage!
Your kitcats are very cute and snuggly.
ETA--Matilda is such a big girl. And yes, she does look like her mom--both of you just beautiful.
And Erin, all of that sounds beautifully dovetailed and serendipitous. I'm so happy for you!