My moms cat passed away and I'm not sure what to say. I loved that cat, but I didn't live with him. And he aggravated her fibromyalgia with his enthusiastic affection. Part of me wants to joke that at least now she won't be harassed by his leaping and clawing and attempts at matricide. But I'm not sure of her level of affection for him.
This is so nice. Having everyone together for my birthday. Of course, you could smash in all my toes with a hammer and it will still be the bestest Buffy Birthday Bash in a big long while.
Buffy ,'Potential'
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.
Juliebird - Feb 16, 2014 11:48:05 pm PST #20244 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Dana - Feb 17, 2014 3:49:05 am PST #20245 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I was awake from around midnight to 4AM, and just woke up again. I feel blah, and I would think I was sick if I had any kind of identifiable symptoms beyond "blah".
billytea - Feb 17, 2014 3:57:06 am PST #20246 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
xkcd is being innovative again: [link]
Sheryl - Feb 17, 2014 4:20:16 am PST #20247 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Another Boskone has come and gone. We head to the airport soon.
Scrappy - Feb 17, 2014 4:30:28 am PST #20248 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Just say "I'm so sorry." Juliebird. It's about her feelings, not how the cat was with you.
Anne W. - Feb 17, 2014 4:38:24 am PST #20249 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I'm feeling a little better today. I think the ABs are kicking in. Also, I have a dentist appointment shortly to take a look at whatever's causing pain in my tooth/jaw. I have a feeling that the news won't be good, but it does feel good to be getting it taken care of.
Steph L. - Feb 17, 2014 5:03:58 am PST #20250 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Just say "I'm so sorry." Juliebird. It's about her feelings, not how the cat was with you.
Yes, totally. If you're not sure if a certain comment might or might not be appropriate, just stick with the most basic expression of sympathy.
Ginger - Feb 17, 2014 5:19:46 am PST #20251 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Sometimes a vague apology is everyone's friend.
Anne W. - Feb 17, 2014 5:38:03 am PST #20252 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
just stick with the most basic expression of sympathy
Agreed. Also, when I had Jeeves put down, I occasionally made jokes about certain things I wouldn't miss, but I would not have taken it well if other people had made similar jokes. So in short, you can't always take the other person's tone as a guide for your own. Sympathy is safest.
sumi - Feb 17, 2014 7:12:20 am PST #20253 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
On Friday I discovered that most of my contact list on my phone was gone. I must have done something. . . but I'm not sure what it was.
Luckily I was able to pull most of the very important numbers from my recent phone call list and my messages list.
Then I was skimming some blogs and somebody else with the same phone (iphone 4s) had the same thing happen to her last week.
Huh.
Also, my back is sore. I'm blaming Winter.