Yikes.
A former coworker of mine died from a terrible disease she got not long after being laid off, but long enough that she couldn't retroactively apply for the COBRA coverage she had declined. The whole thing was really sad.
The whole earth may be sucked into Hell, and you want my help 'cause your girlfriend's a big ho?
Buffy ,'Chosen'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Oct 11, 2011 11:24:13 am PDT #1278 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Polter-Cow - Oct 11, 2011 11:25:44 am PDT #1279 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The weirdest thing is that I was JUST thinking about him today. I saw a figure moving past my desk, and I idly thought it was him, even though I knew it wasn't. I hadn't thought about him in weeks.
javachik - Oct 11, 2011 11:40:24 am PDT #1280 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
P-C wow. Would I have known him?
Polter-Cow - Oct 11, 2011 11:54:00 am PDT #1281 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
From what I remember of his CV, I don't think he worked at your company, but let me e-mail you.
javachik - Oct 11, 2011 12:01:57 pm PDT #1282 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Tanks-got it.
meara - Oct 11, 2011 12:33:00 pm PDT #1283 of 30001
Ooh, Jesse, that kind of thing is what scares me (and makes me want universal healthcare!!)
I'm a little peeved--it's prime leaf-peeping time, and we have a dismal forecast for the next week and a half. Want sun!
...but we don't really have much in the way of leaves to peep anyway, since we dont' get the right weather for them to be pretty.
§ ita § - Oct 11, 2011 12:39:47 pm PDT #1284 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ugh, reality just hit me again, and I just ripped the finish off my batsignal belt. And my head hurts, and and and...
Amy - Oct 11, 2011 12:54:05 pm PDT #1285 of 30001
Because books.
I just spent the entire day running here, there, and everywhere, getting ready for this trip, and I totally skipped to the end to say:
Buffistas are a rare, very special breed of people, and I'm really grateful they've taken me in.
Now I have to go lie down and then catch up and then finish packing.
Ugh, reality just hit me again
Hang in there, lady.
Beverly - Oct 11, 2011 12:55:29 pm PDT #1286 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I'm so sorry, ita. Try to breathe slow and even. Batbelt can be refinished, even better, maybe. Sending head-ease-ma.
meara, we're planning to drive up to New Halem and Twisp--pretty leaves up there.
Sheryl - Oct 11, 2011 12:58:50 pm PDT #1287 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
More ~ma for ita and her mom.
Speaking of disease epidemics, Seanan McGuire has written and recorded a Schoolhouse Rock style song about the Black Death(and her take on what caused it). It's called "The Black Death".