Mom did not freak out. She said, "I'm so happy for both of you. Tell D this means he has to come to family gatherings at the park from now on."
You know, my big sister could really beat the crap out of her. I mean, really really.
Dawn ,'Storyteller'
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.
Laga - Aug 04, 2011 10:50:18 am PDT #26845 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Ginger - Aug 04, 2011 10:56:53 am PDT #26846 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I did get some anti-anxiety drugs for the period between diagnosis and surgery, Maria. In my case, crying on the phone to the advice nurse got me a prescription. I found if I took one when my brain started ratcheting up, I could keep the jitters to a dull roar. Try to keep him on www.cancer.org.
I don't mention this often, but my diagnosis had a 17% five-year survival rate. It's been six since I finished treatment. I figured that people survive, and I might as well be one of them.
Atropa - Aug 04, 2011 11:01:20 am PDT #26847 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
So, when I've hit the point of swinging between numb and wanting to cry, I think that means I should take half a Xanax. Oh, and eat lunch, and have coffee.
On the bright side, my agent is in town for a conference, so I'm meeting up with her tonight for drinks and socializing.
le nubian - Aug 04, 2011 11:02:50 am PDT #26848 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Laga,
how long have you been with D?
are you scared, or just accepting of your current status?
CONGRATULATIONS. :-)
Calli - Aug 04, 2011 11:07:04 am PDT #26849 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I figured that people survive, and I might as well be one of them.
I'm extremely glad you beat those odds, Ginger!
Scrappy - Aug 04, 2011 11:10:01 am PDT #26850 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Me too, Ginger!!!
Atropa - Aug 04, 2011 11:12:19 am PDT #26851 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I figured that people survive, and I might as well be one of them.
Exactly! I'm very glad about that, Ginger.
Laga - Aug 04, 2011 11:12:36 am PDT #26852 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I met D in ...2001? I know we were sleeping together by 9/11. Macabre way to mark time.
But we broke up within a year and remained friends, (occasionally more) then roommates.
I can picture myself loving noone but him until I get old. I am scared, maybe a little for him because I'm afraid what if he doesn't know what he wants?- maybe I'm not the best partner for him.
And it's not like I'm calling all my secondary partners who weep as I tell them I'm off the market. We've pretty much been monogamous for a year and a half.
§ ita § - Aug 04, 2011 11:19:02 am PDT #26853 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I thought he was a very persistent roommate. Now it is all clear.
Laga - Aug 04, 2011 11:26:28 am PDT #26854 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
It is weird being a bisexual girl whose partner doesn't want her to bring chicks home. Makes me feel kinda special.