Oh, god, a tropical storm. Four months of work hell begins.
Right. Sir. Honey.
Zoe ,'The Train Job'
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.
Connie Neil - Jun 05, 2013 7:18:03 pm PDT #707 of 30002
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Vortex - Jun 05, 2013 7:52:58 pm PDT #708 of 30002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
So, I promised myself that I would only get on the scale once a month, because I knew I'd get caught up in the "number". Got on the scale today, it's been 33 days since I last weighed in and I've lost 7 pounds. I will admit to being a little disappointed even though I know that a healthy weight loss is 1-2 pounds a week and I'm right on track. However, I got measured again and I have lost one inch off of my waist and TWO inches off of my hips. Woo Hoo!
Burrell - Jun 05, 2013 7:57:39 pm PDT #709 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Good for you, Vortex!
meara - Jun 05, 2013 8:21:25 pm PDT #710 of 30002
I will admit to being a little disappointed even though I know that a healthy weight loss is 1-2 pounds a week and I'm right on track. However, I got measured again and I have lost one inch off of my waist and TWO inches off of my hips. Woo Hoo!
Kick ass, girl! I'm impressed.
I managed to get to my hotel Monday night and do 50 squats and some kickbacks (on hands and knees kicking leg back), and then get up and do a tiny bit of running (like, 15 minutes) on Tuesday morning, then when I got to my other hotel Tuesday night, do 60 squats, AND get up this morning for another 15 minutes or so of running! Which is big, for me, waking up--normally I convince myself sleep is more important!! We'll see how long I can keep this up, going to try to do more squats before bed tonight.
sj - Jun 06, 2013 12:57:47 am PDT #711 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Stay safe~ma to Bonny and the firefighters
Vortex, go you!
My headache from hell of the last couple of days turned into fever and chills last night, and my throat feels like it was attacked with sandpaper.
WindSparrow - Jun 06, 2013 1:58:53 am PDT #712 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.
sj, may the ick you have clear your system quickly.
bonny, how are you doing?
sj - Jun 06, 2013 5:37:08 am PDT #713 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks, WS. TCG is taking me to the doctor at noon. The fever is being kept down by Tylenol, but I still feel lousy.
Zenkitty - Jun 06, 2013 5:50:15 am PDT #714 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Hope you feel better, sj. A sore throat is the worst, IMO.
Vortex, good for you! And good for you, too, meara, with the exercising!
I did 60 squats at ten minutes to midnight last night, so I am technically still on track with the month-long challenge. fist pump
Everyone in the path of the tropical storm and it's attendant thunderstorms, be safe and dry!
Burrell - Jun 06, 2013 6:35:02 am PDT #715 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Rest up and take care of yourself, sj.
beekaytee - Jun 06, 2013 7:05:41 am PDT #716 of 30002
Compassionately intolerant
Good morning everyone.
We are, thankfully, okay.
The smoke was pretty thick until about midnight, but my precautionary measures held up pretty well.
After my disappointment with my near-by friends, our dear Maria offered to come down and collect us for the night. I was truly moved by that. Thanks again, Maria.
Sealing up my bedroom and keeping the vaporizer on made it possible for us to sleep.
Apparently, the fire department worked all through the night and is still on top of it this morning. There are frequent flair ups from the pockets of solvents, glues and other highly flammable materials.
A local restaurant tweeted last night that any employees who want temporary work while they figure out what will happen with the store can show up there today and be put right to work.
I love this community.
The thing that makes me most sad is that every single young man...and some young women...I know who grew up in this neighborhood...started their working lives at Frager's. Some, far younger than you'd expect. They were such a family.
Except for myself, I don't know a household who _didn't_ have an account at that store.
It is truly the end of an era. One that the law will not allow to rebuild in the same way. 93 years ago, things were very, very different.