Oh please, like we all haven't rambled in here at one point or another. Have you seen all my silly posts about fretting the new place? Ramble. Clear your head. It's crazy how that works. Stress about something, as soon as it's off your chest, you can breathe a little easier.
'Day' is a vestigial mode of time measurement based on solar cycles. It's not applicable. I didn't get you anything.
River ,'Out Of Gas'
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.
omnis_audis - Jul 11, 2012 3:59:26 pm PDT #16882 of 30001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
javachik - Jul 11, 2012 4:02:48 pm PDT #16883 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Cass, I am sorry you're needing to move to be by your dad, but I am sure it's the best thing for both of you.
Are you able to donate the tv? If you itemize on taxes, those donations really do add up. I donate everything these days (other than things I give away to friends) just to avoid the hassle of flakey buyers.
amyth - Jul 11, 2012 4:02:58 pm PDT #16884 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Cass, I did the same thing when my mom had cancer (though I was much younger, so in a lot of ways it didn't feel like a choice at the time) but I never regretted it. I wouldn't give up that time I had with her for anything.
Lots and lots of ~ma for your mother, Scrappy.
Ugh, Tosh. I don't even have the energy to engage. I'm glad you and Jess do, Debet. I wanted to throw in my standard, "Oh, and prison rape jokes aren't funny either," but I'm just going to go to bed.
DebetEsse - Jul 11, 2012 4:11:11 pm PDT #16885 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
amyth, we got there in the end, as we were bound to do, I suppose.
sj - Jul 11, 2012 4:12:32 pm PDT #16886 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Cass, please continue to rambling as long as you need to. I wish I could do more to help than read your posts and send sympathetic thoughts your way.
As I believe someone else said up thread, the few seconds I sometimes see of Tosh when I DVR the Daily show are enough to have made me hate him; this latest thing, I don't even want to know.
Paging Jilli, I bought this skull scarf at Hot Topic today. It reminded me of the Alexander McQueen one I saw in London last year.
Zenkitty - Jul 11, 2012 4:14:45 pm PDT #16887 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
If you itemize on taxes, those donations really do add up.
java, how do you figure out how much to count each item for? I mean, if I donate a thing, do I count how much I paid for it, or how much I think Goodwill can get for it, or what?
Dana - Jul 11, 2012 4:16:04 pm PDT #16888 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
There's a valuation guide on Goodwill's site. If you pay for tax software, it's also often included there.
sj - Jul 11, 2012 4:16:41 pm PDT #16889 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm not javachick, but when my stepdad does it the donation value is for 1/3 the price you originally paid for the item. I believe that is what his accountant told him to do.
javachik - Jul 11, 2012 4:22:15 pm PDT #16890 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Yep, I use TurboTax and it links into an official donation site that averages value for you depending on the condition of the item. Nifty! And it really does make a difference in the return amount.
Zenkitty - Jul 11, 2012 4:25:04 pm PDT #16891 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Thank you all! Brilliant.