There is a thing. I didn't do it but my MiL did when FiL died, as advised by her lawyer, but I don't know what it's called.
Wesley: Perhaps the whole point of this experiment is hair. Gunn: I vote he's not in charge.
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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.
-t - Feb 23, 2012 3:16:47 pm PST #8328 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
JZ - Feb 23, 2012 3:17:20 pm PST #8329 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
{{{{{Maria}}}}}
And, yes, tell them to wait, or outsource the telling; there are so many people who want to do anything they can to help.
Maria - Feb 23, 2012 3:19:00 pm PST #8330 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
It helps. It hurts, but it helps.
lisah - Feb 23, 2012 3:26:34 pm PST #8331 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Aims, I'm so glad you are off to a good start with your therapist. She sounds pretty great so far.
Ginger, I really hope that the blood test results are a whole lot of nothing.
Maria, I'm so sorry you are having to deal with this. So much. Please let me know if there's anything I can do. I'm really good at making calls. For real.
Strix - Feb 23, 2012 3:28:04 pm PST #8332 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Oh, Maria. I wish I lived closer; I would totally come and be organizational bitch for you.
And if there's anything I can do long distance, just let me know. And you know you can always call and talk, yell and/or scream.
le nubian - Feb 23, 2012 3:31:00 pm PST #8333 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Maria,
but seriously. you can designate someone to take care of these financial matters for you so you don't have to bear the weight of it. have someone else open that kind of mail.
a lot of this stuff is bullshit under the best of circumstances. there are plenty of people here who would be happy to help and actually don't hate arguing with creditors/dealing with financial stuff.
JZ - Feb 23, 2012 3:39:32 pm PST #8334 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Oh, Maria. I wish I lived closer; I would totally come and be organizational bitch for you.
I was just thinking the same thing. I've spent the last year at work sorting through drawers and bankers boxes full of papers nobody else could stand to sort through. If you and I both found cheap weekend tickets to Maria's, it would be AMAZING. A total organizational frenzy (yes, both organizational and frenzied, truly), followed by a ritual bonfire of everything in the to-be-shredded stack as we all drink chocolate martinis.
Atropa - Feb 23, 2012 4:13:11 pm PST #8335 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I have started recording the radio show. Good grief, this shouldn't feel so difficult.
DavidS - Feb 23, 2012 4:15:00 pm PST #8336 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I have started recording the radio show. Good grief, this shouldn't feel so difficult.
Take comfort in knowing you have a very appealing voice.
DavidS - Feb 23, 2012 4:18:33 pm PST #8337 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Maria, would it be worthwhile for Buffistas to handle a bunch of calls for you?
If we just had the basic info and the necessary phone numbers we could at least notify various parties and find out what the next steps would be.