Also, did anyone else see that our Buffistas, Sarah Myers, needs some help on Facebook? Since everyone was so helpful to me, I wanted to share [link]

damn Sophia, I feel like at this point I probably have more clutter and filth in my house than you do in yours! Go girl!

Steph, sorry about your brother (and your parents—I'm V familiar with the "don't want to tel them because then it'll be about their emotions not my issue" thing). Glad he's finally gone to the hospital.

I went to karaoke with friends last night which was awesome, and we ended around 1130, but then one friend was staying with me so we talked until like 1230 and somehow the. I read a book until 130. And slept until 11am. Though I woke up a bunch in the morning because my roommate was moving out!! Sad. And finding another roommate who isn't a horrible weirdo (and is instead s good kind of weirdo) is such a pain.

Good luck in the roommate search meara!

I am sort of an all in or all out kind of girl, and it is something I actually need to work on! I do not moderate. God help me if I ever took drugs! But I am trying to just get rid of all the shit, so I just don't get overwhelmed again. I moved so much shit 15 years ago and never unpacked

I also have doubles and triples of stuff. Like 3 dishwashing liquids, 3 cat litters, 5 tape measures, 3 hot sauces. I am never going to have to buy anything again.

But I think I am getting down to a reasonable amount of stuff to maintain. And just having Aidan come to carry things is so life changing. I don't know what I will do when he goes off to college. Unfortunately Petunia is of no help, except as a mouser. She is pretty good at theat!

Also, funny thing, I did end up getting rid of a lot of papers and old prompt books from my stage management days, and printed out binders of fanfic, but I would not let go of high school and college papers that had a lot of praise on them or my two boxes of pictures and letters also from high school and college. I did get rid of my acting teaching materials, but I think if I go back to it, I need new, not typed on a typewriter materials.

Sophia, could you take out the wine bottles one at a time rather than a whole box. Just one each morning as you leave? That would get the stuff gone with costing more. Everything does not have to be right now. You can do a thing, then read a book. Do another thing tomorrow, then cook some food....

That is good advice, msbelle. As I said, I tend to be all or nothing. I don't think the attic will torpedo my inspection.

My brother is going to a rehab facility. Thank god. Physically, he's okay—blood pressure and heart rate are normal. He was dehydrated, but he got IV fluids. I'm so relieved he's going to rehab.

ION, I just did a very chilly 5K, but it was fun! It was at a park that has a holiday lights display you can drive through, and the last mile of the race was through the lights. We hit it about 5:45, so it was dark enough to enjoy them. And I got that sweet, sweet finisher's medal.

Whew, rehab! Yay 5k with lights!

Gud, you are one of the only Buffistas I have actually met in meat space. You and aurelia.

everytime you post using MY inner monologue about feeling worthless, it breaks my heart!

Dude, you are a great guy and I wish I still lived in KC so I could tell you in person! Please, one depressed MF to another, there are better ways to deal with this than taking it all on yourself.

KC area has a lot of great medical professionals. Take advantage of that. If you want, I could recommend my old psychiatrist. She's great and while not a genre fan, at least appreciates the arts and is very easy to talk to. Let me know.

I love you man, you are only one of two people on this board that I know is real! Don't want to lose you!

Sophia and Debet - I changed the form a bit and listing a charity is no longer required and in addition there is now a place where you can check broad groups that may be of interest.

If you want to be on the emails of those participating, please fill out the form.