Ah, yes, of course. The gypsies, they gave you your soul. The gypsies are filthy people. Ptui! We shall speak of them no more.

Ilona Costa Bianchi ,'The Girl in Question'


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.


§ ita § - Oct 12, 2011 3:03:44 am PDT #1341 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Good morning all. Weird to be on the east coast brigade. Well esconced in Jamaica. Visited Mum first thing last night on the way home from the airport. She's a fierce woman, never doubt that.

Nurses were nice and let us stay past visiting hours' end. So we hung out for about half an hour. It was great to see her. She seems better than I expected, and worse. But most importantly, better. She's on pain meds, and a bit loopy, but not that bad. Conversation was clear. Two other people came by while we were there, and about three called. It's good to know people are rallying.

I wish I could hug her properly, but with my portacath and her in bed it's more than awkward. Still, she deserves it.

Turns out Google voice works here. So as long as I'm on wifi, I can call and text with my LA number. I also suspect that T-Mobile over wifi works too, so my normal number is also in operation. Technology confuses me.


sarameg - Oct 12, 2011 3:11:21 am PDT #1342 of 30001

Glad you got to see her first thing.


brenda m - Oct 12, 2011 3:26:37 am PDT #1343 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Glad you're there, and got to hang out some. I've been thinking about you a lot this week.


Cashmere - Oct 12, 2011 3:40:02 am PDT #1344 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.

We had Rummy Bears at our friend Ed's housewarming party. They were AWESOME. And Rummy.

I swear I need to try this.

ita, I'm glad you're there.


le nubian - Oct 12, 2011 4:10:09 am PDT #1345 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Something that made me smile this morning:

google's home page.


sumi - Oct 12, 2011 4:14:41 am PDT #1346 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

ita - glad you're there safe and are with her.

liese - OMG! That is just so exciting.


sumi - Oct 12, 2011 4:22:38 am PDT #1347 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

Horse vs. Bear - on Letterman.


smonster - Oct 12, 2011 4:54:41 am PDT #1348 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

ita !, good that you are there and got to see her.

Stephanie, good gravy, that's awful.

Liese, too cool!


DavidS - Oct 12, 2011 5:32:10 am PDT #1349 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

SIX COW ELK. IN MY YARD. UNDER THE FULL MOON. BUGLING.

You got the Boogie Woogie Bugle Elk.


Tom Scola - Oct 12, 2011 5:44:34 am PDT #1350 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Had a really dark therapy session this morning, with the promise of plenty of more darkness in the future. The short version: my childhood really sucked.

I could use some cheering up right now.