Great news, Tep!
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Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
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Cass - Nov 14, 2020 1:13:25 pm PST #29545 of 30019
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
smonster - Nov 14, 2020 1:23:55 pm PST #29546 of 30019
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Hey, is this a good news? I am having trouble recognizing it.
Ha! I legit chuckled.
EMPRESS.
The Amiable Alliance and Amy Emeritus (Emeritae? Is there a feminine?) have me all verklempt.
Teppy, that is fantastic news! I’m so glad for you.
I feel all of you making travel decisions. I went to NC last month so I could avoid traveling at Xmas for a myriad of reasons. It was only possible because my family are all freaky cautious people. Finally, our anxiety comes in handy.
Oh, and I didn’t go to work today, I worked on my own instead. In fact, they ended up being three people instead of six because another colleague followed my lead and the third’s husband was exposed at school so she made the right call and stayed home.
Sue - Nov 14, 2020 1:25:13 pm PST #29547 of 30019
hip deep in pie
Darn you, wee Sue, where would I wear this? (but I want it)
That's a great coat.
Where would you wear it? These days wear it anywhere.
I mean, working from home, I seem to fall into a seasonal rotation of 5 tunic-like things with leggings. But this summer, I was killing it at the Saturday morning farmer's market. I have to go the doctor's office for a "Well Woman" appointment on Wednesday, and I'm already thinking about what I'm going to wear.
smonster - Nov 14, 2020 1:25:20 pm PST #29548 of 30019
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Oh amyth’s email is amyth71@gmail.com.
lisah - Nov 14, 2020 1:40:00 pm PST #29549 of 30019
Punishingly Intricate
Thanks, smonster!
That's great news about your Dad and your raise, Steph!!!
flea - Nov 14, 2020 1:45:45 pm PST #29550 of 30019
information libertarian
The feminine of Emeritus is Emerita.
Dana - Nov 14, 2020 1:46:06 pm PST #29551 of 30019
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Dana, I think your plans are a relatively safe option so long as those you are spending time with are also.
They are. Groceries and doctors. (Okay, they went to NC, but they were careful, and it's been more than 2 weeks). But honestly, I'm far more anxious about giving it to them than them giving it to me.
meara - Nov 14, 2020 1:48:34 pm PST #29552 of 30019
That’s amazing news Teppy! Kick ass!
I’m kinda glad basically all those costumes were sold out. Some were amazing, but I haven’t got a spare $500 laying around!
My problem is that as (a) an extrovert and (b) a person who lives alone and has hugged people like three times since March, I’m going more than a little bananas. I am sad I won’t see my family for the holidays but can live with it. But I am so fucking touch-starved, and human-deprived. (Even for me, zoom calls are not the same). Also I’ve eaten way too much sugar and am basically addicted and can’t stop, and am seriously out of shape. Which I don’t love. But see again “so few pleasures in life right now” but also “don’t want to emerge from pandemic and have nobody recognize me”
amyparker - Nov 14, 2020 1:54:44 pm PST #29553 of 30019
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
Teppy, that's fantastic! I totally would have yelled down the phone at that news.
The feminine of Emeritus is Emerita.
flea beat me to it. (People who edit, check me on this: usage depends on the context of where it's being used and the preference of the person being referred to, yes?)
amyparker - Nov 14, 2020 2:20:52 pm PST #29554 of 30019
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
I am so fucking touch-starved, and human-deprived.
meara, I'm so sorry.
I told a friend that in some ways, our Zoom yoga classes are making awareness of touch deprivation worse: a handful of us had reached the "I'ma flop over in your lap for hairpats while I bitch about work for 10 minutes" stage, and seeing them several times a week on a screen drives home the "We're not in the same place, we have no idea when we can safely do this thing in the same place again" reality of it all. A couple of my regular classmates have moved off-island to be closer to their children - I'm cheering that for them and keeping the "Am I ever going to see you again?" wails to myself, but this stinks on ice and I hate it.