Ginger, I continue to regret you have to go though this, am glad at least one small aspect of your schedule went right, and respect your continuing strength in this battle.
Riley: Maybe I should just let you rest. Buffy: You sure? I bet if you just lay down with me- Riley: Nothing you are about to say will lead to rest.
'Lessons'
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.
Typo Boy - May 23, 2012 1:40:53 pm PDT #13802 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Maria - May 23, 2012 1:53:57 pm PDT #13803 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
Ginger, it's good to see you haven't lost the snark.
He could have a lot going on. God knows I've let things slip in the last two months. And you wouldn't know it from the outside because I haven't wanted to let anyone in on the painful parts until recently and still not publicly.
Ugh, yes. I still have yet to find the strength to write the thank you notes from the funeral. There are also FB messages that I have yet to respond to. Sometimes it's just all overwhelming. sj, I wouldn't read too much into it.
le nubian - May 23, 2012 2:12:40 pm PDT #13804 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
man. juliana doesn't have a job, right? she can just fly around the country and help the hapless?
sj - May 23, 2012 2:17:29 pm PDT #13805 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Ugh, yes. I still have yet to find the strength to write the thank you notes from the funeral. There are also FB messages that I have yet to respond to. Sometimes it's just all overwhelming. sj, I wouldn't read too much into it.
That's completely different and completely understandable.
Atropa - May 23, 2012 2:20:38 pm PDT #13806 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
He could have a lot going on.
Yep. Or just be not good at responding to anything on FB.
Ugh, yes. I still have yet to find the strength to write the thank you notes from the funeral.
I have almost made peace with the fact that I am never going to do thank you notes from Mom's memorial. I just ... no. Can't. I still get guilt twinges about it, but that doesn't make feel like I can tackle them.
Strix - May 23, 2012 2:25:00 pm PDT #13807 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Oooh, I will help decorate, le nubian! I love spending other people's money!
I just got back from visiting my folks, and "shopping" in their attic and basement. TOTAL SCORES, y'all! A bedside table for Dan, once I mess with the contact paper my sister put on it as a teenager (and get a handle), picture frames, some gorgeous stonewear, two little bedside or table lamps of "crystal" and brass from the 60's (wiring checked by dad)...and a metric fuckton of curtains my mom had for years that she scored at a schmancy mansion estate sale years ago that are in fantastic condition.
And my old BFF from high school gave me a lesson on how to use the teeny little $15 sewing machine I scored. I SHALL MAKE ALL THE PILLOWS!!! When I get some fabric.
Cass, I am so sorry you are missing Kittenish so badly; the only kitty I've had to myself as a grown-up before Cosmo and Gimlet I got when he was an adult, and took him out of indignation and pity more than love, and we were basically roommates. I was sad when I had to have Solomon put to sleep, but it didn't gut me. I was gutted when two of my mom and dad's Scots have died (one WAY too young and in a tragically sad manner) and I can't even think about Gim and Cosmo. Ugh. And this in addition to your dad...honey, I am just feeling awful for you.
Ginger, I pee on insurance's head on your behalf. When you are sick and least able to deal with their bullshit....it's such fuckwaddery.
Laura - May 23, 2012 2:31:15 pm PDT #13808 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
So I was delighted to get such perfect seats with the reserved seat system. Um there are 2 other people other than my family to see Dark shadows. Oh well.
Kate P. - May 23, 2012 2:36:16 pm PDT #13809 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I firmly believe nobody should feel/be obligated to write thank-you notes after a funeral. I have never expected a thank-you card for a sympathy note, or even for flowers or a donation in someone's memory. That should be (and usually is) the last thing on your mind when you are grieving, and I would hope most people understand that.
I haven't been posting much lately, but am keeping up when I can and sending out the ~ma. Cass, I am so, so sorry about Kittenish and your dad, and Ginger, I'm thinking of you and joining my voice to the "Fuck Cancer!" chorus.
Connie Neil - May 23, 2012 2:42:33 pm PDT #13810 of 30001
brillig
I believe Miss Manners suggests that the writing of thank you notes is the perfect job for someone who wants to know how they can help.
Zenkitty - May 23, 2012 2:46:02 pm PDT #13811 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Ginger, I pee on insurance's head on your behalf.
Heh. That's a delightful visual, that is.
I never sent thank-you notes after Mom's funeral. My sister might have; the guilt is stronger in her than me. I just couldn't deal. Except for the folks at work, who sent TWO wreaths, one from the department as a whole and one from my friends. I had to respond to them, but I did probably the briefest thank-you notes ever.