We missed you, Andi. The body-image demons have been poking their nasty fingers at my double chin and other jiggling parts of me too. I hope that chemistry triumphs for you and you find some of the peace that your words have given us.
You know, it's funny. We went to war never looking to come back, but it's the real world I couldn't survive.
Tracy ,'The Message'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[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.
Ginger - Jan 07, 2011 7:31:44 am PST #12523 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Barb - Jan 07, 2011 7:32:33 am PST #12524 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Oh, Andi, darling, so, so good to see your pixels! Echoing smonster's ::smish:: and adding many mwahs of love.
Here's to the meds helping you battle the demons from one end of the spectrum and hopefully, you'll feel like you can rely on us to help from the other end. We are very good with baseball bats and withering commentary to beat the little bastages back.
We're also very pretty. Especially YOU.
amyth - Jan 07, 2011 7:36:10 am PST #12525 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Andi, so glad you're back! We love you very much.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Jan 07, 2011 7:41:28 am PST #12526 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Andi, thinking of you. Glad you're home.
beekaytee - Jan 07, 2011 7:43:03 am PST #12527 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Much, much love Andi!
I'm with smonster. If you ever need another ear, I'd be glad to listen.
amych - Jan 07, 2011 7:46:07 am PST #12528 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
ACTUAL ANDI SIGHTING!!!!1!!!!1
So glad to have you home and okay, love!
Ouise - Jan 07, 2011 7:51:55 am PST #12529 of 30000
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.
Welcome home, Andi. Your kindness is so striking and shared so generously. My wish for you is to feel that kindness coming back to you from the world.
at risk of hokiness, I offer this meditation:
May you be filled with loving kindness
May you be well
May you be peaceful and at ease
May you be whole
JZ - Jan 07, 2011 7:54:17 am PST #12530 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.
An abundance of love and comfort to you, Andi. You've been so much missed and worried over, prayed for and ~ma'd at. Body image demons and depression be damned, never doubt how much you're loved.
beekaytee - Jan 07, 2011 7:54:40 am PST #12531 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Lovely Ouise.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 07, 2011 7:56:27 am PST #12532 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Welcome back, Andi. Sorry to hear those demons have been at you.