Got the W-2... I made 15K gross less in 2011 than 2010 (due to job change and then unemployment). I feel better about how broke I am, and definitely motivated to fix that trend.
It's a real burden being right so often.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[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.
smonster - Mar 28, 2012 9:53:50 am PDT #10549 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
askye - Mar 28, 2012 10:03:03 am PDT #10550 of 30001
Thrive to spite them
The door blew open and the other door blew open and Penny escaped.
Luckily Penny actually comes when she's called. She was hiding under the steps (and the house where there's a corner).
I figured out how to fix the door to keep it closed so I don't think I'll have another escape.
Atropa - Mar 28, 2012 10:03:52 am PDT #10551 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Congratulations sj and TCG!
Pix - Mar 28, 2012 11:55:29 am PDT #10552 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
Huzzah for the new homeowners! Congratulations, guys!
hippocampus - Mar 28, 2012 12:39:13 pm PDT #10553 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
Congratulations sj and TCG!
Askye, glad Penny came back!
HPF and I met JenP today and it was great - so glad she's nearby!
JenP - Mar 28, 2012 2:47:11 pm PDT #10554 of 30001
Woo! Congrats sj & TCG. That's fantastic.
Yes, I got to meet Sox and HPF today, and it was lovely! As are they. I'm glad to have such an awesome neighbor.
InCompletelyON - I randomly picked up a basil plant starter kit at the drugstore last week, and it's sprouting. Who knew teeny, little green leaves could bring such joy? I feel like the "I have made fire!" scene from Castaway, except with a plant.
sj - Mar 28, 2012 2:50:44 pm PDT #10555 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Laura, TCG loves your idea.
Thanks, everyone! We have spent the last several hours figuring out where all the furniture goes and picking out paint colors. Now we're home having sparkling wine.
Liese S. - Mar 28, 2012 3:15:24 pm PDT #10556 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I'm so excited for you, sj, that's marvelous.
Hee, Jen, I feel the same way!
smonster - Mar 28, 2012 4:08:52 pm PDT #10557 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Yay for adjacent Buffistas!
Uh, is anyone plumbing savvy, even slightly? I tried to fix my kitchen faucet and made it worse. It's a classic for a reason. I could live without, except that there is no undersink stop valve, so that means *no* water for me, period.
eta nevermind, fixed enough to get by.
Cass - Mar 28, 2012 4:39:09 pm PDT #10558 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Congratulations to you and TCG, sj! It's wonderful to hear you so happy.