ltc is letting TCG work for the most part, which is good. She has a running commentary on everything she does, which is less great for me, but I am managing to do some writing today. Reading is an impossibility. Laundry and brownies later.
I'm fairly certain I said no interruptions.
Buffy ,'Potential'
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.
sj - Mar 24, 2020 6:33:24 am PDT #18561 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
askye - Mar 24, 2020 7:00:57 am PDT #18562 of 30019
Thrive to spite them
I am not going to worry about keeping a distance from Matthew. There is no point. He was making a sandwich and didn't wash his hands before, touched his face repeatedly and unless I take over all the cooking and every bit of food prep there is no point. And probably no point in doing that now unless I can figure out how to disinfect the turkey, mayo, bread etc
And now his mom is on her round of afternoon calls (she does a morning round), on speaker phone with the door open and her tv is on and our tv is on.
And every person his mom knows is going to what about what has happened on our house because there is no privacy and she has to repeat everything. she can't help it she claims if there is a thought in her head it has to be said and people are just supposed to understand that.
So I don't even feel like I can have any kind of conversation with Matthew because it will be gossip fodder
DavidS - Mar 24, 2020 7:01:45 am PDT #18563 of 30019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jacqueline's dad was taken to the ER in the middle of the night last night with breathing issues.
He's on a ventilator now. He's 79 and has emphysema.
This is really fucking bad.
Trudy Booth - Mar 24, 2020 7:03:29 am PDT #18564 of 30019
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Jesus
-t - Mar 24, 2020 7:04:19 am PDT #18565 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, no. Much love to JZ and fam!
askye - Mar 24, 2020 7:05:17 am PDT #18566 of 30019
Thrive to spite them
Oh no. Much love to you and JZ and all the family
Jessica - Mar 24, 2020 7:06:29 am PDT #18567 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oh no, Hec and JZ. Your family is way overdue for a fucking break!
sj - Mar 24, 2020 7:10:11 am PDT #18568 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Oh, no! Much ~ma to JZ's dad and all of you!
Laura - Mar 24, 2020 7:11:37 am PDT #18569 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Oh David, I am so sorry to hear this. Let Jacqueline know her dad, and all of you are in our prayers.
JZ - Mar 24, 2020 7:20:29 am PDT #18570 of 30019
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I can't even process it. I'm lost. All I know is that he has all the classic symptoms of it but that all his labs were good on admission and they put him on the vent as a prophylactic measure to get out ahead of any possible progression. That's all I know. I'm going to call as soon as I can put my head together.
I literally can't figure out what to do next. I should call the hospital, my dad's girlfriend (or maybe not? She's been up since 3 this morning and when one of my brothers talked with her she was staggering; maybe she just needs to rest), my mom, my dad's pulmonologist. It's not a long list but I literally cannot focus and pick one and start.
I will, in a minute; I'm just all in pieces right now.