It's a real burden being right so often.

Mal ,'Bushwhacked'


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.


Volans - Jun 03, 2011 8:47:11 am PDT #22550 of 30000
move out and draw fire

The new job is good. Actually, it's great. I get paid a ridiculous amount of money to aggregate stuff from the Internet and to be the "expert" on online/virtual identity. I get to do lots of creative stuff and often work from home.

But what really makes it cool is my team. They are smart and fun and I'm no longer having to manage 40+ people all over the world via chat.

The fam is likewise good, no major changes there.

The "and stuff" part of my darkness was fairly sucky, but has been resolved with a bit of counseling and a lot of medication.


Barb - Jun 03, 2011 8:52:35 am PDT #22551 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”

Raq! So good to see your pixels and hear that everything is settling nicely with the new job and that the darkness has been resolved.


Barb - Jun 03, 2011 8:55:23 am PDT #22552 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”

Re: the dog thing, I'm as doggy a person as it gets. I like the big 'uns and have never been intimidated by one, but I'm also not foolish around them either. Then again, I'm not foolish around any dog, since the only dog I've ever been gnawed on by was a Chihuahua.

I'm not a big small dog fan, but absolute truth of the matter is, faced with a dog, I'm going to become a big mushy puddle of goo and well do they know it since I have the neon "SUCKER" sign tattooed on my forehead.


Laga - Jun 03, 2011 9:00:27 am PDT #22553 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

The toddler with the clappy hands squealing oh doggie! will always be a part of me.

As I put on 'boy deodorant' to go outside because we are out of coffee and I must have coffee before I shower I am reminded of the other night and how much I love having guy friends.

One unexpectedly stops by with beers and wants to play Dominion so I join in and say, "I apologize, the last person who hugged me said I'm stinky but instead of taking a shower I just put on some boy deodorant." "No worries." says one boy. "That's what I do." says the other.


Kathy A - Jun 03, 2011 9:45:52 am PDT #22554 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

well do they know it since I have the neon "SUCKER" sign tattooed on my forehead.

Me, too! I remember the time I went to my dad's for the afternoon, and his neighbors were out shoveling their driveway with their dog running around playing in the snow. Well, he just gamboled over to me for some skritches, which I very obligingly provided. His owners were looking at me in shock, and said that he never ever does to anyone, let alone complete strangers. I told them that he must have known I was a soft touch.


Volans - Jun 03, 2011 10:50:38 am PDT #22555 of 30000
move out and draw fire

The DC shelter took in a bunch of orphaned pets from Tuscaloosa, and I was sorely tempted. I know the cats would hate it if we got a dog, and I know we aren't home enough.

But...dog!


Aims - Jun 03, 2011 10:54:58 am PDT #22556 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.

I am being a horrible play date mom.

One of the girls that is over is on some pretty heavy duty meds (she's EI) that kind of make her chunky. Her parents, who are trying the very best that they can, are setting her up for eating disorders the way that they are with her and food. Very strict calories, almost no carbs, lock on the refrigerator door at home, poster board chart of her meals.

She's SIX.

So far, under my care today, she's had Oreo's, homemade pizza, ice cream, and lemonade.

They're never gonna let me have her again, but I swear - I've NEVER seen her this happy. No fits, no pouting, no crying, nothing.


Nora Deirdre - Jun 03, 2011 10:55:06 am PDT #22557 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

one was just the perfect glittery green that will be awesome for Mardi Gras.

t makes note for manicure party next February

NEIGHBOR!


Volans - Jun 03, 2011 11:01:02 am PDT #22558 of 30000
move out and draw fire

Dude, that's what playdates are FOR.

It's like the lite version of Trip to Grandparents.


Ginger - Jun 03, 2011 11:01:46 am PDT #22559 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

(she's EI)

Environmental illness? Except after C?