Much peace and healing for your community, Beth. And I echo the how-is-our-Matt-doing-today question.

Moi aussi, beth.

Okay....in mememe....

HI need help with something actually cheerful -- my poor Buffistas have been having a shitty time of it.

I think most of you know that I will be trying to set myself up this June as an actual, no-shit, website and domain name, business-card, portfolio-havin' independent consultant for writing, editing, research (with small personal strategy and organization sidebars, but that's not the emphasis right now; writing is.)

So -- help me come up with a name?

I want to use Erin Lastname as part of it, definitely; I'm not required to set up as an LLC in KS if I'm using my name, and frankly, I don't plan on having employees; I want my business name to have MINE.

BUT...I have to have a tagline/domain name for my stuff. I don't just want to be ErinLastname.com. Right now, I'm thinking "Erin Lastname: Wordslinger for Hire" but I really want suggestions, feedback, ideas, practical tips. Keep it simple -- Erin Lastname, Freelance Writer, Editor, and Researcher (which I think is kind of boring) or....? What?

I'm planning on having this name on my webpage, business cards and flyers; I'm going to use DreamHost, so I'll need an email address: erin-------@wordslingerforhire.com or something. I'm thinking about using MailChimp, too, but I'm still researching, but this is break, so I want to bust ass on my business plan (I'm not seeking capital or a loan; I just want a business plan, because I AM VIRGO and I think a plan is useful.)

So...all you sexy people out there...ideas? Cautions? Links? Benefit of your experiences? Now the time for me to set my brainstorming out on the community at large, because, frankly, you guys are going to be my best resource.

(You can keep it to thread, but I also welcome emails at profile addy.)

THANKS GUYS!!!

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Much healing~ma to Matt (and words cannot express how un-surprised I am at both his heroism and his disregard of his heroism), M and K, A, and all your community.

I think gynos prefer not to do paps and exams because it fucks up the culture.

I just saw my doctor last week under the same circumstances, and she said it's no longer a problem -- the culturing process has changed, and it's pretty good and accurate no matter when in your cycle you are. You want to avoid the part of your cycle when you're physically most sensitive and achy, but that's different for everyone; the test results will be fine no matter when.

Healing~ma for Matt and for Beth's people.

Oh, coolio, JZ; that's good info to share with my girlfriends. We were operating under "Period = no gyno."

Damn, that reminds me of an onerous task for break: calling my gyno and seeing if she take my husband's new insurance plan.

Ok, on it now. No time like the present, right.

Matt is one of the best guys I know. No bullshit or snark added.

Much healing~ma for your community, beth and massive brackets to Matt. He is one heck of a mensch.

What erika said about Matt, and echoing everyone else's thoughts for ~ma. Did I understand right that y'all knew the attacker? If so, that's some added awful. But what a testament to your awesome community, that everyone reacted instantly and supportively.

Much healing~ma to Matt (and words cannot express how un-surprised I am at both his heroism and his disregard of his heroism), M and K, A, and all your community.

There we go, now I can just say, "What JZ said."

Oddly, this is one of the few times things aren't spreading instanly through the community - because i would have to go around telling people to stop using the word hero- it isn't helpful for him. I did tell him that if attacker had been been larger - he wouldn't have done what he did - his instincts aren t as off as he thinks. but if you aren't violent - doing something violent will have a profound effect on your brain.

We just found out that D 's court apearance is today at 2. That is all we know now.

I'm finding I'm looking at everyone with a lot more suspicion than usual