Honestly, you meet the most appalling sort of people....

Giles ,'Chosen'


Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess  

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.


Zenkitty - Jan 17, 2020 1:53:25 pm PST #15608 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

my old boss did a special presentation to thank me for all my work with her.

Aw, that's awesome!


-t - Jan 17, 2020 2:15:01 pm PST #15609 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Aw, Sophia, that's so great!

Rolling my eyes at "that won't work" parent. What the hell does he think WILL work?

BTW, Sparky1, insent to your profile address cc: my nephew re: law school

Good luck Sheryl

All the stuff I planned to do today did not happen. I basically staid in bed snuggled into a comforter with a cat perched on me and either watched TV or read. Now I'm having a glass of wine. I'll do stuff tomorrow. Plans for the weekend include: grocery shopping, getting the oil changed, bowling, maybe a movie, mowing the lawn and assorted yard work. 4 day weekends are the bomb and I should have several this year.


Jesse - Jan 17, 2020 2:22:07 pm PST #15610 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

That's so nice, Sophia!

Staying in bed sounds like an excellent day.


-t - Jan 17, 2020 2:24:07 pm PST #15611 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

It really was


Zenkitty - Jan 17, 2020 2:26:50 pm PST #15612 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I basically staid in bed snuggled into a comforter with a cat perched on me and either watched TV or read.

Sounds heavenly.


EpicTangent - Jan 17, 2020 3:21:38 pm PST #15613 of 30019
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

What are people doing this weekend?

Movie night with friends tonight (my friend's almost 10-yr-old has expressed an interest in Labyrinth, so we're starting her grounding in 80s fantasy classics). Haircut tomorrow, and dinner or a movie after if I can find a single one of my friends free. Sunday getting my nails did and getting a new battery in my truck...possibly not in that order - unless I can find somebody to go to Universal with before my annual pass expires on Tuesday. And some more unpacking and organizing and cleaning, if I can work it in.

I basically staid in bed snuggled into a comforter with a cat perched on me and either watched TV or read.

Perfect day!


EpicTangent - Jan 17, 2020 3:23:35 pm PST #15614 of 30019
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Yay, just found a friend who's free!


meara - Jan 17, 2020 3:56:41 pm PST #15615 of 30019

That's awesome Sophia!

My afternoon went awful—I had tried to pick up a prescription yesterday but they said it didn't go through, and I didn't have my insurance card with me at the time (but knew I'd gotten a new one) so figured that was the issue. Annoying they couldn't tell me that, rather than "your prescription is ready!" But whatever. Go back today after my doctor appointment, give them the new card...nope, it says that my coverage expired at the end of December. Say what?? So I call them, they transfer me to folks at my company...who are on the east coast and have already left for the day and it's MLk weekend so they won't be in until Tuesday.

What I suspect happened: I got a new card in early December. I assumed it was for going back on the company insurance and for 2020. I think it was actually that they auto-sent me a card for COBRA, if I was continuing. And then never sent me a card for the regular insurance (maybe a different member ID???). I tried logging in to the insurance website though and it says it's expired. The benefits page says I'm enrolled. So does my paycheck for December. I'm worried now the COBRA folks are going to come back and say "we paid for your prescriptions in December but you didn't pay for December you owe $600!" Also now the doctor visit I saw today, and the authorization they're trying to get, are all wrong and I'll have to get that fixed. Since it's the same damn company and the same insurance I didn't think this would be so messy!!

(I run out of my meds after Monday, and they're $500 out of pocket, so that's a pretty tough balance!)


Jesse - Jan 17, 2020 4:02:10 pm PST #15616 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh no, meara, what a mess! Good luck.


DavidS - Jan 17, 2020 4:06:46 pm PST #15617 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Fie upon the insurance hassles! Obstructionist bullshit designed to wear you down.

my old boss did a special presentation to thank me for all my work with her.

Awwww! That makes me so happy!