{{Anne}} I hope that the good more than soothes the tough emotions. Peaceful rest wishes.
Saffron: He's my husband. Mal: Well, who in the damn galaxy ain't?
'Trash'
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.
Laura - Jun 13, 2011 4:56:42 pm PDT #23144 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Anne W. - Jun 13, 2011 5:27:19 pm PDT #23145 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Thank you, Laura. The draining has to do with the nice little double-whammy that I don't feel I have the right (in general) to speak up, complain, protest, rock the boat, etc. So I spoke up about that after Mom unintentionally shut me down when I needed to vent, and that triggered guilt about speaking up. Argh.
WindSparrow - Jun 13, 2011 5:40:48 pm PDT #23146 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Retro-active~ma for Drew.
Job~ma for Jilli. It just really sucks that you need it again so soon.
Anne, I wish there were magic words that would make those kinds of guilt just evaporate. But since there aren't, the best I can do is wish that the guilt is soon replaced by a sense of pride in the accomplishment of having spoken up for yourself, even though it goes against your conditioning. You do deserve peopled to speak up for you, even if you have to be the one to do it.
Steph L. - Jun 13, 2011 5:43:50 pm PDT #23147 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Y'all, I e-mailed with Jilli, and there's no reason she can't have alcohol on a *very* occasional basis. The drug that told her she shouldn't have alcohol with it *does* lose its effectiveness when the patient is a chronic alcohol drinker. But one drink, very once in a while, won't do anything other than make her loopy.
So I hope she's having that absinthe now, or on her way to having it.
Dana - Jun 13, 2011 5:46:13 pm PDT #23148 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
That is possibly the most Buffista piece of advice ever given.
DavidS - Jun 13, 2011 5:51:07 pm PDT #23149 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That is possibly the most Buffista piece of advice ever given.
Truly. Specialized expertise, I'd like you to meet a highly particular need.
Steph L. - Jun 13, 2011 6:02:12 pm PDT #23150 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Well, it's worth remembering that warnings on prescriptions are put there to err on the side of caution. This particular drug really *does* have an alcohol-related potential problem, but it's for chronic alcohol consumption, not for one drink on one occasion. However, try putting that on a drug label.
I understand erring on the side of caution, and I even tend to agree with it in many cases.
However, *I* am here for the rest of those cases.
Pix - Jun 13, 2011 6:03:51 pm PDT #23151 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.
Tep, I really love you right now.
billytea - Jun 13, 2011 6:05:16 pm PDT #23152 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
However, *I* am here for the rest of those cases.
On which note, thanks for the Cymbalta info. I've passed it along.
Atropa - Jun 13, 2011 6:06:43 pm PDT #23153 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
And OH MY GOD, you have no idea how happy I am to have gotten that advice from Teppy. As soon as the Infamous BlueJay turns up for vampire TV time, I am having absinthe.