Glad to hear it, dcp!
Edit: & Burrell!
Jayne: Captain, can you stop her from bein' cheerful, please? Mal: I don't believe there is a power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month.
'Serenity'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Trudy Booth - Mar 11, 2011 11:54:40 am PST #27749 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
msbelle - Mar 11, 2011 11:56:16 am PST #27750 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
WEATHER SHIT IS FREAKING ME OUT! THE EARTH NEEDS TO CHILLL!!
ION - I helped a mom/sort-of friend do some house cleaning today. mac and her daughter have a playdate each week and her house is a disaster. messy, over crowded, AND dirty. my house is cluttered, but nothing on this one. The carpet was changing color as I vacuumed. ANd yes, I was vacuuming and she was ok with that. It jump-started me to get some stuff done today, another pile of paper in the bag to be shredded, laundry done, dishes washed, and I did my own vacuuming too.
Now I need to go finish the %^$%^ cover letter. OMG I hate this thing. I am telling myself, just get it done and use the base for all the job listings I find from now on.
The main reason I need to get a full-time job right now is health insurance. Even a shitty paying job that has full-employer paid insurance will save me over $800 a month. That covers afterschool childcare, mortgage payment, and all utilities.
§ ita § - Mar 11, 2011 11:56:42 am PST #27751 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
And as things stand now, dictates where I will be working for the rest of my life.
It just should not be this way. Should not.
t /choir
Jesse - Mar 11, 2011 11:58:03 am PST #27752 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
AREN'T YOU PEOPLE GLAD THE GOVERNMENT IS STAYING OUT OF YOUR HEALTHCARE????/
Ugh.
meara - Mar 11, 2011 12:11:59 pm PST #27753 of 30001
My company got sold to another company, so our insurance is changing. I was on a telecon/webcast yesterday and people were asking about it...and being reassured that while our current insurance ends on 3/31 because we'll all be moving to the new company, we'll get retroactive insurance with the new company. And people were like "But, um, if I end up in the hospital for those two weeks when I don't yet have insurance, I'll have to pay the bills and try to get reimbursed? And the paperwork will be a big clusterfuck?" and the people just did NOT get that. Oy.
I could be a contractor and make lots more money (be paid by the HOUR when I travel, oooh!) but for health insurance (maybe someday, if I marry someone who has some...and whose company provides domestic partner benefits, which are taxed higher than married-couple-benefits!)
Theodosia - Mar 11, 2011 12:14:37 pm PST #27754 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
MA law forbids pre-existing conditions being a factor. And thank goodness, that will soon be nationwide if the law is not rolled back.
As long as we're praising good government, let's praise Japan (and Chile, and New Zealand) for having strict housing codes and earthquake preparedness and disaster coordination. There are hundreds of thousands of people alive in Japan right now because of it.
SuziQ - Mar 11, 2011 12:30:40 pm PST #27755 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I am sitting out of my porch, on my tacky palm tree painted Adirondack chair. Miss Kitty has not idea what to do with herself out here. I'm letting her explore the patio, but yipping at her when she gets close to the wall.
Strix - Mar 11, 2011 12:45:53 pm PST #27756 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Oh, and one VERY cool thing is also going to happen this weekend. You remember how we had our house madeover on TV? The reason I got interested inth e show was seeing them stain a concrete patio on an early episode and being amazed with how wonderful it looked.
Scrappy, I never got to see that eps, or even pics. Is there a link?
As long as we're praising good government, let's praise Japan (and Chile, and New Zealand) for having strict housing codes and earthquake preparedness and disaster coordination. There are hundreds of thousands of people alive in Japan right now because of it.
Every time I look at a picture, I think this.
Re: Health insurance. D and I pushed our wedding up 6 months, because of health insurance, and how prohibitively exspensive my meds were w/o insurance.
Sheryl - Mar 11, 2011 12:49:13 pm PST #27757 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Happy Birthday Tommy!
No special plans this weekend. I'm going to pick up a book I have on hold at the library, but otherwise it's watching stuff from the DVR or college hoops.
Theodosia - Mar 11, 2011 12:52:13 pm PST #27758 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I have more cashier job orientation and training tomorrow -- for a $9/hr job, they sure have to give you a lot of prep. Also a brunch on Sunday, which since I don't know what my schedule is next week, I have no idea whether I can even go....