I'm so sorry, Jesse, although I am glad that her passing was quick and peaceful. Peace to your family.
I caught her on a park bench, making out with a *chaos* demon! Have you ever seen a chaos demon? They're all slime and antlers.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Aug 05, 2013 6:05:32 pm PDT #1483 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
meara - Aug 05, 2013 6:05:53 pm PDT #1484 of 30000
I would hug you people. But am more pleased than ever that I took a public no-hugging stand at work!
Ooh, preemptive planning. Good job. I am a hugger, so I would offer in person, but it's weird at most workplaces. (Some are obviously all buddy but...)
And condolences, of course, but I'm glad for you and for her that it wasnt horrible.
Amy - Aug 05, 2013 6:06:11 pm PDT #1485 of 30000
Because books.
A friend of mine is applying to write for it.
So weird. It's reality! Or something.
My BIL has an aunt who is in her 90s, and has spent the last 60+ years living in a rent-controlled apartment right by Columbia. She apparently pays less than $100/month for this place. Amazing.
Wow. It's probably huge, too.
Burrell - Aug 05, 2013 6:08:07 pm PDT #1486 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Congrats, Typo!
I am a hugger, so I would offer in person, but it's weird at most workplaces.
I am a hugger too, but I'm not on hugging terms with my co-workers. That's just how it is.
meara - Aug 05, 2013 6:12:44 pm PDT #1487 of 30000
It's the place in your parents house, right Jesse? Will that make it easier to help with your dad? (I don't think I could live that close to my parents, but it was kind of shocking seeing how frail they seemed, this weekend at the family wedding. My dad has always seemed old, but my mom was a bit shocking--I hadn't seen her since she had heart surgery this spring, and dang)
Kat - Aug 05, 2013 6:14:42 pm PDT #1488 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I am anti-workplace-hugging. I'm not anti-hugging, but I'm not quite pro-hugging. It's like I'm hugging agnostic.
-t, thanks! It's a pretty fun stroke and safer than backstroke, where I often go sailing into lane markers.
Amy posted upthread about the Washington Post. I'm amazed that Jeff Bezos bought it. Did he buy it personally or as part of Amazon? Also, it bums me out that 100+ old newspaper sold for $500 million while 2-year-old Instagram sold for $1billion.
Kat - Aug 05, 2013 6:16:16 pm PDT #1489 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
OH! I spent today finishing up the judging for a writing competition we had on Saturday. It's so nice when the good essays are really good. Also, it's fun to read student's writing when I'm not assessing it, but looking for that which is unusually good comparatively.
Maria - Aug 05, 2013 6:22:34 pm PDT #1490 of 30000
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Jesse, I'm so sorry. Much peace and strength to you and your family.
§ ita § - Aug 05, 2013 6:22:49 pm PDT #1491 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Double posting because otherwise seems crass...
But did you have to double post twice??
I kid, I kid because I love.
I hugged one co-worker. But she was pregnant and it was her last day at the company and no one else saw me. Some people seem to be trying to buy me off, but I'm a high class slut. Not a well drink can of hugger.
One co-worker seems to be working up to clapping my shoulder, but he's a Supernatural fan, so my right shoulder is available for scarce use.
Kat - Aug 05, 2013 6:25:26 pm PDT #1492 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
HA, I hadn't noticed, ita.