Congrats, Jon and FAQWife!
River: You're not right, Early. You're not righteous. You've got issues. Early: No. Oh, yes, I could have that. You might have me figured out, then. Good job. I'm not 100%.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 31, 2011 2:13:58 pm PDT #10538 of 30001
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!
tommyrot - May 31, 2011 2:39:25 pm PDT #10539 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Jesse - May 31, 2011 4:30:30 pm PDT #10540 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Watching Property Virgins (I really have a problem), and this woman is a single mother about to finish her YEAR of maternity leave?? Seriously, Canada?!?!
sarameg - May 31, 2011 4:39:00 pm PDT #10541 of 30001
Cat carrier lined with puppypads, check. Mister Kitty's to-go bag ready sans insulin, check. Alarm (like I need it) set for 6, check.
MK's got a blood curve appt tomorrow. I think it is going to tell me he's regulated again, and thankfully has gained back some lost weight. He's definitely looking better.
Now tell me why, in this heat, Loki is sleeping in the likeliest hottest place (on top of the micro in the hotbox, I mean kitchen,) Dev is in the foam cube, and MK down on the futon, when the coolest part of the house is the bed upstairs. And they're all hot-cat pancaked.
Lot of compliments on my outfit today. Guess they aren't used to seeing me in skirts/dresses. But this hot, I'm choosing ventilation. Even at work. They are powercycling and shutting down ac at the behest of the power companies...
Sue - May 31, 2011 4:42:27 pm PDT #10542 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Seriously, Canada?!?!
What?
It's a little more complicated than that, and I don't understand all the details. The feds only pay 55% of income if eligible. (Mat leave benefits are actually receiving Employment Insurance benefits.) Usually, a full time employee's mat leave is topped up by her employer for a portion of the year. I think my employer tops up to 100% for 35 weeks, but the other 17 are at 55%, so some people can't afford to take the full year. I do know one person who works for a very progressive employer where mat leave is topped up for the whole year.
Jesse - May 31, 2011 4:54:53 pm PDT #10543 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
We get 12 weeks, through my job, and count it lucky! That woman had been living with her parents, so 55% of salary would probably be fine.
shrift - May 31, 2011 4:59:02 pm PDT #10544 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
You guys, my bank upgraded me to a platinum card. I feel all fancy and grown up.
Jon B. - May 31, 2011 5:00:48 pm PDT #10545 of 30001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Seriously, Canada?!?!
Believe you me, there are times when (Canadian-born) FAQWife bemoans our not living there. Especially, for obvious reasons, recently.
Burrell - May 31, 2011 5:07:18 pm PDT #10546 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
FAQWife has a point.
Steph L. - May 31, 2011 5:08:49 pm PDT #10547 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
You guys, my bank upgraded me to a platinum card. I feel all fancy and grown up.
Shrift, buy us stuff!