There is more packing. It is still driving me crazy. Along with The Girl, who needs to stop whizzing quite so much. Two days and we'll be in our own home.
Sleep~ma, Erin. Or at least better-sleep-meds-soon~ma.
Thoughts for G and for you, Jars.
For kraft macaroni and cheese fans I'm here to report that the 'flavor explosion' version is a bit much for breakfast.
No kraft mac & cheese is ever too much for any meal.
But what is this 'flavor [watch me respect the American spelling for the mighty kraft] explosion'? I have to investigate this.
All hail the Hypnotoad Eggs Benedict!
I love this board.
Glad to hear your lawyer has things under control, Barb. Also, your lawyer sounds awesome.
I don't need brackets, but this is the first Yom Kippur in the past few years I don't secretly fast in
This is the first Yom Kippur in years that The Girl is secretly *not* fasting. (We figured it didn't go well with manic packing - we don't like her passing out.) Wishing you all the best with faith type things, Shir. Faith changes. Not always a bad thing. Echoing Connie's thoughts: faith that's actually yours is so much more interesting than faith that you've never really thought through. Different can be good.
My faith is a mishmash these days. I still say the right words in church. But I have a feminist goddess-influenced spirituality that might well get me chucked out of even the more liberal churches (and which is probably a horrible lesbian cliche - as if I care). And I ultimately think most of what I believe about God is metaphor for... something else. I'm OK with the cognitive dissonance most of the time, but I have to grit my teeth through some stuff at church, and that can be tricky. But it's worth it because I still value community and communal worship above a lot of things.
ETA: So glad to hear your project got funded, Kat! It looked like a fantastic one.
Erin, that is heart-breaking. I hope that the doctor is willing to prescribe the stuff that works for you with a phone call, now that you have tried the stuff she wanted you to try.
Shir, I hear you. I do not know what else to say.
Seska, my grandfather had a saying: "Three moves [sic] is as good as a fire." May you not feel completely burned out when yours is done.
Erin, that sucks. I hope the doc actually listens to you this time.
What does it mean if someone ends an email with "Dominoes and biscuits!"?
Hil, I've heard it used as a cutesy-mangled version of dominus vobiscum, i.e. "the lord be with you."
Hil, I've heard it used as a cutesy-mangled version of dominus vobiscum, i.e. "the lord be with you."
Thank you, Anne! I had a huge WTF in my head over that one even if it wasn't my question. Hey, it's good to see your font here. How are you doing?
Happy Birthday, erikaj! May the year ahead be filled with much writing and the publishing of same to wider acclaim.
Hil, I've heard it used as a cutesy-mangled version of dominus vobiscum, i.e. "the lord be with you."
Thanks. I'm far less confused now.
having that faith and losing it does not have to be seen as a tragedy.
Thanks for posting this, I was thinking the same thing. My own path to atheism was a longer one that included a detour through Wicca, but ultimately I'm a happier and more fulfilled person now than I was then. For me shedding faith turned out to be just part of growing up.
Hey, it's good to see your font here. How are you doing?
Doing well! Work is much less crazy these days, and my energy and general well-being levels are back up due to a number of reasons, so I'm hoping to be less lurky than I have been of late.
having that faith and losing it does not have to be seen as a tragedy.
Yes. This. I agree fully, even though I wouldn't say that I have lost my faith as much as I have kicked down the walls of the box that were stifling it. I suspect most of my old friends from my more churchy days would no longer consider me a Christian, but honestly? That's not their call.
