Sending love and comfort to Epic and sj. I'm so sorry for your loss, sj, and I'm so sorry for your difficult year to come, Epic.
Sunnydale's got too many demons and not enough retail outlets.
Glory ,'Potential'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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.
Pix - May 03, 2022 6:34:40 am PDT #14864 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
sj - May 03, 2022 6:38:53 am PDT #14865 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Epic, if you need anything from us, meal delivery, grocery delivery, etc, please know we’re here to help.
Jesse - May 03, 2022 6:46:07 am PDT #14866 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
sj, I'm so sorry. Quiet time to yourself sounds just right today.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 03, 2022 7:00:17 am PDT #14867 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
My condolences to you and your family, sj.
Calli - May 03, 2022 8:08:16 am PDT #14868 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm sorry for your loss, sj. Much peace to you and your family.
Epic, that sounds very hard, but I'm glad you have a plan in place.
DavidS - May 03, 2022 1:01:43 pm PDT #14869 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
ION, in her second to last game of the season (where her team is winless), Matilda hit a home run! Drilled it over the centerfielder's head. The other team's coach inquired if she would be interested in a summer tournament team, but she can't because she's working all summer.
It's been frustrating for her this year because all of her teammates missed two years of games, practice and development and the pitching especially has been walking so many players they lose just on that. (Though the senior pitchers have put in much extra practice on their own, but there's only so much you can do after two years of nothing.)
Anyway, as a Sophomore she's already in a position of leadership on the team. But unfortunately most of her teammates are graduating Seniors so they'll have to start anew next year, and might have trouble getting 9 girls who will play. Hopefully we get a good crop of Freshman who played in Middle School (as Matilda did).
Steph L. - May 03, 2022 1:27:56 pm PDT #14870 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Matilda hit a home run! Drilled it over the centerfielder's head.
So satisfying!
meara - May 03, 2022 1:52:03 pm PDT #14871 of 30000
Yay Matilda! But that does sound annoying.
Work is making me crazy today. It was already a lot but then (a) someone didn’t tel me important info and now o have a shit ton of paperwork to do to explain why we didn’t do things the way we were supposed to because I didn’t know we had to do it that way, and (b) some peoples emails just aren’t showing up for me. Not in spam, just…never coming through. Important emails. Wtf.
meara - May 03, 2022 1:53:43 pm PDT #14872 of 30000
(Add in that I didn’t get enough sleep and that this country seems to be going to hell in a handmaid’s basket, and I am really feeling like screaming and like the massage I’m signed up for later is not going to be as helpful as I need!)
beekaytee - May 03, 2022 2:17:10 pm PDT #14873 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
sj, my heart is with you. I agree that quiet time is a blessing during times like these. Lightness of heart be available when you are ready.
The world is awful, but I'm still going to ask for ~ma and vibes for best possible outcomes.
I just came from the property manager's office and she offered to let me out of the lease with 30 days notice and one month's rent. She _could_ not charge me at all, but I'm just glad for the chance to be free. I've already spent so much on trying to make this work already.
AND, I just found out two days ago that there will be a high-rise building going up...you guessed it...RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET...starting in July.
The property manager says nobody knew. The neighborhood civic association says that is bull. I don't have the energy to fight it yet again.
But, this means I am back to square one, with a lower credit rating (based on the many thousands I spent already) and no idea where to go.
And, along with the ego death of buying a cellphone I am thinking of figuring out how to have a car now. So much change.