Maybe they'll give you a discount Jesse.

That really sucks, Steph.

That is a lot, Tep. Weird and hard sounds right. Take care of yourself, too. Just because you are not grieving doesn't mean you can spend all your energy taking care of those that are.

Buying at PetSmart sounds sensible, Jesse.

I didn't attend my 25th high school reunion last weekend, and people are posting pictures, including of people I hadn't seen or thought of since high school, and it's simultaneously kind of nice and kind of traumatizing. While I wouln't mind having a firmer ass and being a blonde again, there is NO amount of money you could pay me to be a teenager again.

(Also, Jesse, did you happen to know a guy named Kossouth in college, by any chance? We're the same year, right, college '94? He remains possibly the best looking person I have ever known in real life.)

YAY Ireland! The marriage equality referendum passed.

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So great.

I shall have to have a Guinness at some point this weekend.

so *I'm* not grieving

You grieve for your loved ones being in pain. That's a lot of pain.

Yay Ireland!

You grieve for your loved ones being in pain. That's a lot of pain.

Nephew's GF's mother is a really hard one (not that there's any hierarchy going on; just different circumstances) -- her high school graduation is *tomorrow.* My heart just breaks for her.

Nephew was living with his GF and mother in high school? Huh. But yes, that would be super super hard.

Yay Jesse with the new kitten! I am worried about mine--he is still very vocal, but he doesn't seem to want to eat or drink (he had a few sips and a few bites this morning, when I hung out with him, but didn't seem to have touched any of the food from last night, and I gave him a few kinds). And I canNOT get him to take his medicine! I don't know why he's fighting it so hard--I've literally had 11 or 12 kittens before him and not had any trouble getting them to take it. But he will hack it up and spit it out and have drool hanging from his face, rather than swallow it. And he's tiny! Very lovey though, he wants nothing more than to wind around ankles. And yowl at you.

meara, I volunteer Plei and myself for this. *I* dress like a vampire witch, but I am good at figuring out clothes for non-spooky people.

Ooh, I would be super into that (bonus: If you come soon, tiny black kitten!!)

If anyone wants a happy cry, the #hometovote hashtag worked for me.

Nephew was living with his GF and mother in high school? Huh. But yes, that would be super super hard.

Nephew is 22, actually. We all gave the relationship the side-eye HARD when he was 20 and hooked up with a 16-year-old, but he didn't go to college after high school, so he's not exactly in the same social scenarios your average 20-something would be. Anyway, yeah, we gave it the side-eye, but they've been together for almost 3 years now, and when he had to find a place to live because of something I can't even remember, his GF's mother said "Why don't you move in with us? You're here all the time anyway."

A 4-year age gap is nothing at our age, but it's huge at their age, but even though we were all really dubious about it (not to mention the legality of it, because they're obviously having The Sex), it's worked out well for them. We were totally expecting nephew to propose as soon as GF graduated, but that might change now. Or not. No idea. I feel so bad, for both of them.

Oh, man, that poor girl. My heart goes out to all your suffering friends but that does sound like a particularly hard time.