You want to meet the real me now?

Mal ,'War Stories'


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.


-t - Jun 05, 2023 10:50:03 am PDT #22532 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, that is excellent news, Tep!


askye - Jun 05, 2023 11:21:12 am PDT #22533 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

Good news Tep. I hope that the break in work helps Tim.


NoiseDesign - Jun 05, 2023 11:24:33 am PDT #22534 of 30000
Our wings are not tired

Sending positive vibes to you and Tim.


askye - Jun 05, 2023 11:26:19 am PDT #22535 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

My Monday is...Monday ish. I got the settlement offer. Money wise it is about the best I am going to get. There is also $100 if I resign because me not working at the company anymore is going to be a thing. Probably part of any settlement.

I can wait for the neuro psych eval and continue working and the settlement offer will more than likely go down. Unless they find something massively wrong with me it probably won't go up.

The lawyer said of we accept now she could push for more money from the settlement. She can also push back on the employment thing but nothing is going tonstop them from firing me after I settle if I keep the job.

Sh would make part of the settlement so that I'm eligible for unemployment.

I have a lot to think about. Part of me feels like hiring a lawyer didn't really do much overall but I don't know. Part of me is just ready to be done with this and deal with change.

Have therapist appointment on Wed. So will discuss this.


msbelle - Jun 05, 2023 1:14:58 pm PDT #22536 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I’m headed back to Baltimore after college reunion weekend and a couple of visits with my very sick friend. Last night was the worst I have seen her, but this morning she was markedly improved. She had to stop the last trial she was on as it wasn’t shrinking the tumors and was causing other problems. The hope is to get her strong and stable enough to get into another trial. Still, we are talking more about through the summer plans and not her son’s graduation plans (he’s 16). Cancer can fuck right off.


Calli - Jun 05, 2023 1:42:07 pm PDT #22537 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I'm glad things are looking better for you, Steph. I hope everything continues to move forward well for Tim's surgery.

I'm sorry, msbelle.

Today was pretty busy for me at work. I led a major presentation, then I'll be assisting with another one tomorrow. Then the same, two weeks from now. It's definitely my busy month.


JenP - Jun 05, 2023 2:19:26 pm PDT #22538 of 30000

Good stuff, Steph.

I'm sorry, msbelle.

askye, that's a lot to think about -- good luck sorting it out.

Laura, glad son is enjoying new wheels.

Very Monday here, but nothing report-worthy.

Had a great day yesterday at a brunch at a friend's house in Annapolis and then meeting a different group for dinner in DC... with a nap in-between. Good times.


Sheryl - Jun 05, 2023 3:28:08 pm PDT #22539 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Got my car back from the body shop, finally.

Otherwise, nothing special.


DavidS - Jun 06, 2023 7:08:11 am PDT #22540 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

For those of you wondering if Matilda's friend Iris was going to get her passport in time: she did. Because her parents called our local Representative, Nancy Pelosi, and then camped at the passport office at 5am and made it happen.

Iris had spent $2K of her own money (from her job at the ice cream shop) and another thousand fund raised at school for this trip, so it's a good thing she got it.

Now we just have to keep Matilda entertained through June.

Good morning and welcome to Tuesday.


Steph L. - Jun 06, 2023 7:14:23 am PDT #22541 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

Now we just have to keep Matilda entertained through June.

Get her one of those bouncy balls attached with elastic to a paddle. I hear those are popular with The Youth. Or a set of jacks!