Thanks for the thoughts. We should have a better grasp on the situation after Coco sees the oncologist tomorrow. (They're squeezing us in because, as these things always go, we leave for vacation on Saturday.)
-t, hoping for calm winds.
Zoe: Preacher, don't the Bible have some pretty specific things to say about killing? Book: Quite specific. It is, however, somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps.
'War Stories'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
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.
Fred Pete - Oct 12, 2017 9:13:47 am PDT #17661 of 30002
Ann, that's a ferret.
brenda m - Oct 12, 2017 10:40:36 am PDT #17662 of 30002
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
Fred, I'm so sorry for you and Hubs. I'm glad Coco picked you.
Sorry to keep dumping all this on y'all, but you're a giant component of my support network and so easy to reach.
-t, you just keep on dumping, we're here for it. And FWIW, I think you're making the right call. One of my team members was in that middle-of-the-night evacuation and I just can't imagine. (They all got out safely but the house is gone.)
flea - Oct 12, 2017 10:46:00 am PDT #17663 of 30002
information libertarian
Oy, my colleague just talked to a family where the mother was arrested by ICE yesterday and has been taken up to Cleveland. They are applying for a passport for a 2 year old US citizen, since they expect the mother to be deported within 2 weeks and want to keep the family together. (The father is also a US citizen.) Thankfully the mother had a good lawyer who has already taken steps to get the right paperwork done so the child can apply for a passport without the mother present. So sad.
brenda m - Oct 12, 2017 10:48:05 am PDT #17664 of 30002
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
Oh, jeez.
-t - Oct 12, 2017 12:46:38 pm PDT #17665 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ugh flea. So terrible. Good luck to them.
I am at my parents' house. Decided not to in to work today after all, am kind of annoyed to have to use a vacation day on it, it whatever.
Sheryl - Oct 12, 2017 12:52:57 pm PDT #17666 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
I'm sorry about Coco, Fred.
Keep safe, -t!
Zenkitty - Oct 12, 2017 12:57:50 pm PDT #17667 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Stay safe, -t, and please keep checking in with us.
I'm sorry about Coco, Fred, much kitty~ma for the black cat who picked you.
I slept for 15 hours. Went to bed at midnight last night, woke up at 3pm today. What the actual fuck is wrong with me.
Granted, I took antihistamines, but the same ones I always take. Nothing different in my routine at all. I remember waking up to turn the alarm off, and then asleep until 3 wtf pm.
Also granted, I feel pretty good today. idk
Steph L. - Oct 12, 2017 1:08:45 pm PDT #17668 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Sometimes you just need a lot of sleep. Bodies iz weird.
-t - Oct 12, 2017 1:26:34 pm PDT #17669 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yup.
Here's an interactive map of evacuation areas. In this view, my house is about where the "i" in "Evacuation" in "Jamieson Canyon" etc. is
aurelia - Oct 12, 2017 2:19:21 pm PDT #17670 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Oof, -t. I'm glad you went to your parents' place.
Today I finally got around to sending in a sexual harassment complaint to a vendor. The vendor's HR rep wants to talk to me now, so that should be fun. Having the complaint sent is a bit of a relief though.