Consuela, I'm so sorry for your loss. Much peace, love and strength to you and your family.
Take jobs as they come -- and we'll never be under the heel of nobody ever again. No matter how long the arm of the Alliance might get, we'll just get ourselves a little further.
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
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.
Maria - Jun 04, 2013 7:52:30 am PDT #24749 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
SuziQ - Jun 04, 2013 7:55:19 am PDT #24750 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I was just looking at our family calendar and added a few items and crossed off the last couple of days. Then I got a text message from a cousin that was a total gut punch. Today is the 4th anniversary of my mom's death. I had totally wiffed on the date, even with looking at the calendar a moment before. Reading her message I sank to my knees and cried - both for the loss and for not remembering.
With each year it gets both easier and harder.
Consuela, my thoughts are with you and your family. May the family gathering provide some healing. It is also ok if you feel a sense of relief. I know with my mom, she had been ill and in pain for so long, I was relieved when she was finally at rest.
Trudy Booth - Jun 04, 2013 7:58:57 am PDT #24751 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Everyone togehter is a good thing to have.
I'm so sorry for your loss, Suela.
Jesse - Jun 04, 2013 8:04:46 am PDT #24752 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
For some reason, this made me think of ita: [link]
§ ita § - Jun 04, 2013 8:19:50 am PDT #24753 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
For some reason, this made me think of ita: [link]
I am unrepentantly exuberant. Well, except for the part where this is day x+2 of the headache and I really REALLY need the migraine doc to call me back (I checked my calendar--I have an appointment with him next month, not even the same date, why does he have different records?).
But I can't concentrate on work, and the longer this takes the more everything sucks.
Beverly - Jun 04, 2013 8:22:17 am PDT #24754 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
What Suzi said about relief, suela. And it's good that you all are taking care of yourselves and each other.
le nubian - Jun 04, 2013 8:44:03 am PDT #24755 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I'm reading Gulp by Mary Roach and she points out, from a carnivore/omnivore perspective, it's much better to eat organ meats
ain't no WAY. I appreciate the academic perspective, however.
Consuela, nice to see you and a lot of strength and peace 'ma
Sparky, your comment about being a bad mother made me laugh. I hope that was the intention.
For the rest of y'all: good morning. I just did 50 squats!
Zenkitty - Jun 04, 2013 8:57:44 am PDT #24756 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Oh, what the HELL. I missed a doctor's appointment AGAIN. This is the second time I've missed an appointment at this facility. They're gonna fire me as a patient. What is wrong with me lately?
I guess I need to find a different way to keep track of things. The old paper-calender-on-the-wall isn't working anymore. I can forget about it too easily.
Steph L. - Jun 04, 2013 9:01:35 am PDT #24757 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
The old paper-calender-on-the-wall isn't working anymore.
Tim writes things on the calendar and then doesn't look at it, even when it hangs right where he makes his lunch/eats snacks/occasionally makes dinner. *I* am his reminder system. On occasion I send cards and e-mails on his behalf. Basically, I am his Miss Moneypenny.
SuziQ - Jun 04, 2013 9:09:10 am PDT #24758 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Summer school is a trip. CJ is retaking his second semester of Geometry. The way it is set up is that he takes an assessment test for each section, depending on how he does on that dictates which parts of the section he needs to review and work through problems. So if he does real well on the assessment test, he can jump to the next section. He has finished his Geometry class in two five hour days and got a B.
Next up is retaking his second semester of Biology. I'm assuming that class will be set up in a similar way. When he finishes that class, he is DONE with summer school, even if he finishes before the 4 weeks are over.