I'm sorry, Connie. There are non-medical scientific uses for bodies, such as the body farm in Tennessee. Would you like me to check around?
What? I'm not allowed to hit people? Wesley: Not people capable of genocide. Angel: Those are exactly the types of people I should be allowed to hit!
'Just Rewards (2)'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[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.
Ginger - Jul 07, 2014 7:10:35 am PDT #11990 of 30002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
EpicTangent - Jul 07, 2014 7:22:51 am PDT #11991 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
You guys both loved Firefly, right Connie? As demo'd by Zoe, white is the Chinese color for mourning, IIRC.
Connie Neil - Jul 07, 2014 7:32:43 am PDT #11992 of 30002
brillig
Thanks, Ginger, but one of the things dragging on me is having him waiting for resolution. We thought it would be a simple matter of telling the relevant department at the University, but then we ran into "I don't know" and "I'll have to check" and all that. It's not what he would have wanted, but he wouldn't want this to be a burden, either.
Connie Neil - Jul 07, 2014 7:33:43 am PDT #11993 of 30002
brillig
White is a very sensible color--if I learn to eat more tidily.
sj - Jul 07, 2014 7:35:50 am PDT #11994 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Connie, I'm sorry both about the body donation and the money concerns.
SJ, how are you doing over there?
To be honest, not great. I didn't sleep very well over the weekend, partly because of fireworks going on all night, but for other reasons as well. And as much as I was trying to enjoy family time, I was just exhausted and wanted to be alone by yesterday morning. Hopefully I will feel better tomorrow after the d&c.
Hil R. - Jul 07, 2014 7:38:27 am PDT #11995 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
If wearing all black isn't an option, one of the Jewish mourning customs is to wear a torn piece of black ribbon pinned to your shirt.
Ginger - Jul 07, 2014 7:40:09 am PDT #11996 of 30002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Interestingly, I discovered that several places do research on cremated remains.
Connie Neil - Jul 07, 2014 7:50:24 am PDT #11997 of 30002
brillig
Really?
That sounds intriguing.
Connie Neil - Jul 07, 2014 7:50:51 am PDT #11998 of 30002
brillig
sj, I'm sorry this is dragging out for you.
amyth - Jul 07, 2014 8:09:05 am PDT #11999 of 30002
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Connie and sj, thinking of both of you.
Shir, stay safe.