Keeping you and your mom in my thoughts, Scrappy.
Buffy! If I wanted to fight, you could tell by the being dead already.
Glory ,'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.
lisah - Feb 20, 2014 5:17:41 am PST #20487 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Amy - Feb 20, 2014 5:19:59 am PST #20488 of 30000
Because books.
What sara said, Scrappy. And much love.
Calli - Feb 20, 2014 5:21:02 am PST #20489 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
May the down-slope be postponed as long as possible, Scrappy.
I'm glad you had a good birthday, Beverly!
brenda m - Feb 20, 2014 5:32:15 am PST #20490 of 30000
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
Hour and a half into 2 day meeting with new departmental leadership and I am fucking livid. Need to control my expressions.
juliana - Feb 20, 2014 6:23:25 am PST #20491 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Scrappy, much love and ~ma to you, your mom, and your family.
Yay for good birthdays, Beverly!
Louvre tips: with the multi-day museum pass, you skip the line even at the pyramids! It's pretty sweet.
I AM ENVY.
meara - Feb 20, 2014 6:47:17 am PST #20492 of 30000
Uh oh Brenda--that's no good!! Sending some calm-ma.
I keep feeling like I'm forgetting something hugely important. Like pants. (Note, I'm wearing a dress, so I am not, in fact, wearing pants, but). As if I'm going to show up in the entirely wrong city today, or something. I don't know what this freaky feeling is about. Stop, weird feeling!! I remembered moms birthday on Tuesday already!!
Jessica - Feb 20, 2014 7:07:00 am PST #20493 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Internet and AC power on the Acela train! Truly, we live in a golden age*.
*That is, we would if the internet didn't keep crapping out. Oh well, at least it's free.
Consuela - Feb 20, 2014 7:41:24 am PST #20494 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Many {{scrappy-hugs}} from this end of the state. And congratulations to amych's dad, way to go!
I'm back from Colorado, which was beautiful and filled with my adorable nephews. I am sore and bruised--don't remember the last time I skiied four days in a row.
On the down side, Dad removed his elastics again, couldn't put them back in, and at least once went out for lunch for a meal that he could chew. There is not enough facepalm in the world.
On the up side, some local friends got together and gave me a gift certificate to a really posh spa in Berkeley, so at some point in the next few weeks I will get a massage.
On the down side, my hot water heater isn't working.
On the up side, I have some freelance work that will cover the cost of going to Colorado in the first place.
On the down side, my house smells of dog. Woof.
meara - Feb 20, 2014 8:05:11 am PST #20495 of 30000
On the down side, Dad removed his elastics again, couldn't put them back in, and at least once went out for lunch for a meal that he could chew. There is not enough facepalm in the world.
OMG Dad-of-Suela, why????
Meanwhile, work frustration: we are having an important check of our system and needed everyone to call their patients and confirm if they were alive. Easy enough. I came out here literally to do one thing: check that they have a note saying "I called so and so and he is alive on this date". They had put that info into our database and I came to check it and..."oh, you need that? Oh, she must not have put it down, I'll have to give it to you later and by the way I haven't been able to log in for a week but didn't bother to call you or the Helpdesk, so I can't make any changes today either". OMG WHY IS THIS SO HARD FOR YOU??
meara - Feb 20, 2014 8:05:12 am PST #20496 of 30000