Spike: We got a history, him and me. Fred: What? Spike: It was a long time ago. He was a young Watcher, fresh out of the academy when we crossed paths. It was a, what-you-call battle of wills and blood was spilled. Vendettas were sworn. It was a whole-- Fred: My God you're so full of crap. Spike: Yeah. Okay.

'Unleashed'


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.


Dana - May 16, 2013 4:01:28 am PDT #175 of 30002
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

You should ask if the therapist is single. And hot.


Strix - May 16, 2013 4:19:38 am PDT #176 of 30002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

That? Is hilarious.


Steph L. - May 16, 2013 4:54:36 am PDT #177 of 30002
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

Grrrr, my job. Apparently our jury duty policy is -- too bad, you have to use your vacation/sick time for jury duty.

I am an incandescent ball of anger right now, because I really need to save my time off for, you know, GETTING MARRIED and taking a honeymoon.

SO MUCH ANGER.


Dana - May 16, 2013 4:55:35 am PDT #178 of 30002
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Can you postpone the jury duty? I think in Texas you can do it twice (but then you really better show up the third time).


brenda m - May 16, 2013 4:59:59 am PDT #179 of 30002
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

Q: Can an employer require its employees to use vacation time or sick leave for jury service?
A: No. The Ohio statute explicitly prohibits employers from requiring employees to use vacation days or sick leave for time spent responding to a jury duty summons or serving on a jury. Employers are not even allowed to ask that employees use their paid time off, according to the statute. Employees do have the option of using vacation days or paid time off if their employer provides those benefits, but this must be done voluntarily.

ETA: they are not required to pay you for the time you are out, which is why one might choose to take the vacation days.

Ohio Bar Association - [link]


Steph L. - May 16, 2013 5:04:55 am PDT #180 of 30002
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

Can you postpone the jury duty?

I could, but the thing they sent says if you postpone it, you get rescheduled within 6 months. So I could end up getting scheduled during my damn wedding. So I might as well do it now and hope I get dismissed right away.

SO ANGRY.


Laura - May 16, 2013 5:05:23 am PDT #181 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

Postpone! You don't need more on your plate.

xpost. oh well that would not do. I've been called 3 times and all times it was a one day thing. Some places you don't even go, you just call in the night before to see if you are needed.


billytea - May 16, 2013 5:06:59 am PDT #182 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.

Damn, Steph, that sucks. I rummaged around a bit in Ohio's labour laws. Your work cannot legally require you to use your vacation/sick leave, and in fact they can't even ask you to do so (though you can use it voluntarily). But they don't have to pay you either, so what else can you do? Thanks a lot, Ohio's labour laws.)

Edit: cross-posted with Brenda.


Strix - May 16, 2013 6:57:54 am PDT #183 of 30002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

I think you can postpone twice; getting married is a legit out-of-jail card.

It do sucketh, though.

Hey, since you're here, Tep...I am going to be trying a new AD; I've been on Celexa for 13 years, and well, it ain't doing it anymore. Any scuttlebutt?

Anyone have personal knowledge of Viibryd (vilazodone HCI tablets?)

Email addy good if you prefer to chat on the DL.

Thanks!


Burrell - May 16, 2013 8:02:37 am PDT #184 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

The mention of fried chicken in Natter made me feel the need to share this, but it really belongs here not there somehow.

I have been having symptoms that my body flora is out of whack, girlie issues & GI issues and whatnot, so I've decided to go on a brief 2-3 week cleanse and clean up my system. Well, may go for a longer time on it in exchange for being able to add a few more items to my menu. Last time it was no coffee, no alcohol, no grains, no legumes, no sugar, no dairy, no fruit. It was like the "No" diet. I'm probably swapping another week of the main diet (no fruit, sugar, grains, or legumes) in exchange for allowing myself a bit of dairy and a cup of coffee in the morning.

My memory from last time is that I was hungry ALL THE TIME, and I eventually got sick of eating salad at what felt like every meal. And most important, that what got me through it was sharing the experience with msbelle, as she went on a similar cleanse at the same time.