Side note, omnis checked in in Natter. He is backed up in Bitches, but hopefully will be posting with us before too long. When he gets here - We Have Missed You o_a!
I, for one, wasn't looking forward to starting my day with a slaughter. Which, really, just goes to show how much I've grown
Anya ,'Sleeper'
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.
Laura - Feb 09, 2015 7:02:11 am PST #16883 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
sj - Feb 09, 2015 9:31:42 am PST #16884 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm shopping for onesies, and I just have to say WTF?
Laura - Feb 09, 2015 9:47:22 am PST #16885 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Oh! Baby thighs! (that is how I am going to start thinking of mine...baby fat)
amych - Feb 09, 2015 10:00:57 am PST #16886 of 30002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I'm shopping for onesies, and I just have to say WTF?
Wow. Despairing for humanity now.
EpicTangent - Feb 09, 2015 10:30:45 am PST #16887 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Finally caught up. Feel like there's a bunch of things I wanted to say, but they have all fallen out of my head. Will be heading out for lunch soon, caffeine will be applied. Fingers crossed that will help. Meanwhile, {{bitches}}.
Katerina Bee - Feb 09, 2015 10:33:46 am PST #16888 of 30002
Herding cats for fun
Must be said again: oh, you guys. Just reading through all this kindness and wisdom has therapized me too.
I bring exciting news from the Hummingbird world: TWO little beaks are definitely poking up from the tiny nest.
We were in the middle of a nice long slow warm rain on Saturday (Thank you, Pineapple Express) and heard Little Buzz chirping at me. Scanned around, found her sitting on a tomato cage near one of the feeders. Then she sucked up a huge meal, flew over to her nest and delivered the goods to the babies. Now they are getting bigger and I can see their beaks from my spot next door on the ground.
Zenkitty - Feb 09, 2015 10:38:51 am PST #16889 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Where are you, K.B.? Isn't it early for bird babies? What if there's another freeze?
worried for birds I never met
Katerina Bee - Feb 09, 2015 10:58:37 am PST #16890 of 30002
Herding cats for fun
Don't worry about these babies. We're in temperate Hayward, California. Plenty of flowering plants around, and she picked a great place to stay dry.
I just showed the nest to a gang of Girl Scouts. They were all impressed. Now I have cookies.
billytea - Feb 09, 2015 11:44:04 am PST #16891 of 30002
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I bring exciting news from the Hummingbird world: TWO little beaks are definitely poking up from the tiny nest.
Two tiny hummingbirds! Or one slightly larger mutant.
Connie Neil - Feb 09, 2015 12:03:46 pm PST #16892 of 30002
brillig
I am into the land of bad anniversaries. He was fighting so hard this time last year. So many harsh, invasive procedures. He had such hope that he was going to beat it. And he was responding well. His doctors were cautiously hopeful. And I'm replaying it my mind like a wretched Scandinavian drama, knowing everything is doomed to grief and despair.
He did everything they asked, he was as cheerful as he could be and gave hope to others on his path. And it did no fucking good. I can't bear to look at last year's calendar. A solid wall of doctors and chemo. He was making plans for After till the end, and I'm picking up the pieces of those plans every day.
My birthday is this Friday. The first cataract surgery is in two weeks. The car is making a weird noise that the garage can't find but doesn't seem ominous. I keep telling myself that this is just one of the many low points I'll hit, that there is an upslope not to far ahead. But the standard responses aren't being very helpful at the moment.