Scary, omnis. Glad he's home.
No. And yes. It's always sudden.
Tara ,'Storyteller'
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.
Zenkitty - Aug 02, 2013 6:00:24 pm PDT #2668 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
WindSparrow - Aug 02, 2013 6:25:11 pm PDT #2669 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Omnis, I'm glad that your brother's news was as good as it was for something as bad as a heart attack.
Aims, I am relieved to see that the persona non grata thing was a misunderstanding; I was wracking my brain trying to think of who might have said anything to make you feel like you were not wanted here, and who clearly needed some things explained to them. Now, dictionaries might be the solution to more than one issue here, so to speak. I mean, I'm sure more than one of us have a nice solid unabridged that is collecting dust since it got so easy to look up words on the internet and/or dictionary apps. And I have this image in my head of many Buffistas gathering from near and far bringing their enormous tomes and stacking them like blocks of ice or perhaps like bales of hay to build you a warm, safe, and learned home. Well, the image is now the form of the ~ma I am sending for you and MM and Em.
omnis_audis - Aug 02, 2013 6:49:07 pm PDT #2670 of 30002
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
And some eye roll at my sister for her definition of "all is ok".
Strix - Aug 02, 2013 6:55:25 pm PDT #2671 of 30002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Aims, I am so sorry. I have complete empathy; we've been through house hell (eviction very real) and it's awful. Broke, too, and it's SO STRESSFUL. It just sucks. I feel so bad for you guys. And on your anniversary? Honey, that...I don't even. So not fair.
I second the camping out in the backyard. Use that firepit! Not all these ideas are feasible, but [link]
It SUCKS that you have to decide between money or this planned trip, but I would have to say you will need the money. And it's so frustrating.
I'm so sorry. I wish I could do something.
omnis, I am glad that things went as well as they could. Someone sent me such a vague message about a family member, I would freak and go all phone-crazy.
Aims - Aug 02, 2013 7:08:43 pm PDT #2672 of 30002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
The only thing that leads me against camping in the backyard is that we are in the midst of skunk migration season and just over the past week or so, I've had at least 4 baby skunks in our yard which leads us to believe momma is near. As we went down that road with the dogs last fall, I am not keen on repeating that horror. Maybe there is a campground closer that won't take a million dollars in gas to get to and has some cool touristy things nearby.
And thank you all for the support and ~ma and just all of your awesomeness. I can't talk a lot about it on FB because it involves one of my best friends and I've been feeling quite lonely.
omnis_audis - Aug 02, 2013 7:20:29 pm PDT #2673 of 30002
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Someone sent me such a vague message about a family member, I would freak and go all phone-crazy.I was the end of the phone tree. And yes, I was on the throne when he called. Timing. Gotta love it. HAD to take the call. Then my sister texted while on the phone with him asking if I had talked with him yet (she was getting tired, and wanted me to call to talk about it)
Crazy day.
Aims, is there a KOA nearby?
eta: fix KOA, not HOA. duh.
Aims - Aug 02, 2013 7:24:15 pm PDT #2674 of 30002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
There is.
omnis_audis - Aug 02, 2013 7:35:09 pm PDT #2675 of 30002
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Go for it!
Aims - Aug 02, 2013 7:59:20 pm PDT #2676 of 30002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
There is a state park just about 2 hours from us, on the shores of Lake Michigan. Sand dunes, etc. Maybe a day trip or a two-nighter, which will save considerable money. Food is already taken care of. We could also day-trip it. We'll decide tomorrow. The cost of our trip as currently planned is only about 10% of what we even need to think about moving and I am thinking about it tomorrow.
If I ever fall asleep.
omnis_audis - Aug 02, 2013 8:10:22 pm PDT #2677 of 30002
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Close your eyes, and say good night. Gooood. Niight. Sleeep Tight. Dream, sweet dreams, of you.
:: orchestral bridge ::
(if this works, it will be a miracle! But hey, they are the Miracleborn family!)