Most painful loss so far? The first 40 or so issues of Sandman from its original run got water damaged. It hurt to throw those on the refuse pile, I tell you what.
Oh, OUCH, Frank!
My DH made an aghast face when he read that...
Poor Buffy. Your life resists all things average.
Willow ,'First Date'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
Strix - May 09, 2013 2:36:40 am PDT #21923 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Theodosia - May 09, 2013 3:03:47 am PDT #21924 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I'm glad you're moving forward, Frank! Currently I'm reading about the Blitz in London and elsewhere and although I kinda knew about the extent of the damage... I didn't really. Makes some of the recent disasters I've participated in seem more handleable.
Kat - May 09, 2013 3:14:49 am PDT #21925 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Oh Frank, I'm sorry. Moving is usually a drag but in unpleasant circsumstances it's the worst.
I got dragged to a principal's meeting (NOT a principal nor is it my goal) and I said two things that offended the principals. It's the second time this week that, in exasperation, I told it like it was to higher level district staff. I need a shock collar, like a dog, for meetings so that whenever I begin to speak I get zapped and I shut up.
-t - May 09, 2013 3:44:06 am PDT #21926 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's so hard, Frank. I'm glad you don't have to worry about looking for a new place for a bit. Paying movers to do some of the packing for you is worth it, imo.
Sparky1 - May 09, 2013 4:01:06 am PDT #21927 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
Frank, I'm glad you have a place, and I hope you get everything there soon.
Ugg, Kat. My boss at my last job would sometimes look at me and say, "Well?" because of my habit of describing the elephant in the room.
Theodosia - May 09, 2013 4:02:02 am PDT #21928 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Paying movers is money well-spent towards mental health, I say!
-t - May 09, 2013 4:05:59 am PDT #21929 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Y'all, my new (white, and I'm wearing them before Memorial Day - not by much, but still, I'm a rebel) jeans fit me in the waist, the hips, and length, all at once! Banner day for wardrobe of -t.
sumi - May 09, 2013 4:31:47 am PDT #21930 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Kat - I understand what you mean but part of me is saying, "Go Kat - speaking Truth to Power!"
Jesse - May 09, 2013 4:31:55 am PDT #21931 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Woo, -t!
Frank, I'm glad you found a good, if not perfect, place to move into. Moving is the worst in the best of circumstances.
By age 5 I didn't have a bedtime because before my parents got to the point of thinking "isn't it time for her to go to bed" i'd just...get tired and go to bed. I also got up without an alarm and would pour myself cereal into a bowl and then play/read/watch TV until my parents got up.
Yeah, that was me, too. I made my own bedtime and woke up super early, but wasn't allowed into my parents' room until the alarm went off at 7. I would amuse myself in my room for hours. I do sort of wonder if being able to amuse oneself is an only child thing. A well-raised only child thing, at least. Or our parents were just lucky!
I am so happy not to be at work today.
Tom Scola - May 09, 2013 4:33:45 am PDT #21932 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
#feargullo