yay for a decent trip and seeing family billy tea!
Mal: You tell me right now, little Kaylee, you really think you can do this? Kaylee: Sure. Yeah. I think so. 'Sides, if I mess up, not like you'll be able to yell at me.
'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.
beth b - Apr 22, 2012 5:52:15 am PDT #11849 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Calli - Apr 22, 2012 5:57:40 am PDT #11850 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Sounds like Ryan's a terrific traveller!
Strix - Apr 22, 2012 7:02:12 am PDT #11851 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
If BT sees this, I am curious -- big aunt and little aunt?
Is that like great-aunt vs. aunt, or older (in age) aunt vs younger aunt?
smonster - Apr 22, 2012 7:15:20 am PDT #11852 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Hello, Shanghai!! Glad Ryan did well on the trip.
OMG, the pirate pub crawl was SO MUCH FUN. Pirates and sailors doing hip hop line dance in the middle of Bourbon Street, two live parrots, over fifty people in awesome pirate costumes, undead pirates, a little light flogging, tourists wanting to take pictures with us... I think I'm going to have to join the Krewe. People came from all over the States to join in.
Maria - Apr 22, 2012 7:34:38 am PDT #11853 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Glad the trip went well, bt. Can you buy an extra computer charger?
Am I crazy for contemplating a move to Italy? Too soon to be making major life decisions, keeping in mind that any such move would take a while to pull off?
Nora Deirdre - Apr 22, 2012 7:36:40 am PDT #11854 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
OMG, the pirate pub crawl was SO MUCH FUN. Pirates and sailors doing hip hop line dance in the middle of Bourbon Street, two live parrots, over fifty people in awesome pirate costumes, undead pirates, a little light flogging, tourists wanting to take pictures with us... I think I'm going to have to join the Krewe. People came from all over the States to join in.
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Tom and I are experimenting with getting up at our normal weekday time over the weekend to see if that helps our sleep patterns for the week. I'm kinda sleepy, but we have a quiet day (yesterday was chill too) so it's fine.
In exciting news, we bought a little charcoal grill/smoker yesterday! We have a grill again! Man, we've missed that. To celebrate we got a cut of steak that is ideal for the grill, and we haven't cooked it at home since moving here- the flank steak! I also got Tom a nice thick skin on wild trout fillet to try to smoke.
The day is GORGEOUS - helps the mood immensely. Also, GRILL!!!!!!
Nora Deirdre - Apr 22, 2012 7:41:29 am PDT #11855 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Am I crazy for contemplating a move to Italy? Too soon to be making major life decisions, keeping in mind that any such move would take a while to pull off?
I don't think you're crazy at all! (says the lady who decided to chuck it all to move to New Orleans 'cause she felt like it.) I mean, it doesn't need to be permanant- if it doesn't work out, you can always move back to be with your family.
I cannot speak to the best way of processing such intense grief, but from what you've said here, you are unhappy with your job and can't sleep in your own bed at home (which I totally get)... maybe a big change would help with the process? A spiritual renewal of sorts? Finding your place in this new world? Wiser Buffistas, am I like giving the worst advice in the world?
Are you putting your house on the market for short sale?
Amy - Apr 22, 2012 7:44:05 am PDT #11856 of 30001
Because books.
Maria, I think because a move like that would take some time to put together, why not? Start looking into it, seeing what you might need to do it. If nothing else, it will give you something to focus on for the time being.
Just keep in mind how much you might miss your family here, you know?
Maria - Apr 22, 2012 7:55:38 am PDT #11857 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Nora, you're right on the job. The bed is a different story, for various reasons. The basement is really the issue, because that's where I found him, and it was his man-cave. Short of a complete redecoration, it will always remind me of him.
I'm normally a very cautious person. I don't take risks, and the move would be a big one, but I feel the need to hold onto things that make me happy. My fear is romanticizing it.
Are you putting your house on the market for short sale?
Not yet. Nothing would get done before the expiration of the mortgage debt cancellation act (unless it's extended), and there's no way I can afford taxes on that. What to do with the house is a question to be figured out at this point.
Just keep in mind how much you might miss your family here, you know?
That's valid, and it bears discussion with them. I don't want to leave L all on her own to deal with my aging parents.
sj - Apr 22, 2012 8:15:43 am PDT #11858 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Am I crazy for contemplating a move to Italy? Too soon to be making major life decisions, keeping in mind that any such move would take a while to pull off?
Not crazy at all. You should definitely look into it. And we'll come visit if you pull it off.