All fingers crossed for Grace, Kat.
You know, my big sister could really beat the crap out of her. I mean, really really.
Dawn ,'Storyteller'
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.
Amy - May 05, 2014 5:53:39 pm PDT #26925 of 30000
Because books.
Consuela - May 05, 2014 6:00:22 pm PDT #26926 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Best wishes to Gracie!
And oy, Sox. That's a bit much from your mom. Of course, my mom was terrified of the computer and wouldn't read email unless you printed it out for her.
sarameg - May 05, 2014 6:02:11 pm PDT #26927 of 30000
Wishing for easy decannulization for Gracie.
lisah - May 05, 2014 6:06:54 pm PDT #26928 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Yes! Go, Grace! Hope it all goes well.
Sox, your mom was totally over the line. It makes me a little nuts that my nieces don't write thank you cards but I wouldn't give them shit about it. Maybe when they're grown I will, though!
meara - May 05, 2014 6:30:13 pm PDT #26929 of 30000
Fingers crossed for Grace!
I failed my New Year's goal for the first time last week--sad, because it wasn't so much a deliberate choice as procrastination and then forgetting. Oops. And I had a super gross cold yesterday (but am mostly fine today?? WTF?), but back on track today--literally, I went to the local college and tried running on their track! I'm blaming the cold (uh, even though I'm mostly fine) on why it wasn't great.
"That's because you're 11." is an infuriating statement and could well be part of long-standing sibling putdowns. I can see angry.
Yeah, it seems over the top (punching is not good) but god knows my siblings and I had a lot of long-simmering and sudden explosions over drama.
Ginger - May 05, 2014 6:34:02 pm PDT #26930 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Surgery~ma to Grace!
SuziQ - May 05, 2014 6:34:28 pm PDT #26931 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
My cats have a new game. Kitty will be in the living room and pawing at the blinds on the glass back door. Finally figured out that Noodle is my room and look out the sliding glass door at Kitty. Darned cats.
In a complete topic shift, KCD is in the hospital. He has a ugly cyst that isn't reacting to ABs, so he got admitted and they are talking surgery and possible MRSA. K-Bug has seen it and says it is big and gross. With his smoking, high sugar diet and diabetes, I'm not surprised his body isn't jumping to heal itself. His refusal to care for himself was a piece our split. Even so, I feel for what my kids and B are going to be dealing with as he goes through this.
Dana - May 05, 2014 6:38:40 pm PDT #26932 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
During my usual 35-ish minute drive home from rehearsal, I think I missed a major accident on the freeway by about five minutes, if not less. Traffic could only get through on one lane, but it wasn't seriously backed up yet.
Two or three cars apparently involved, plus the SUV that was LYING ON ITS SIDE.
And then I came home and there's a roach in the bathroom. This is not a calming night.
erikaj - May 05, 2014 6:38:42 pm PDT #26933 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
I was totally a drama llama then, so can't say what's normal. "Lame" initially pissed me off as ableist, but sometimes now I think it fits. And I also don't want to be the crip that nobody can take a walk in front of(Because sometimes then people are afraid to talk about walking, or feet, or standing up for things...nothing like being the only one in the room to make you notice how often that comes up.
meara - May 05, 2014 6:55:45 pm PDT #26934 of 30000
Eh, I kinda feel like on the one hand, "lame" tends to be pretty disassociated from its actual meaning/origins. On the other hand, kids who say "that's so gay" try to claim the same thing, and I'm not ok with that, so....yeah.