Yay, Perkins!!!!
Man, Cashmere. I hope for the best possible outcome for this situation.
Excuse me? Who gave you permission to exist?
Cordelia ,'Beneath You'
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.
lisah - Sep 16, 2011 9:18:43 am PDT #26630 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
zuisa - Sep 16, 2011 9:20:05 am PDT #26631 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
You basically could have knocked me over with a feather when I was sorted into Gryffindor. I was sure it'd be Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff.
Pottermore is a lot of fun! A lot of the newer material and backstories are incredibly interesting, and the flash animation is stunning. There isn't a whole lot to /do/, really, but I think it'll only improve.
smonster - Sep 16, 2011 9:20:59 am PDT #26632 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Cash, I am so sorry. The absolute lack of any kind of mental health care system in this country infuriates me.
Yay, Perkins!
JenP - Sep 16, 2011 9:33:08 am PDT #26633 of 30001
Echoing everyone, I'm so sorry Cash, and I hope you hear soon, and he gets back on the meds he needs.
Perkins -- yay!!
Calli - Sep 16, 2011 9:33:37 am PDT #26634 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm sorry, Cash. I hope your brother goes to the shelter as soon as possible and that you can get that confirmed rather than having to wonder.
Theresa - Sep 16, 2011 9:41:47 am PDT #26635 of 30001
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
Cashmere, I'm so sorry.
amyth - Sep 16, 2011 9:48:56 am PDT #26636 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
God, Cashmere, words fail. That is utterly infuriating and terrifying. I hope that your brother gets the meds he needs soon.
Yay, Perkins!
Cashmere - Sep 16, 2011 9:55:39 am PDT #26637 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I need a fucking transporter to get to Indiana. I just talked to my mom. My brother showed up at the pub where my dad was having lunch. They're still down there. Mom told me she wants to call the hospital and talk to the social worker there.
I had to explain to her that they cannot help him or work with him unless he's committed. Then Mom said they have to let Joe stay with them because he pays them rent.
The faster he is out of there and in the presence of professionals, the sooner he will get medicated. I told her they need to take him to the shelter tonight if he refuses meds.
If they stop trying to do this on their own, the slow-moving system will start working on a place for him to stay and getting him on meds. The more my parents try to deal with this on their own, the less help they are giving to Joe.
God, I'm so fucking frustrated. I want to go cock-punch that psychiatrist for unloading this shit on my 70 year old parents.
Jesse - Sep 16, 2011 10:02:31 am PDT #26638 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Poor all of you guys, seriously. I wish Jeff Van Vonderen from Intervention could explain to your parents how they aren't actually helping.
ION, there's some discussion of dorkiness in Carolyn Hax's chat today that I think will resonate with people here: [link]
Strix - Sep 16, 2011 10:12:21 am PDT #26639 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Cash, I've seen problems like this before via the teen shelter, and it's so frustrating. I'm sending you -ma, and hope you come here to vent/get support as much as you need to.
Kathy, woo on your new car decision! I hope you love it!
Perkins, that deserves a FUCK YEAH!
I am heading to shower to wash off the lemon oil and cat hair residue. Ah, hot water. Too bad it has to be a quickie.