I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.

Fred ,'A Hole in the World'


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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Jesse - Sep 24, 2014 5:01:14 am PDT #6890 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I don't know why this has just occurred to me, but I think I might sponsor a post on The Toast, but do it from the Good Stuff. Is that weird?


Theodosia - Sep 24, 2014 5:26:02 am PDT #6891 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I don't know what is involved in sponsoring a post, but it can't be bad for Good Stuff.


-t - Sep 24, 2014 5:39:49 am PDT #6892 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I don't know what any of that means.

I would like to drink all the coffee today. I will probably settle for actually having my mid-morning cup of tea. I missed yesterday's and I think that actually affected the rest of the day negatively. Habits!


Jesse - Sep 24, 2014 5:48:03 am PDT #6893 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I don't know what any of that means.

Hee. If you give the-toast.net $50, you can "sponsor" a post, and they credit you at the top of the post. While that site most often fills me with righteous anger and/or laughing, I thought something nice might be a fun to credit to Good Stuff.


-t - Sep 24, 2014 6:05:50 am PDT #6894 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That doesn't sound weird.


Liese S. - Sep 24, 2014 6:09:00 am PDT #6895 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Oh, Lee, you know I feel you. I'm so glad you're there, though, much as it sucks, it's also good to be with fam. If I were nearer I'd offer you physical support, but I'm still in Indianapolis with my mother-in-law. She's doing pretty good, though the SO's siblings are struggling some. The SO will hit a few tour dates this weekend, the his aunt (who's been staying at the house) leaves Monday, so I think we're here for another week and a half or so. We still have a few more things to sort out but it's going pretty good.


SuziQ - Sep 24, 2014 6:25:53 am PDT #6896 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Sending lots of peace~ma to all the buffistas who need it.

I had a fasting blood test this morning. Joy? And now I'm in the office. I've been in the SLC office more than at my actual desk. It has only been a couple of hours and I am fully reminded why I work from home. Too many people talking and being very distracting. I may leave after the lunch meeting which was my reason for coming in.

Sixteen days to the Silent Auction and our organizing team is falling apart. The gal who is in charge of the day of event stuff is DONE. All she has had to do so far is deal with the catering and room layout plans. We have had little to no additional parent support in getting this pulled together. We are low on donations and registrations (my responsility along with being the overall coordinator). I've been hustling for both for months. Breathe, Suz, breathe. Ok, back to work.


Strix - Sep 24, 2014 7:23:36 am PDT #6897 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

I don't know why this has just occurred to me, but I think I might sponsor a post on The Toast, but do it from the Good Stuff. Is that weird?

I think is sounds nice!


§ ita § - Sep 24, 2014 7:44:38 am PDT #6898 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

So I didn't get the UCLA position. Nice spiel about how I was next in line, but the person who got it had subject matter expertise that I lacked--well, what can I say.

I am mentally and financially at the breaking point, and will do anything that pays my rent and leaves me with sanity, It's like all my cope and "I have a good feeling about this" and "I've done everything I can" all exploded at the same time.

One of the recruiters says she has a nearby paper pushing gig that will barely pay the bills, but I refuse to get excited about that or anything for quite a while.


-t - Sep 24, 2014 7:47:54 am PDT #6899 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I'm sorry, ita. That sucks.